CENTROIDS AND CENTER OF GRAVITY:

Center of Gravity ‐ is the point through which the

whole weight of the body acts. a body is having
only one center of gravity for all the positions of
the bod
body. it is represented bby c.g
c g or simpl
simply g
g.

CENTROIDS - the point which the total area of a

plane figure( like rectangle, square, triangle,
quadrilateral, circle) is assumed to be
concentrated. The centroid is also c.g. or simply
g
g.
CENTROIDS OF COMMON GEOMETRIC SHAPES:
CENTROIDS OF COMMON GEOMETRIC SHAPES:
CENTROIDS OF COMMON GEOMETRIC SHAPES:
CENTROIDS OF COMMON GEOMETRIC SHAPES:
CENTROIDS OF COMMON GEOMETRIC SHAPES:
CENTROIDS OF COMMON GEOMETRIC SHAPES:
CENTROIDS OF COMMON GEOMETRIC SHAPES:
Illustrative Problems:
1 Locate the centroid of the shaded area to the given axes
1.
as shown in the figure
Solution:
Divide the figure into segments
Solution cont’d:
Illustrative Problems:
2. Locate the centroid of the homogeneous bent wire to the
given axes as shown in the figure
Solution:
Divide the wire into segments
Solution cont’d:
Illustrative Problems:
3. Locate the centroid of the shaded area to the given axes
as shown in the figure
Solution:
Divide the area into segments
Solution cont’d:
Illustrative Problems:
4. Locate the centroid of the shaded area to the given axes
as shown in the figure
Solution:
Divide the area into segments
Solution cont’d:
Problem Sets:
1. Determine the centroid with reference to the
given axes of the shaded area as shown in the
figure
Problem Sets:
2. Determine the centroid with reference to the
given axes of the shaded area as shown in the
figure
Problem Sets:
3. Determine the y-coordinate of the centroid of the
shaded area as shown in the figure
Problem Sets:
4. Determine the y-coordinate of the centroid of the
shaded area as shown in the figure
Problem Sets: