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Faculty of Engineering First Year Students

Mechanical Eng Dep. Mechanics of Machines


Distributed Forces: Centroids and Center of Gravity

Q1) Determine the location of centroid of composite body shown when (a) h = 2b,
(b) h = 2.5b.

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Q2)

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Q3) For the machine element shown, locate the z coordinate of the center of gravity.

Q4) Locate the centroid of section shown by direct integration, which was cut from a thin
circular pipe by two oblique planes.

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Q5 Locate the centroid of the volume obtained by rotating the shaded area about the x-
axis.

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Q6) A window awning is fabricated from sheet metal of uniform thickness.
Locate the center of gravity of the awning.

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