Moment of Inertia

Prof. Mohammad Hasan Akhtar

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Problem-01:Find out the moment of inertia of the following L
section.(as shown in fig) about the x-x & y-y axis passing through
the center of gravity of the section.
Solution:
b1  5cm
h1  20cm
b2  (16  5)  11cm
h2  5cm

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 a x  a 2 x2 a1 y1  a2 y2
x 1 1 Y 
a1  a2 a1  a2
100  2.5  55  10.5 100  10  55  2.5
 
100  55 100  55
 5.34cm  7.33cm

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 I XX  1 1  a1  y1  y   2 2  a2  y2  y 
3 3
bh 2 bh 2

12 12
5  203 11  53
  10010  7.33   552.5  7.33
2 2

12 12
 5443.90cm 4

3 3
IYY  1 1  a1  x1  x   2 2  a2  x2  x 
hb 2 hb 2

12 12
20  53 5  16  5
3
  1002.5  5.34    5510.5  5.34 
2 2

12 12
 3033.88cm 4

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 Problem-02:Find out the moment of inertia of the T section
(shown in fig.)about the X-X axis and Y-Y axis passing through
the center of gravity of the section

Solution:
As the T-section along the vertical axis, so the centroid is on the
y-y axis.
The distance of centroid from AAaxis is:

a1  12  3  36cm 3
a 2  6  12  72cm 3
3
Y1  12   13.5cm
2
12
Y2   6cm
2

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 a1 y1  a 2 y2 Moment of inertia about y-y axis
Y 
a1  a2 1 1
I yy   b1h1   b2h2
3 3

36  13.5  72  6 12 12

36  72 1 1
  3  12   12  63
3

 8.5cm 12 12
 648cm 4

 a1  y1  y 
3 3
b1h1 b2 h2
   a2  y2  y 
2 2
I XX
12 12
Here, b1  12cm , h1  3cm , b2  6cm , h2  12cm
12  33  3
 3613.5  8.5   726  8.5
6 12

2 2

12 12
 2241cm 4

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