To compute for I y :

x 1=30 mm
x 2=12.5 mm
x 3=40 mm

A1=60 ( 30 )=1,800 mm2

A2=25 ( 90 )=2,250 mm2
A3 =20 ( 80 )=1600 mm2

AT =5,650 mm2

AT x T =A 1 x 1 + A2 x 2+ A 3 x 3

5,650( x T ) =1,800 ( x 1) + 2,250 ( x 2 ) +1,600 ( x 3 )

5,650( x T ) =1,800 ( 30 ) +2,250 (12.5 )+ 1,600 ( 40 )

x T =25.863mm from the left

(60 )3 ( 30 )
I 1= =540,000 mm 4
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 253 ( 90 )
I 2= =117,187.5 mm4
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( 80 )3 20
I 3= =853,333.333 mm4
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d 1=x 1−x T =30−25.863=4.137 mm

d 2=x T −x 2=25.863−12.5=13.363 mm

d 3=x T −x 3=40−25.863=14.137 mm

I =∑ ( I ¿ ¿ y + Ad2 )¿

I y =( I 1 + A1 ( d 1 )2 )+ ( I 2 + A2 ( d 2 )2 )+ ( I 3+ A 3 ( d 3) 2)

I y =( 540,000+1800 ( 4.1372 ) ) + ( 117,187.5+2,250 ( 13.3632 ) ) + ( 853,333.333+ 1,600 ( 14.1372 ) )

I y =2.263 x 106 mm 4

Example 3a-7. For the area shown, compute the Ix and Iy.
Solution:

Compute the total area:

1
ATRIANGLE = ( 90 ) (100 )=4,500 mm 2
2
A ˚ 1 ( π ) ( 452 )=3,180.863 mm2 ¿
SEMI− ¿=
2

A¿=
˚ ( π ) ( 20 )=−1,256.637mm ¿ → ( - ) since this is area to be subtracted
2 2

AT =6,424.226 mm2

y 1=66.7 mm
y 2=119.1 mm
y 3=100 mm

To solve for y T of the whole beam from the bottom of the whole beam:

A T y T = A 1 y 1+ A 2 y 2 + A3 y 3

( 6,424.226 ) y T =( 4,500 ) ( 66.7 ) + ( 3,180.863 ) ( 119.1 ) + (−1,256.637 ) ( 100 )

y T =86.131 mm
90 ( 1003 )
I 1 ( triangle )= =2,500,000 mm 4
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I 2¿

I 3¿

d 1= y T − y 1=86.131−66.7=19.431mm

d 2= y 2 − y T =119.1−86.131=32.969 mm

d 3= y3 − y T =100−86.131=13.869mm

I =∑ (I ¿ ¿ x + Ad2 )¿

I x =( I 1 + A1 ( d 1 )2 )+ ( I 2+ A 2 ( d2 )2 ) + ( I 3 + A 3 ( d 3 )2 )

I x =( 2,500,000+4,500 ( 19.4312 ) ) + ( 451,068.75+3,180.863 ( 32. 9692 ) )

+ ( −125,663.7061−1,256.637 ( 13.8692 ) )

I x =7.740 x 10 6 mm 4

x 1=60 mm
x 2=45 mm
x 3=45 mm

To solve for x T of the whole beam from the bottom of the whole beam:

AT x T =A 1 x 1 + A2 x 2+ A 3 x 3

( 6,424.226 ) x T =( 4,500 ) ( 60 ) + ( 3,180.863 )( 45 ) + (−1,256.637 ) ( 45 )

x T =55.5071mm
( 90 3 ) ( 100 )
I 1 ( triangle )= =2,025,000 mm 4
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I 2¿

I 3¿

d 1=x 1−x T =60−55.5071=4.4929 mm

d 2=x T −x 1=55.5071−45=10.5071 mm

d 3=x T −x 3=55.5071−45=10.5071 mm

I =∑ ( I ¿ ¿ y + Ad2 )¿

I y =( I 1 + A1 ( d 1 )2 )+ ( I 2 + A2 ( d 2 )2 )+ ( I 3+ A 3 ( d 3) 2)

I y =( 2,025,000+ 4,500 ( 4.49292 ) ) + ( 1,610,311.672+3,180.863 ( 10.50712 ) )

+ ( −125,663.7061−1,256.637 ( 10.50712) )

I y =3.813 x 106 mm 4