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Table 6.1 Centroids of simple areas.

Shape Drawing x y Area

Rectangle b/2 h/2 bh

Triangle b/3 h/3 bh/2

Semicircle 0 4r/3π πr2 /2

Quarter Circle 4r/3π 4r/3π πr2 /4

Parabolic Segment 5b/8 2h/5 2bh/3

Complement of a
3b/4 3h/10 bh/3
Parabolic Segment
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Table 6.2 Moments of inertia for simple geometric shapes.

Shape Moment of Inertia (Ix )

bh3
Ix =
12

bh3
Ix =
36

πr4 πd4
Ix = =
4 64

π1D4 - d4 2
Ix =
64

π 8
Ix = r4 a - b = 0.11r4
8 9π