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List of area moments of inertia

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The following is list of area moments of inertia. The area moment of inertia or second moment of area has a unit of dimension
length4, and should not be confused with the mass moment of inertia. If the piece is thin, however, the mass moment of inertia
equals the areal density times the area moment of inertia. Each is with respect to a horizontal axis through the centroid of the given
shape, unless otherwise specified.

Description Figure Area moment of inertia Comment Reference

a filled
circular area [1]
of radius r

an annulus of For thin tubes, this is

inner approximately equal to:
diameter d1
and outer
diameter d2 3
or πr t .

a filled
circular
sector of
angle θ in
radians and
radius r with
respect to an
axis through
the centroid
of the sector
and the
centre of the
circle
a filled
semicircle
with radius r
with respect
to a
[2]
horizontal
line passing
through the
centroid of
the area
a filled This is a consequence of the
semicircle as parallel axis theorem and
above but the fact that the distance
with respect between these two axes is
[2]
to an axis
collinear with
the base

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a filled
semicircle as
above but
with respect [2]
to a vertical
axis through
the centroid

a filled
quarter circle
with radius r
entirely in
the 1st [3]
quadrant of
the Cartesian
coordinate
system
a filled
quarter circle This is a consequence of the
as above but parallel axis theorem and
with respect the fact that the distance
to a between these two axes is
[3]
horizontal or
vertical axis
through the
centroid
a filled
ellipse whose
radius along
the x-axis is a
and whose
radius along
the y-axis is b
a filled
rectangular
area with a
[4]
base width of
b and height
h
a filled
rectangular
area as above
This is a result from the
but with [4]
parallel axis theorem
respect to an
axis collinear
with the base
a filled
rectangular
area as above
but with
respect to an
axis
collinear,
This is a result from the
where r is the [4]
parallel axis theorem
perpendicular
distance from
the centroid
of the
rectangle to
the axis of
interest

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a filled
triangular
area with a
base width of
b and height [5]
h with
respect to an
axis through
the centroid
a filled
triangular
area as above
This is a consequence of the
but with [5]
parallel axis theorem
respect to an
axis collinear
with the base

The result is valid for both a

a filled horizontal and a vertical
regular axis through the centroid,
hexagon with and therefore is also valid
a side length for an axis with arbitrary
of a direction that passes
through the origin.

See also
List of moments of inertia

References
1. ^ "Circle" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/Circle.cfm) . eFunda. http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/Circle.cfm. Retrieved
2006-12-30.
2. ^ a b c "Circular Half" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/CircleHalf.cfm) . eFunda. http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/CircleHalf.cfm.
Retrieved 2006-12-30.
3. ^ a b "Quarter Circle" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/CircleQuarter.cfm) . eFunda. http://www.efunda.com/math/areas
/CircleQuarter.cfm. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
4. ^ a b c "Rectangular area" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/rectangle.cfm) . eFunda. http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/rectangle.cfm.
Retrieved 2006-12-30.
5. ^ a b "Triangular area" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/triangle.cfm) . eFunda. http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/triangle.cfm.
Retrieved 2006-12-30.
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