3/8/2018 Centroid, Area, Moments of Inertia, Polar Moments of Inertia, & Radius of Gyration of a Complex Cross-Sectional Area

Rectangular L Beam

Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

= Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2

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3/8/2018 Centroid, Area, Moments of Inertia, Polar Moments of Inertia, & Radius of Gyration of a General Square I-Beam

Square I-Beam

Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia

Polar Moment of Inertia
about the xc axis about the yc axis
about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc

= Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+ky2

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Tapered I-Beam

Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

= Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2
Uneven I Beam

Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Jzc

= Ixc+Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the zc axis
kxc rzc

rz2 = kx2+ky2
Rectangular S Beam

Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

= Ixc+Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2
Square Channel

Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

= Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

Radius of Gyration
about the yc axis about the zc axis
about the xc axis>kxc
kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2
Tapered Channel

Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

= Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2
 Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

view = Ixc = Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2

Distance to Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

the Principal axis about the Principal axis about the Principal axis
d Ip Jp

view = Jzc
Square T-Beam

Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Jzc

= Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the zc axis
kxc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2
Semi-tapered T Beam

Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Jzc

= Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the zc axis
kxc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2
Tapered T Beam

Cx Cy Area

view

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

view view = Ixc + Iyc

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

view rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2

Rectangular Cross

Cx Cy Area

Moment of Inertia Moment of Inertia Polar Moment of Inertia

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
Ixc Iyc Jzc

= Ix + Iy

Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration Radius of Gyration

about the xc axis about the yc axis about the zc axis
kxc kyc rzc

rzc2 = kxc2+kyc2