MECH 3: Lecture 32 Sample Problems

Problem 9.13

Determine by direct integration the moment of inertia of the shaded area

Solution 9.13

y = kx n

For x = a : b = ka n

k = b /a n
b n
Thus: y= x
an

dI y = x2 dA = x2 ydx

b n b
dIy = x 2 n
x dx = n x n + 2 dx
a a
b a b a n +3
Iy = dI y = n
∫ ∫ x n + 2 dx = n
a 0 a n+3

a 3b
Iy = ◄
n+3

Beer/Johnston, Vector Mechanics for Engineers, 10e

Problem 9.21

Determine the polar moment of inertia and the polar radius of gyration
of the shaded area shown with respect to Point P.

Solution 9.21

a a y 1
x= + = (a + y )
2 2a 2
1
dA = x dy = (a + y )dy
2
a
1 a a 1 1 y2 1 ⎛ a 2 ⎞ 3 3 2
A= ∫ dA = ∫ (a + y )dy = ay + = ⎜⎜ a 2 + ⎟⎟ = a 2 A= a v
2 0 0 2 2 2 0
2 ⎝ 2 ⎠ 4 2

1 a 1 1 a
I x = y 2 dA =
∫ ∫ y2 (a + y )dy = ∫ (ay 2 + y 3 )dy
2 0 2 2 0
a
1 y3 y 4 1 ⎛ 1 1 ⎞ 4 1 7 4 7 4
= a + = + a = a Ix = a v
2 3 4 0
2 ⎜⎝ 3 4 ⎟⎠ 2 12 12
3
1 a1
31 a ⎛ 1 ⎞
Iy = ∫ x dy = ∫ ⎜ (a + y ) ⎟ dy
2 0 3 3 0 ⎝ 2 ⎠
a
1 1 a 1 1 3 1 15
Iy = ∫ (a + y) dy = (a + y)4 = ⎡⎣(2a)4 − a 4 ⎤⎦ = a 4
2 24 0 24 4 0 96 96
1 5 5 4
I y = a4 Iy = a v
2 32 16

7 4 5 4 ⎛ 28 + 15 ⎞ 4 43 4
From Eq. (9.4): JO = I x + I y = a + a = ⎜ ⎟ a JO = a ◄
12 16 ⎝ 48 ⎠ 48
43 4
JO a 43 2 43
J O = kO2 A kO2 = = 48
= a kO = a kO = 0.773a ◄
A 3 2 72 72
2
a

Beer/Johnston, Vector Mechanics for Engineers, 10e