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List of second moments of area

The following is a list of second moments of area of some shapes. The second moment of area, also
known as area moment of inertia, is a geometrical property of an area which reflects how its points are
distributed with regard to an arbitrary axis. The unit of dimension of the second moment of area is length
to fourth power, L4, and should not be confused with the mass moment of inertia. If the piece is thin,
however, the mass moment of inertia equals the area density times the area moment of inertia.

Contents
Second moments of area
Parallel axis theorem
See also
References

Second moments of area

Please take into account that in the following equations:

and

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Description Figure Area moment of inertia Comment

A filled is the Polar

circular area moment of
of radius r inertia.
[1]

For thin tubes,

and
.
An annulus
So, for a thin
of inner
tube,
radius r1 and
outer radius
r2 .

is the Polar
moment of
inertia.

A filled
circular
sector of
angle θ in
radians and
radius r with This formula is
respect to an valid only for 0
axis through ≤ ≤
the centroid
of the sector
and the
center of the
circle

A filled
semicircle
with radius r
with respect
to a
horizontal
line passing [2]
through the
centroid of
the area

A filled : This is a
semicircle as consequence of
above but the parallel axis
with respect theorem and
to an axis [2] the fact that the
collinear with distance
the base between the x

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axes of the
previous one
and this one is

A filled
quarter circle
with radius r
with the axes
passing
[3]
through the
bases

This is a
A filled consequence of
quarter circle the parallel axis
with radius r theorem and
with the axes the fact that the
passing distance
[3]
through the between these
centroid
two axes is

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
base width of
b and height [4]
h

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A filled
rectangular
area as This is a result
above but from the
with respect parallel axis
to an axis [4] theorem
collinear with
the base

A hollow
rectangle
with an inner
rectangle
whose width
is b1 and
whose height
is h1

A filled
triangular
area with a
base width of
b, height h
and top
vertex
displacement [5]
a, with
respect to an
axis through
the centroid

A filled This is a
triangular consequence of
area as the parallel axis
above but theorem
with respect [5]
to an axis
collinear with
the base

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An equal is the
legged often unused
angle, product of
commonly inertia, used to
found in define inertia
engineering with a rotated
applications axis

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

Parallel axis theorem

The parallel axis theorem can be used to determine the second
moment of area of a rigid body about any axis, given the body's
moment of inertia about a parallel axis through the object's center of
mass and the perpendicular distance (d) between the axes.

See also
List of moments of inertia
List of centroids
Polar moment of inertia

References
1. "Circle" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/Circle.cfm). eFunda. Retrieved 2006-12-30.

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2. "Circular Half" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/CircleHalf.cfm). eFunda. Retrieved 2006-12-30.

3. "Quarter Circle" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/CircleQuarter.cfm). eFunda. Retrieved
2006-12-30.
4. "Rectangular area" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/rectangle.cfm). eFunda. Retrieved
2006-12-30.
5. "Triangular area" (http://www.efunda.com/math/areas/triangle.cfm). eFunda. Retrieved 2006-12-30.

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