MOMENT OF INERTIA

MOMENT OF INERTIA
 Many engineering formulas, such as
those relating to strength of beams,
columns, deflection of beams, involve
the use of a mathematical expression in
the form of where is the perpendicular
distance from to the axis of inertia.
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 Moment of Inertia.
 By definition, the
moments of inertia of a
differential area dA
about the x and y axes
are and , respectively.
For the entire area A
the moments of inertia
are determined by
integration;
MOMENT OF INERTIA
 Moment of Inertia. By definition, the
moments of inertia of a differential area
dA about the x and y axes are and ,
respectively. For the entire area A the
moments of inertia are determined by
integration;
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 We can also formulate
this quantity for dA about
the “pole” O or z axis,.
This is referred to as the
polar moment of inertia.
It is defined as , where r
is the perpendicular
distance from the pole (z
axis) to the element dA.
For the entire area the
polar moment of inertia is
Transfer Formula for MOMENT OF
INERTIA
 It is often necessary to transfer the moment
of inertia from one axis to other parallel axis.
The transfer formula affords a method of
doing this without further integration.
Moment of Inertia by Integration
 In determining the moment of inertia by
integration, it is desirable to choose the
differential area so that either
1. All parts of the differential area are at the
same distance from a reference point
2. the moment of inertia of the differential area
with respect to the reference axis is known. The
moment of inertia is then the summation of the
moments of inertia of its elements
Moment of Inertia by Integration
 Determine the moment of
inertia for the rectangular
area shown with respect
to
 (a) the centroidal x axis,
 (b) the axis xb passing
through the base of the
rectangle, and
 (c) the pole or z axis
perpendicular to the x-y
plane and passing through
the centr0id C.
Moment of Inertia by Integration
 Determine the
moment of inertia for
the shaded area
about the x axis.
Moment of Inertia for Composite Areas

 A composite area consists of a series of

connected “simpler” parts or shapes, such
as rectangles, triangles, and circles.
Provided the moment of inertia of each of
these parts is known or can be determined
about a common axis, then the moment of
inertia for the composite area about this axis
equals the algebraic sum of the moments of
inertia of all its parts
Moment of Inertia for Composite Areas

1. Determine the moment of inertia of the area

shown in Fig. 10–8a about the x axis.
Moment of Inertia for Composite Areas

2. Determine the moments of inertia for the

cross-sectional area of the member shown
about the x and y centroidal axes.