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• Centre of gravity
– Known as centre of mass
• The centre of mass of an object is the point where the whole
of the object is assumed to be concentrated
– Refers to masses or weights
The centroid of line whether straight, curve or composite lines can only
be determined if the elements are connected and made up from a
homogenous material. For the straight line, the centroid lies at a distance
L/2 from reference axis. Normally, the centroid of line is always coincides
with the center of gravity
Example
Determine the centroid of a thin homogeneous wire
Centroid of simple areas
Shape x y Area A
1. Triangle y
x b h 1
h bh
y 3 3 2
x
b
2. Semicircle y
4r r 2
0
r y 3 2
x
3. Quarter circle y
4r 4r r 2
r
y 3 3 4
x
x
4. Rectangle yx
b h
h bh
y 2 2
x
b
Centroid of composite area
• Composite areas are the combination of simple areas.
• The determination of centroid is more easier if calculate in the table.
3rd Step: Find x1, x2 and y1, y2 from the reference axis
that you stated.
x
Ax , y
Ay
A A
Example 1 : centroid of simple area
b 6
x 3m
2 2
4.5 m
y h 4.5
y 2.25 m
x 2 2
6m
x
Centroids
x 0
h 4.5
y 2.25 m
2 2
4.5 m
y
x
6m
x
Centroids
x 0
y 0
y
4.5 m x
6m
x
Example 2 : centroid of composite area
Calculation steps:
y
1. Divide the areas into simple
shapes
150 mm 2. State the reference axes
3. Find A1, A2, x1, x2, y1 and y2
2 20 mm based on the reference axes
4. Find the centroid
x i i y i i
1 Ax Ay
120 mm
Ai Ai
x x 75 mm y 91.82 mm
30 mm
150 mm
2 20 mm x Ai xi
y Aiyi
Ai Ai
x 75 mm y 93.41 mm
20 mm 3 120 mm
diameter
hole 1
x
30 mm
150 mm
2 20 mm x Ai xi
y Aiyi
x Ai Ai
x 75 mm y 26.59 mm
20 mm 3 120 mm
diameter
hole 1
30 mm
Example
Determine centre of mass or centre of gravity
The difference between calculating the centroid using volume, mass, or weight
is simply a scale factor, since mass and weight are proportional to volume as
indicated below.
(Greek letter rho) = mass density (typically expressed in kg/m3 or
slug/ft3)
m = V
x
x%mi i
y
y%m
i i
z
z%m
i i
m i m i m i
x
i
%i W
x
y
i i
%W
y
z
iWi
%
z
W i W i W i
Centroid of common shape in 3D
Centroid of common shape in 3D
(continue)
PROBLEM SOLVING
Given: Two blocks of
different materials are
assembled as shown. The
weight densities of the materials
are
A = 86.8 kN / m3 and
B = 260.4 kN / m3.
Find: The center of gravity of
this assembly.
Plan: Follow the steps for
analysis
Solution
1. In this problem, the blocks A and B can be considered
as two segments.
PROBLEM SOLVING
~
x = ( x w) / ( w ) = 31.25/21.88 = 1.47 cm
~
y = ( y w) / ( w ) = 59.38/21.88 = 2.68 cm
~
z = ( z w) / ( w ) = 62.5 /21.88 = 2.82 cm
Application : Distributed load on Beam
To design the
structure for
supporting a water
tank, we will need to
know the weights of
the tank and water as
well as the locations
where the resultant
forces representing
these distributed
loads act.
In tilt-slab construction, we
have a concrete wall (with
doors and windows cut out)
which we need to raise into
position. We don't want the
wall to crack as we raise it, so
we need to know the center
of mass of the wall. How do
we find the center of mass for
such an uneven shape?
Solution:
1. find the centroid of an area with straight sides
2. concept to areas with curved sides where we'll use integration.