Principles

of Steel
Design
Problem Set 1
(Properties of Areas

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 PROBLEM SET 1
PROPERTIES OF AREAS
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Solve the problem. Kindly box your final answer. “No Box, No Point”
1. A channel bar is made up of a 30mm x 200mm upper flange, 30 mm by 250mm lower
flange and a 30mm x 220 mm web. Determine the following.
a. The location of the centroid from the x and y axes
b. The centroidal moment of inertia Igx and Igy
c. The moments of inertia Ix and Iy
d. The products moment of inertia Ixy and (Ixy)G
e. The polar moment of inertia JG and Jo
f. The radius of gyration rx, ry, rgx,and rgy
g. The maximum and minimum moments of inertia about the
axes and its rotation through the axes.
h. The moment of inertia through the axes making an angle
of 15 with the horizontal.
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by: ENGR. APRILLE ANN M. SIM

2. A certain area has the following properties. Ix = 40 x 106 mm4, Iy =

100 x 106 mm4, Ixy = 40 x 106 mm4. Area = 8000mm2
a. What is the maximum & minimum moment of inertia
b. What is the maximum and minimum radius of gyration

3. Given the figure, determine the following:

a. The location of the centroid from the x and y axes
b. The centroidal moment of inertia Igx
and Igy
100 mm
c. The moments of inertia Ix and Iy Y
d. The products moment of inertia Ixy
and (Ixy)G
e. The polar moment of inertia JG and Jo
f. The radius of gyration rx, ry, rgx,and 400 mm
rgy 100 mm
g. The maximum and minimum
moments of inertia about the
centroidal axes and its rotation
through the centroid.
h. The moment of inertia about and axis 100 mm 400 mm
through the centroid making an
angle of 20 with the horizontal.
X
O
600 mm

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