Area, Centroid, Moment of

Inertia, Radius of Gyration

Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.

Professor
Department of Construction science

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Area, Moment of Inertia
y

A=bh
x Ix = b h3 /12
Centroid h
Iy = h b3 /12

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Area, Moment of Inertia
y

A = 0.5 b h
h Ix = b h3 /36
x

Centroid h/3 Iy = h b3 /36

b/3

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Area, Moment of Inertia
Y

Centroid
X

A = π R2
Ix = Iy = π R4 /64

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 Radius of Gyration

rx =(Ix /A)

ry =(Iy /A)

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Moment of Inertia about an axis parallel to centroidal axis
Centroid
b/2

A=bh
h/2
h Ixc = b h3 /12

dy
Ix-x = Ixc + A dy2
b

x = b h3 /12 + b h dy2 x

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 Area and Centroid 20’-0”
Y

4’-0”

4’-0” 10’-0”
7’-0” 4’-0”

3’-0”
X

3’-0” 3’-0” 14’-0”

Q1: A pre-cast concrete wall panel as shown in fig. Determine

(a) Wall Area
(b) Centroid (x and y axes referenced from the lower left corner).
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Section A (ft2) X (ft) xA (ft3) Y (ft) yA (ft3)

1 (20x10) 10 2000 5 1000

=200
2 (Door) -(7x3) (3+1.5) -94.5 3.5 -73.5
= -21 = 4.5
3 (Window) -(4x4) 3+3+4+2 -192 3+2 -80
= -16 =12 =5

Total 163 1713.5 846.5

A = 163 Sqft

X = 1713.5 /163 = 10.512 ft

Y = 846.5 /163 = 5.193 ft

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y
2” Q2: Determine
(a) Area
(b) Centroid
(c ) Moment of Inertia about x and y
3” 3” 5” axes

X
Y 2”
x

y
2”

1
3” 3” 5”

2 2”
x

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 (a) Area; (b) Centroid
Section A (in2) x xA y yA

1 2x5=10 4 40 4.5 45

2 2x8=16 4 64 1 16

Total 26 104 61

(a) AREA, A = 26 Sqin.

(b)
X = 104 /26 = 4 in

Y = 61 /26 = 2.346 in

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 (c ) Moment of Inertia about the
centroidal axes
Section A (in2) Ixc dy Ady2 Iyc dx Adx2
(in4) (in) (in4) (in4) (in) (in4)

1 10 2(5)3/12 4.5-2.346 46.397 5(2)3/12 0 0

=20.833 =2.154 =3.333

2 16 8(2)3/12 2.346 -1 28.987 2(8)3/12 0 0

=5.333 =1.346 =85.333

Total 26 26.167 75.384 88.667 0

Ixcg = 26.167 + 75.384 = 101.55 in4

Iycg = 88.667 + 0 = 88.667 in4

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 Y Q3: Determine

1” (a) Area
(b) Moment of Inertia, Ixc, Iyc
X (c) Radius of Gyration, rx, ry
4”

1”

2” 2” 2”

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 Y

1 1”

X
A= 20 in2
4” Ix = 11.667 + 75.0 = 86.667 in4
3
Iy = 38.667 + 0 = 38.667 in4
2 1”
rx = (86.667/20) = 2.08 in
ry = (38.667/20) = 1.39 in
2” 2” 2”

Section A (in2) Ixc dy Ady2 Iyc dx Adx2

(in4) (in) (in4) (in4) (in) (in4)
1 6x1=6 6(1)3/12 2.5 37.5 1(6)3/12 0 0
=0.5 =18
2 6x1=6 6(1)3/12 2.5 37.5 1(6)3/12 0 0
=0.5 =18
3 2x4=8 2(4)3/12 0 0 4(2)3/12 0 0
=10.667 =2.667
Total 20 11.667 75.0 38.667 0
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 Y

1 1” Q4: Determine
(a) Area
X
(b) Moment of Inertia, Ixc, Iyc
4”
2 (c) Radius of Gyration, rx, ry

1”

2” 2” 2”

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 Y

1 1” A= 28 in2
Ix = 97.333 in4
X
Iy = 105.333 in4
4”
2 rx = (97.333/28) = 1.86 in
1” ry = (105.333/28) = 1.94 in

2” 2” 2”
Section A (in2) Ixc (in4) Ixy (in4)
1 (Ignoring hole) 6x6 = 36 6(6)3 /12 6(6)3 /12
=108 =108
2 (Hollow) -(2x4) = -8 -2(4)3 /12 -4(2)3 /12
= -10.667 = - 2.667
Total 28 97.333 105.333

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Y
Q5: Determine
(a) Area
(b) Centroid
4”
(c) Moment of Inertia, Ixc, Iyc
1” X
(d) Radius of Gyration, rx, ry
Y

2” 4”
1
4”

2 1” X

2” 4”
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 (a) Area; (b) Centroid

Section A (in2) x xA y yA

1 2x4=8 1 8 3 24

2 1x6=6 3 18 0.5 3

Total 14 26 27

(a) AREA, A = 14 Sqin.

(b)
X = 26 /14 = 1.86 in

Y = 27 /14 = 1.93 in

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 (c ) Moment of Inertia; (d) Radius of gyration
Section A (in2) Ixc dy Ady2 Iyc dx Adx2
(in4) (in) (in4) (in4) (in) (in4)

1 8 2(4)3/12 3 -1.93 9.159 4(2)3/12 1-1.86 5.92

=10.667 =1.07 =2.667 = -0.86

2 6 6(1)3/12 0.5 -1.93 12.26 1(6)3/12 3-1.86 7.80

=0.5 =-1.43 =18.0 = 1.14

Total 14 11.167 21.419 20.667 13.72

Ix = 11.167 + 21.419 = 32.586 in4

Iy = 20.667 + 13.72 = 34.39 in4

rx = (32.586/14) = 1.53 in
ry = (34.39/14) = 1.57 in
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