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Properties of Area Elements
Properties of Area Elements
Notation:
C = centroid
r = radius
x = x centroid location
y = y centroid location
x', y' = centroidal axes
A = area
P = perimeter
Ix = area moment of inertia about the x axis
Iy = area moment of inertia about the y axis
Ix' = area moment of inertia about the x' axis
Iy ' = area moment of inertia about the y' axis
Circle
x 0
yr
y, y'
r
x'
Semicircular Area
y, y'
C
x'
x
I x 45 r 4
I x ' I y ' 14 r 4
A r2
P 2 r
x 0
4r
y
3
A 12 r 2
I x I y I y ' 18 r 4
I x'
9 2 64 4
r
72
P r (2 )
Quarter circular Area
4r
3
1
A 4 r2
x'
x, x'
I x' I y'
P r ( 2 12 )
2r sin
3
y 0
I x I y 161 r 4
xy
y'
A r
P 2r (1 )
2
9 2 64 4
r
144
I x I x ' 14 r 4 ( 12 sin(2 ))
I y 14 r 4 ( 12 sin(2 ))
4 r 4 sin 2 ( )
I y ' r ( sin(2 ))
9
1
4
1
2
x 0
y, y'
C
x'
Ellipse
2 r sin 3
3( sin cos )
A r 2 ( sin cos )
P 2 r ( sin )
y, y'
b
x, x'
I x 14 r 4 ( 2 sin 3 cos
sin cos )
I y I y'
1
12
r 4 (3 2 sin 3 cos
3 sin cos )
x 0
y0
A ab
I x 14 a b3
x 12 b
I x 13 bh 3
I y 14 ba 3
Rectangle
y'
y 12 h
h
A bh
P 2bh
x'
I y 13 h b3
I x ' 121 bh 3
I y ' 121 h b3
Trapezoid
y'
y
a
h
x'
Triangle
x 13 (b c )
y'
I x 121 h 3 (3a b)
I x'
h 3 ( a 2 4ab b 2 )
36(a b)
h 2a b
3 ab
A 12 h ( a b)
y
y 13 h
A 12 bh
x'
I x 121 b h 3
I y 121 bh(b2 bc c 2 )
I x'
1
36
b h3
I y'
1
36
bh (b 2 bc c 2 )
Right Triangle
y
x 13 b
y'
y 13 h
A 12 bh
x'
x
b
P b h b2 h 2
Ix
1
12
b h3
Iy
1
12
b 3h
I x'
1
36
b h3
I y'
1
36
b 3h
Quarter-circle spandrel
y
2r
3(4 )
(10 3 )
y
r
3( 4 )
y'
r
C
x'
A r 2 14 r 2
5 4
Ix 1
r
16
1
Iy r4
3 16
P 2r 12 r
Parabolic semisegment
y'
x
y b 1 2
a
y b
2
5
A 23 ab
x'
Parabolic spandrel
y
y'
x 43 a
y 103 b
b 2
x
a2
A 13 ab
x'
C
a
16 3
ab
105
2
I y ba 3
15
Ix
x 83 a
ab3
21
ba 3
Iy
5
Ix