ASSIGNMENT NO.

#3
Course: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Last Date of submission: March_20_2023
Note: Attempt all the question in the sequence as they are provided here.

1. Locate the centroid of a circular arc as shown in the figure a.

(a) (b)

2. Determine the distance h from the base of a triangle of altitude h to the centroid of its
area (Figure b). Also, determine the moments of inertia of the triangular area about its
base and about parallel axes through its centroid and vertex.
3. Locate the centroid of the area of a circular sector with respect to its vertex (figure p).

(p) (q)

4. Locate the centroid of the area under the curve x = ky3 from x = 0 to x = a. (figure-q).
5. Locate the centroid of the shaded area ((figure-x).
 (x) (y)

6. Determine the height above the base of the centroid of the cross-sectional area of the
beam (Figure-y)
7. Determine the coordinates of the centroid of the shaded area (Figure-k)
8. Determine the x-, y-, and z-coordinates of the mass center of the body constructed of
uniform slender rod (Figure-l).

(k) (l)
9. Find the moment of inertia about the x-axis of the semi-circular area. (Figure m).

(m) (n)

10. Determine the moment of inertia of the quarter circular area about they-axis (Figure n)
11. Determine the moment of inertia about the x-axis of the square area without and with
the central circular hole (Figure o).

(o) (r)

12. Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area about the x-axis (Figure r).
13. Calculate the area moment of inertia about the x-axis for the built-up structural section
(Figure s).

(s) (t)
14. Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area about the x-axis (Figure t).
15. Derive the perpendicular and parallel axis theorem. What is the radius of gyration?
Define the significance of radius of gyration.