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about the
-axis

(1) Considering the Fig. Prob. 01, show that the moment of inertia of the rectangular area

 where  is considered small as compared with . What is the percentage error  where
axis through one end may be used for its polar moment of inertia about point

/  1/10.

Solu.

Rectangle moment of inertia w.r.t.
,

         
  

   
Rectangle moment of inertia w.r.t. ,
      
  
 
Polar moment of inertia at ,
 

     
 
'
"# $"% $ ()
Evaluating error percentage,    %  & 100  ' '
,
& 100
"% (*( + .
) -

 
1  
1  
/ & 100  / & 100
4  4 1  
  4 1  
4 
1 0.01
/ & 100  /0.249%
4 1  1 & 0.01
4

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(2) Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area (shown in Fig. Prob. 02) about the
-
and -axes.
axes. Use the differential element for both the calculations.
calculations

Solu.

Differential area, 4   /  4
 
/


 4

(
(  (  ( ?
Rectangle moment of inertia w.r.t.
,
 56   4
/ 56  4
 56 
 / )  4

  (
(
1

9  1 1 

 8 /  ;  * / . 
3 4 7 6 3 4 7 28

( (  ( -
Rectangle moment of inertia w.r.t. ,
  56
 4  56
 
/  4
 56 
 /  4

( (
= (



1 1  

  8 / ;   * / . 
4 5 6 4 5 20

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(3) Determine the rectangular moments of inertia of the shaded area about the
- and -axes
and the polar radius of gyration about point .
Solu.

A A
Slant height  in terms of
,  


/ 

 
Differential area, 4  2
4
4  2   4   4
A A

A A A
  -
Rectangle moment of inertia w.r.t.
,
 5(   4  5(    4  F H
A A  (

 

 G /  
4G

2
 4  5(   4
A A   A 
Rectangle moment of inertia w.r.t. ,
  5( 4
  5(
  A

A
1    1  

  8 ;  G /  
12 G 4 ( 48 G

 G  /   
 
Polar moment of inertia,
@ 

  1 
A A

/     G /
A  (  (
Total area,   
  A  A

Radius of gyration, B  C D  C 1   G  /   
"  
E  A

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(4) Determine the product of inertia about
- axes of the circular area with three equal
square holes.

Solu.

), in.2
, in. T, in.
T, in.4

I10
10 0 0 0
Shape Area (

/3 & 3 3.5 /3.5 110.25

Circle

/3 & 3 /3.5 /3.5 /110.25

Rectangle 1

/3 & 3 /3.5 3.5 110.25

Rectangle 2

Total,
T 110.25

Rectangle 3

(5) The maximum and minimum moments of inertia of the shaded area are 12 & 10J mm4
and 2 & 10J mm4, respectively, about axes passing through the centroid ^, and the
product of inertia with respect to the
- axes has a magnitude of 4 & 10J mm4. Use the
proper sign for the product of inertia and calculate
and the angle _ measured
counterclockwise from the
-axis
axis to the axis of maximum moment of inertia.

Solu.

From figure we can easily depict that the sign of

 is negative (/).
principal moment of inertia,
K( 
KVW 


). Also, from the equation of


  12  2 & 10J  14 & 10J mm4

Similarly,
/
  CL2
K( / X

 YZ / 4



 MN2 & 12 / 14O & 10 / 4 & /4 & 10  36 & 10  6 & 10J mm4

From above two expressions, we get

 10 & 10J mm4 and

  4 & 10J mm4

Principal axes,

2
 2 & /4 & 10J 4
tan 2]  /  

/
 /6 & 10J 3
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2]  53.13 ]  26.6

(6) Derive the expression for the moment of inertia of the trapezoidal area about the
-axis
through its base.

Solu.

Distort to a rectangle and a triangle without altering -distribution of area.

 $(A)
Rectangle
 G and Triangle
 /
 

  3G
A) $(
(A) 
For trapezoid,
 / 
  

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(7) Calculate the polar radius of gyration about point  of the area shown.
shown Note that the
widths of the elements are small compared with their lengths.
lengths.

Solu.

