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9.7 Moments of Inertia of Composite Areas

Ix' = 12 bh3

y'

Iy' = 12 b3h
Rectangle

x'

Ix =
Iy =

Triangle

1
3
1
3

bh3
b3h

JC = 12 bh(b2 + h2)

Ix' = 36 bh3

C
x'

h
3

Ix = 12 bh3

b
y

1
r 4
4
1
r4
2

Ix =Iy =

Circle

JO =

y
1

Ix = Iy = 8 r 4

Semicircle
O

JO = 4 r 4

Quarter circle
O

1
r4
16
1
r4
8

Ix = Iy =

C
x

JO =

y
1

Ix = 4 ab3

b
Ellipse

Iy = 4 a3b
1

a
Fig. 9.12

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JO = 4 ab(a2 + b2)

Moments of inertia of common geometric shapes.

determination of moments of inertia is thus a prerequisite to the

analysis and design of structural members.
It should be noted that the radius of gyration of a composite area
is not equal to the sum of the radii of gyration of the component areas.
In order to determine the radius of gyration of a composite area, it is
first necessary to compute the moment of inertia of the area.

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