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This document contains 16 problems related to concepts in engineering mechanics such as centroid, moment of inertia, product of inertia, and polar moment of inertia. The problems involve calculating these properties for basic shapes like triangles, rectangles, circles, and composite shapes. They also involve relating inertial properties between different coordinate systems, determining centroids, and applying concepts like the parallel axis theorem.

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Tute Sheet-3

This document contains 16 problems related to concepts in engineering mechanics such as centroid, moment of inertia, product of inertia, and polar moment of inertia. The problems involve calculating these properties for basic shapes like triangles, rectangles, circles, and composite shapes. They also involve relating inertial properties between different coordinate systems, determining centroids, and applying concepts like the parallel axis theorem.

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Applied Mechanics Department, MNNIT Allahabad, India-211004

Tutorial Sheet-3 (Centroid, Moment of Inertia etc): Engineering


Mechanics (AMN-12400)
B.Tech (2nd Semester), Session 2022-23

l. Explain the difference between the Centre of Gravity (CG) and the Centroid. How would
you find the location of the Centroid of an arbitrary area, using the First Moment of the
area, with respect to a given coordinate system?
2. Define Moment of Inertia of an area with respect to a given coordinate axis system. What
is Parallel Axis Theorem? What is Polar Moment of Inertia of a given area and how can
you calculate this from the moments of inertia of the area about the X-Y axis system?
What is Radius of Gyration?
3. Derive expressions for the moments of inertia and the product of inertia of a given area
with respect to the X'-Y' axis system oriented anticlockwise at an angle ¢ with respect to
the X-Y axis system, assuming the quantities to be known with respect to the later (X-Y)
axis system. Explain Principal axis and Principal moment of inertia.
4. Derive the location of the centroid of the following, with respect to an arbitrary reference
coordinate system.
(i) A triangular area (ii) A rectangular area and A parallelogram (iii) A trapezoidal area
(iv) A semi-circular area
(v) Arc of a circle (vi) A hemisphere and (vii) A right circular cone about their base.
5. Starting from the first / basic principle, determine the first moment and the moment of inertia as
well as the product of inertia of the rectangular and the triangular areas about all the axes
systems [i.e ., X-Y, X'-Y' (centroidal axes) and X"-Y" whichever applicable], as shown
in Fig.-1 and Fig.-2, respectively. Also obtain the polar moment of inertia, locate principal
axes and calculate principal moments of inertia for these areas.
6. Determine all the quantities, as in previous problem, with respect to the centroidal
horizontal and vertical axes for the angle section shown in Fig.-3. Also obtain the polar
moment of inertia, orientation of principal axes and calculate principal moments of inertia
for this area.
7. Locate the centroid with respect to the X-Y axis system for the quarter of the circle shown
in Fig.-4. Then derive expressions for the first moment, moment of inertia, product of
inertia and polar moment of inertia for the same. Also locate its principal axes and obtain
the moments of inertia about these axes. Determine similar quantities for a complete circle
of same radius, with centre located at the coordinate (a, b).
8. Determine similar quantities, as in previous problem, for the shaded areas shown in Fig.-5
to Fig.-7.
9. A line load of quadratically varying intensity Wx kN/m [i.e., w(x)] is acting on a beam as
shown in Fig.-8. Determine the value and the location of the line of action of the resultant
load. Also calculate the moment due to this load about the supports (A & B) of the beam.
Assume the origin of the coordinate axes is located exactly at the support A. [Further
clarification: w1 = 36 kN/m and w2 = 96 kN/m]
10. The different moments of inertia, for a given area and coordinate axes X-Y, are: I xx=25
4
c m4, Iyy=1 5 c m4 and I xy=l0 cm . Determine the values of moments of inertia about axes
making angles of 30°, -45° and 60°, respectively with the positive X axis, measured in
anticlockwise direction.
11. Calculate the moments of inertia about the centroidal horizontal and vertical axes of the
'T'-shaped area shown in Fig.-9.
12. Determine the ratio R1/R2 for which the centroid of the semi-annular area, as shown in Fig.-
10, is located at (-R2/2, 0).
13. Determine the first moment, the moment of inertia and the radius of gyration about the
horizontal centroidal axis (perpendicular to the line of symmetry) of the built-up
composite section shown shaded in Fig.-11. The area in Fig.-11 is obtained by removing
the circle from the rectangle and adding it at the bottom of the same.
14. Determine the distance of the Centroid from the base of the volume cut from a right
circular cone, as shown in Fig.-12.
15. A composite volume is obtained by combining a cylinder of radius a and height b with a
right circular cone of same radius at the base and of height h, as shown in Fig.-13. Obtain
the location of the centroid of the total volume with respect to the base of the cylinder.
16. Explain, with due mathematical expression, the Mass Moment of Inertia for an object.
Calculate the mass moment of inertia about the centroidal axes of a solid sphere, a solid
cylinder and a solid right circular cone.

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