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T5 - Centroid and Center of Gravity PDF
T5 - Centroid and Center of Gravity PDF
T5 - Centroid and Center of Gravity PDF
TOPIC CONTENTS:
• INTRODUCTION
• CENTROID OF COMMON GEOMETRIC FIGURES
• CENTROID OF COMPOSITE FIGURES
P R E P A R E D B Y : E N G R . B R A N D O N C A L V I N Q . G O
E N G I N E E R I N G
M E C H A N I C S
Solution:
To locate the centroid of the
triangle with respect to the base, x h
consider a horizontal differential strip dy
y
with length x and height dy located a
G O
𝐴𝑦ത = න 𝑦𝑑𝐴
proportion:
1 𝑥 𝑏
𝑏ℎ𝑦ത = න 𝑦(𝑥𝑑𝑦) =
2 ℎ−𝑦 ℎ
𝑏(ℎ − 𝑦)
𝑥=
ℎ
Substitute:
E N G I N E E R I N G
M E C H A N I C S
1 𝑏 ℎ
𝑏ℎ𝑦ത = න 𝑦(ℎ − 𝑦)𝑑𝑦
2 ℎ 0
1 𝑏 ℎ 𝑏 ℎ 2
𝑏ℎ𝑦ത = න ℎ𝑦𝑑𝑦 − න 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
2 ℎ 0 ℎ 0 x h
1 𝑦2 ℎ 𝑏 𝑦3 ℎ dy
y
𝑏ℎ𝑦ത = 𝑏 −
2 2 0 ℎ 3 0
G O
b
Q .
2 3
1 𝑏ℎ 𝑏ℎ
B R A N D O N C A L V I N
𝑏ℎ𝑦ത = −
P R E P A R E D B Y :
2 2 3ℎ
𝒉
ഥ=
𝒚
𝟑
P R E P A R E D B Y : E N G I N E E R I N G
B R A N D O N C A L V I N Q . G O M E C H A N I C S
𝑨=
Triangle:
𝟐
𝒃𝒅
Rectangle:
𝑨 = 𝒃𝒅
Circle:
𝑨=
𝟒
𝑨 = 𝝅𝒓𝟐
𝝅𝒅𝟐
𝒚
𝑨=
ഥ=
𝟖
𝟒𝒓
𝟑𝝅
𝝅𝒅𝟐
Semi-circle:
P R E P A R E D B Y : E N G I N E E R I N G
B R A N D O N C A L V I N Q . G O M E C H A N I C S
𝒙
𝑨=
ഥ=𝒚
ഥ=
𝟏𝟔
𝝅𝒅𝟐
𝟒𝒓
𝟑𝝅
Quarter Circle:
Ellipse:
𝑨 = 𝝅𝒂𝒃
𝑨=
𝟑
𝒃𝒉
Parabolic Spandrel:
𝒚
𝒙
ഥ=
𝟒
𝟏
𝟑
𝟏𝟎
ഥ= 𝒃
𝒉
E N G I N E E R I N G
𝝅𝒂𝒃
𝑨=
𝟐
𝟒𝒃
ഥ=
𝒚
𝟑𝝅
G O
Circular Sector:
Q .
𝟒𝒂
B R A N D O N C A L V I N
ഥ=
𝒙
P R E P A R E D B Y :
𝝅𝒂𝒃 𝟑𝝅
𝑨 = 𝒓𝟐 𝜽 𝑨=
𝟒
𝟐𝒓 sin 𝜽 𝟒𝒃
ഥ=
𝒙 ഥ=
𝒚
𝟑𝜽 𝟑𝝅
E N G I N E E R I N G
M E C H A N I C S
𝑨ഥ
𝒙 = 𝑨𝟏 𝒙𝟏 + 𝑨𝟐 𝒙𝟐 + 𝑨𝟑 𝒙𝟑 + ⋯ + 𝑨𝒏 𝒙𝒏
where:
G O
y = distance parallel to y-axis from the c.g. of the area to the reference axis
Q .
B R A N D O N C A L V I N
x = distance parallel to x-axis from the c.g. of the area to the reference axis
P R E P A R E D B Y :
Notes:
P R E P A R E D B Y :