MOMENT OF INERTIA OF

COMPOSITE BODIES
 MOMENT OF INERTIA
 Measure of resistance to angular acceleration;
 The summation of the product of each area by the
square of its moment arm or sometimes called the
second moment of area.

I X = I X O + Ad 2

I X O = moment of inertia at the centroid of the area

d = y = distance of centroid of area from any parallel axis
I X = transfer moment of inertia at the parallel axis
x’ or 𝑥𝑜 = centroidal axis
x = any axis parallel to the centroidal axis.
MOMENT OF INERTIA OF SIMPLE GEOMETRIC AREAS

𝑥′
b h3
I𝑥′ =
3

Ixo = 0.11 r 4
xo
Problem #1: Determine the moment of inertia of the T-section
with respect to its centroidal xo axis.
Problem #1: Determine the moment of inertia of the T-section with respect
to its centroidal xo axis.
AT = A1 + A2 = 16 in2 + 16 in2
𝐀𝐓 = 𝟑𝟐 𝐢𝐧𝟐
𝐀𝟐 2 in
y1 = = 𝟏 𝐢𝐧
2
8 in
y2 = 2 in + = 𝟔 𝐢𝐧
2.5" 2
6" AT ȳ = A1 y1 + A2 y2
2.5" = 𝟑. 𝟓"

𝐀𝟏 1"
32 in2 (ȳ) = 16 in2 (1 in) + 16 in2 (6 in)
ȳ = 3.5 in
𝐈 𝐱−𝐀𝟏 𝐀𝟏 𝐝𝟏 𝟐
8 in 2 in 3
IXo = + 16 in2 (3.5 in − 1 in)2
I X o = I X + Ad 2
12
𝐈 𝐱−𝐀𝟐 𝐀𝟐 𝐝𝟐 𝟐
2 in 8 in 3
+ + 16 in2 (6 in − 3.5 in)2
12

𝐈Xo = 𝟐𝟗𝟎. 𝟔𝟕 𝐢𝐧𝟒

A1 = 2 in x 8 in = 𝟏𝟔 𝐢𝐧𝟐
A2 = 2 in x 8 in = 𝟏𝟔 𝐢𝐧𝟐
Problem #2: Find the moment of inertia about the indicated X
axis for the shaded area shown.

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Problem #2: Find the moment of inertia about the indicated X axis for
the shaded area shown.
4r 𝐈𝐗 𝐨 −𝐀𝟏 𝐀𝟏 𝐝𝟏 𝟐
= 1.70"
3π 8 in 10 in 3
Ix = + 80 in2 ( 5 in)2
12
𝐈𝐗 𝐨 −𝐀𝟐 𝐀𝟐 𝐝𝟐 𝟐
𝐀𝟐 4 4 in
− 0.11 4 in 4
− 25.133 in2 (10 in − )2
3π

8.30" 𝐈𝐱 = 𝟗𝟎𝟔. 𝟏𝟑 𝐢𝐧𝟒

5"
𝐀𝟏
𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

𝐈𝐱 𝐈𝐗 𝐨 −𝐀𝟐
3
Ix = 8 in 10 in − 0.11 4 in 4
3𝐀
I X = I X O + Ad 2 𝟐 𝐝𝟐 𝟐
4 4 in
− 25.133 in2 (10 in − )2
3π
A1 = 10 in x 8 in = 𝟖𝟎 𝐢𝐧𝟐
πr 2 π(4 in)2 𝐈𝐱 = 𝟗𝟎𝟔. 𝟏𝟑 𝐢𝐧𝟒
A2 = = = 𝟐𝟓. 𝟏𝟑𝟑 𝐢𝐧𝟐
2 2