DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ZZ1001D Engineering Mechanics

Practice Set 8_Module 2
S2ME

1. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 1.

2. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 2.

Figure 2

Figure 1

3. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 3.

4. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 4.

Figure 4
Figure 3

5. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 5.

6. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 6.

Figure 6

Figure 5

7. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 7.

8. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 8.

 Figure 7 Figure 8

9. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 9.

10. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 10.

Figure 9 Figure 10

11. What are the first moments of the area shown in Fig. 11 about the x and y axes? The curved boundary is that of a
parabola. [Hint: The general equation for parabolas of the shape shown is 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏.]

12. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 12.

Figure 12
Figure 11

13. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 13.

14. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 14.

Figure 13
Figure 14

15. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 15.
16. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 16.

Figure 15
Figure 16

17. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 17.

18. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 18.

Figure 17 Figure 18

19. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 19.

20. Locate the centroid 𝑦𝑐 of the cross-sectional area of the built-up beam shown in Fig. 20.

Figure 19 Figure 20

21. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 21.

22. Locate the centroid 𝑦𝑐 of the cross-sectional area of the built-up beam shown in Fig. 22.
 Figure 22
Figure 21
23. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 23.

24. Locate the centroid 𝑦𝑐 of the cross-sectional area of the built-up beam shown in Fig. 24.

Figure 23
Figure 24

25. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 25.

26. The gravity wall is made of concrete as shown in Fig. 26. Determine the location (xc, yc) of the centroid G of the
cross sectional area for the wall.

Figure 25 Figure 26

Figure 27 Figure 28

27. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 27.
28. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 28.

29. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the shaded area shown in Fig. 29.

30. Locate the centroid (𝑥𝑐 , 𝑦𝑐 ) of the composite area shown in Fig. 30.

Figure 29 Figure 30

31. Determine by direct integration the moment of inertia of the shaded area (Fig. 31) with respect to the x axis.
32. Calculate the moment of inertia of the rectangular area about the x-axis and find the polar moment of inertia about
point O (Fig. 32).

Figure 31
Figure 32
33. Determine the polar moment of inertia of the area about the z axis passing through point O (Fig. 33).
34. Determine the distance to the centroid yc of the beam’s cross-sectional area; then determine the moment of inertia
about the x' axis.

Figure 34
Figure 33

35. Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 35 about the y-axis.

36. Determine the polar radius of gyration of the area of the equilateral triangle shown in Fig. 36 about the midpoint M
of its base.
 Figure 36
Figure 35

37. Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area (Fig. 37) of the two overlapping circles about the x-axis.

38. Determine the moment of inertia of the composite area shown in Fig. 38 about the x and y axes.

Figure 37 Figure 38

39. Determine the rectangular and polar radii of gyration of the shaded area about the axes shown in Fig. 39.

40. Determine the moments of inertia of the Z-section shown in Fig. 40 about its centroidal x0- and y0-axes.

Figure 39 Figure 40

41. Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 41 about the x-axis.

42. Determine the polar radius of gyration about point A for the shaded area shown in Fig. 42.

Figure 41 Figure 42

43. Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 43 about the x-axis using (a) a horizontal strip
of area and (b) a vertical strip of area.
44. Derive the expressions for the product of inertia of the right-triangular area shown in Fig. 44 about the x-y axes
and about the centroidal x0-y0 axes.

Figure 43 Figure 44

45. Determine the moments of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 45 about the x- and y-axes. Use the same
vertical differential element for both calculations.

46. Derive the expression for the product of inertia of the right-triangular area about the x-y axes (Fig. 46). Solve, first,
by double integration and, second, by single integration starting with a vertical strip as the element.

Figure 46

Figure 45
47. Calculate by direct integration the moment of inertial of the shaded area shown in Fig. 47 about the x-axis. Solve,
first, by using a horizontal strip having differential area and, second, by using a vertical strip of differential area.

48. Determine the moments and product of inertia of the quarter-circular area with respect to the x'-y' axes (Fig. 48).

Figure 47 Figure 48

49. Determine the moments of inertia of the circular sector shown in Fig. 49 about the x- and y-axes.

50. Find Ixx and Iyy for the shaded area in Fig. 50 and show that the x-y axes are principal axes of inertia.
 Figure 50
Figure 49
51. Determine the radius of gyration about the y-axis of the shaded area shown in Fig. 51.

52. Locate the centroid 𝑦̅ of the beam’s cross-sectional area and then determine the moments of inertia and the product
of inertia of this area with respect to the u and v axes (Fig. 52).

Figure 51
Figure 52
53. Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 53 about y-axis.

54. Determine the orientation of the principal axes, which have their origin at centroid C of the beam’s cross sectional
area shown in Fig. 54. Also, find the principal moments of inertia.

Figure 53
Figure 54

55. Calculate the moments of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 55 about the x- and y-axes, and find the polar
moment of inertia about point O.

56. Determine the minimum and maximum moments of inertia with respect to centroidal axes through C for the
composite of the two rectangular areas shown in Fig. 56. Find the angle measured from the x-axis to the axis of
maximum moment of inertia.
 Figure 56
Figure 55

57. Determine the rectangular moments of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 57 about the x- and y-axis by direct
integration and then find the polar radius of gyration about point O.

58. Calculate the maximum and minimum moments of inertia of the structural angle shown in Fig. 58 about axes
through its corner A and find the angle α measured counter-clockwise from the x-axis to the axis of maximum moment
of inertia. Neglect the small radii and fillet.

Figure 57
Figure 58

59. Determine the moments of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig. 59 about the x- and y-axis by direct integration.
Then, determine the rectangular and polar radii of gyration of the shaded area about the x, y, and z axes.

60. Determine the maximum moment of inertia about an axis through O and the angle α to this axis for the triangular
area shown in Fig. 60.

Figure 59

Figure 60