For Part 1 and Part 2:


Area,  ,   10 &  in2

  6)
Polar moment of inertia,
, ,
,  10 &  & 10  in4
  

Part 3:
b6 
Area,   a & c
 

b6 b
Polar moment of inertia,
,      a d
c 10  d
& 10 in4

Combined:
 b
Area,   2 & 10 &   10 &    26.78 in2
 d

10   1.68 & 10 in4

6) b

  2 &  
 d

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Radius of gyration, B  C %  C
" .Jd&6)
 7.92 in
E J.9d

(8) A thin plate of mass e has the trapezoidal shape shown in the Fig. Prob. 08
( the
-axis ( the -axis.
08. Determine
the mass moment of inertia of the plate with respect to () axis and ()

Solu.

()

Total area of the trapezoidal shape,  2 &   & 2 &   3

K
Density of the material (as it has uniform thickness) f 
(

Rectangular moment of inertia,


,ghij. 
,klV.

shape rectangle,
,ghij.   2    
 
Moment of inertia of the sub-shape

2   
 
shape triangle,
,klV. 
 J
Moment of inertia of the sub-shape
  =
inertia,
     
 J J
Thus, the area moment of iner

Mass moment of inertia 

& f
5  e 5
  &  e
6 3 18

Polar area moment of inertia,

 
,ghij. 
,klV.
()

Rectangle,

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2 1 10 

,ghij. 
,ghij. 
@,ghij.    2  
3 3 3
Triangle, at the centroid of triangle 
1 1 5 

m,klV. 
m,klV
klV. 
@m,klV.  2  2  
36 36 18
Distance between the centroid of the triangle sub
sub-shape and origin,

  2 
65
4  p / 0  *2  / 0.  p 
3 3 9

5  65   135  15 

,klV. 
m,klV.  4 klV.          
18 9 18 2
6 = J=
Total polar area moment of inertia,
  
  
  J

J= K J=
Polar mass moment of inertia  J
 & (  d e  3.61e

(9) Determine by direct integration of the mass moment of inertia with respect to -axis of
the pyramid shown assuming that it has a uniform density and a mass e.

b a

x
z

Solu.
(
A (A
Volume of pyramid, n  
 

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K
Density of the material, f  (A


Differential mass moment of inertia of the pyramid w.r.t. its centroid axis parallel to -axis is

1 
4
  
 q  4e
12

and q defines the variation of side of any differential rectangle area of thickness 4, both
 
varies w.r.t.  as 2 1 / A  and 2 1 / A , respectively. Similarly, differential mass 4e 
 
f
q 4  4f 1 /  4 .Hence, substituting the values back,
A

4   
4
      1 /  4f 4
12 G
4f  A
 
5 4
   
   r 1 /  4
3 6 G

fG  e

          
15 5

radius of gyration with respect to the axis m . (The density of bronze is 8580 kg/m3; of
(10) Shown is the cross section of ideal roller. Determine its mass moment of inertia and its

aluminum, 2770 kg/m3; and of neoprene, 1250 kg/m3.)

Solu.

Cylinder's mass moment of inertia is  e 

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Mass, e  I  Gf

Bronze:

  XeV V / es s Y  XV / s Y  0.0045 / 0.003

003 
 btA b&d=d6&6.6u=
  

  8.648 & 10$d kg m2

Mass, e  IGfXV / s Y  I & 8580 & 0.01950.0045 / 0.003   5.913 & 10$ kg

Aluminum:

0.006 / 0.0045 
b&996&6.6J=

 


  6.360 & 10$d kg m2

01650.006 / 0.0045   2.261 & 10$ kg

Mass, e  I & 2770 & 0.0165

Neoprene:

0.0135 / 0.006 
b&=6&6.6J=

 


  1.034 & 10$J kg m2

01650.0135 / 0.006   9.476 & 10$ kg

Mass, e  I & 1250 & 0.0165

Combined:

 8.648 & 10$d  6.360 & 10$d  1.034 & 10$J

 1.184 & 10$J kg m2

Mass, e  5.913 & 10$  2.261

2 & 10$  9.476 & 10$  1.765 & 10$ kg

Radius of gyration, 4  C  C
" .d&6v?
 8.191 & 10$ m.
K .9J=&6v

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