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Ninth Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics

Moments of Inertia of Composite Areas
• The moment of inertia of a composite area A about a given axis is
obtained by adding the moments of inertia of the component areas
A1, A2, A3, ... , with respect to the same axis.

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Sample Problem 9.4
SOLUTION:
• Determine location of the centroid of
composite section with respect to a
coordinate system with origin at the
centroid of the beam section.
• Apply the parallel axis theorem to
determine moments of inertia of beam
section and plate with respect to
The strength of a 360x57.8 rolled steel composite section centroidal axis.
beam is increased by attaching a plate
• Calculate the radius of gyration from the
to its upper flange.
moment of inertia of the composite
Determine the moment of inertia and section.
radius of gyration with respect to an
axis which is parallel to the plate and
passes through the centroid of the
section.
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Sample Problem 9.4
SOLUTION:
• Determine location of the centroid of composite section
with respect to a coordinate system with origin at the
centroid of the beam section.

Section Area, mm 2 y , mm yA, mm 3

Plate 4275 188.5 805837.5
Beam Section 7230 0 0
 A  11505  yA  805837.5

Y  A   yA Y
 yA 805837.5 mm

3
 70.04 mm
 A 11505 mm 2

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Sample Problem 9.4
• Apply the parallel axis theorem to determine moments of
inertia of beam section and plate with respect to composite
section centroidal axis.

   
I x,beam section  I x  AY 2  160 106 mm 4  7230mm 2 70.04mm 2 
 195.47 106 mm 4
 
I x,plate  I x  Ad 2  121 225mm 19mm   4275mm 2 188.5  70.0
3 2

 60.12 106 mm 4

I x  I x,beam section  I x,plate  195.47  60.12106 mm 4

I x  256106 mm 4

• Calculate the radius of gyration from the moment of inertia

of the composite section.
I x 255.6 106 mm 4 k x  149.1 mm
k x  
A 11505 mm 2
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Sample Problem 9.5
SOLUTION:
• Compute the moments of inertia of the
bounding rectangle and half-circle with
respect to the x axis.
• The moment of inertia of the shaded area is
obtained by subtracting the moment of
inertia of the half-circle from the moment
of inertia of the rectangle.
Determine the moment of inertia
of the shaded area with respect to
the x axis.

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Sample Problem 9.5
SOLUTION:
• Compute the moments of inertia of the bounding
rectangle and half-circle with respect to the x axis.
Rectangle:
I x  13 bh3  13 240120  138.2  106 mm4

Half-circle:
moment of inertia with respect to AA’,
I AA  18 r 4  18  904  25.76  106 mm 4
moment of inertia with respect to x’,

4r 4 90 
 
I x  I AA  Aa 2  25.76  106 12.72  103 
a   38.2 mm
3 3  7.20  106 mm 4
b  120 - a  81.8 mm
moment of inertia with respect to x,
A  12 r  12  90   
2 2
I x  I x  Ab 2  7.20  106  12.72  103 81.82
 12.72  103 mm 2  92.3  106 mm 4
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Sample Problem 9.5
• The moment of inertia of the shaded area is obtained by
subtracting the moment of inertia of the half-circle from
the moment of inertia of the rectangle.

Ix  138.2  106 mm 4  92.3  106 mm4

I x  45.9  106 mm 4

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