MOMENT OF INERTIA FORMULAS

Rectangle:

Moment of Inertia@Centroid Axis Moment of Inertia@Parallel Axis Radius of Gyration@Centroid Axis Radius of Gyration@Parallel Axis
�ℎ3 �ℎ3 ℎ ℎ
�x= Ix= �x= kx=
12 3 12 3
�3 ℎ �3 ℎ � �
�y= Iy= �y= k y=
12 3 12 3

Triangle:

Moment of Inertia@Centroid Axis Moment of Inertia@Parallel Axis Radius of Gyration@Centroid Axis Radius of Gyration@Parallel Axis
�ℎ3 �ℎ3 ℎ ℎ
�x= Ix= �x= kx=
36 12 18 6
�3 ℎ �3 ℎ � �
�y= Iy= �y= k y=
36 12 18 6

Circle:

Moment of Inertia@Centroid Axis Moment of Inertia@Parallel Axis Radius of Gyration@Centroid Axis Radius of Gyration@Parallel Axis
��4 Transfer Formula ℎ ℎ
�x= �x= kx=
4 12 3
��4 Transfer Formula � �
�y= �y= k y=
4 12 3

Semicircle:

Moment of Inertia@Centroid Axis Moment of Inertia@Parallel Axis Radius of Gyration@Centroid Axis Radius of Gyration@Parallel Axis
��4 �
�x=0.11r4 Ix= �x=0.264r kx=
8 2
��4 Transfer Formula � �
�y= �y= k y=
8 2 3

Quarter Circle:

Moment of Inertia@Centroid Axis Moment of Inertia@Parallel Axis Radius of Gyration@Centroid Axis Radius of Gyration@Parallel Axis
��4 �
�x=0.055r4 Ix= �x=0.264r kx=
16 2

�y=0.055r4