TUTORIAL PHYS 0110 STATICS

PHYS 0110 STATICS

Tutorial 8

1. Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area in Figure 1 about the x-axis and
the y-axis. Then compute its polar moment of inertia and its radii of gyration about
the x- and the y-axes. [12 marks]

Figure 1

2. Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area in Figure 2 about the x-axis and
the y-axis. Then find its polar moment of inertia and its radii of gyration about the x-
axis and the y-axis. [12 marks]

Figure 2

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3. Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area below with respect to the x-axis
and the y-axis. Then find its polar moment of inertia. [12 marks]

Figure 3

4. By using the Parallel-Axis Theorem, determine the moment of inertia of a rectangular

area with sides 4 m along the y-axis and 3 m along the x-axis, with respect to

(a) the axis y’ which is located 2 m to the left side of and parallel with the y-axis.
(b) the axis x’ which is located 2 m below the bottom side of and parallel with the x-
axis. [12 marks]

5. Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area in Figure 5 about the centroidal x
and y axes. (Take C = (0,0) ) [12 marks]

Figure 5

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ANSWERS

1. Ix = 0.111 m4 ; Iy = 0.273 m4; JO = 0.384 m4; kx = 0.430 m; ky = 0.674 m

2. Ix = 0.222 m4 ; Iy = 0.061 m4; JO = 0.283 m4; kx = 0.745 m; ky = 0.389 m

2 3 2 3 h2 b2 
3. Ix = bh ; Iy = hb ; JO = 2bh  +  ;
7 15  7 15 

4. (a) Ix’ = 208 m4 (b) Iy’ = 156 m4

5. Ix = 6.142 × 105 mm4; Iy = 1.894 × 106 mm4

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