Centroid and Centre of Gr avity

hanics (Sem. Il)

6.2
ROID OF BASIC GEOMETRICAL FIGURES(Refer to Table 6.1)
Table 6.1:Centroid of Plane Geometrical Figures
Sr. Remarks
Position of
No. Fig. Shape Area centrold Centroid (from)
G A or B
1. Straight Mid-point
line
/2 -I/2
Fig.6.2 AB
2. Square Point of
bxb intersection of
BC
diagonals
B

b-
Fig.6.3 AB
3. Rectangle Point of
bxd intersection of
diagonals BC
y
-

Fig. 6.4
4 Parallelo Point of AB
gram intersection of
bxd diagonals BC

B-X

Fig. 6.5
5. Triangle Point of AB
intersection of b
(bx d) meridians BC

-b
Fig. 6.6
6. Circle Centre of circle
A or B
B or tr r

Fig. 6.7
7. Semi-circle At a distance A
X =r
8 base AB
or offrom Ar
base AB y3T
Fig. 6.8
8 Quarter At a distance
circle 4r X r- 4r
O3rom the 37T
(Quadrant) or
4r
Tr boundary axes y 3
AO and BO

Fig.6.9
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NTRE OF GRAVITY OF SIMPLE SOLID BODIES

CENTA
and position of c.g are shewn

The
nOst
most Common solid bodies which we meet in
practice, along with their volumes

Table 6.2:C.G. ofsolid bodiess

Sr. No. Solid body Volume
Position of c.g.
Shape

At a distance of
1. Cylinder TR h
f r o m the base
h
on the axis

I
h/2

Fig.6.55

At a distance
of
2. Right circular cone
Rh from the base

on the axis

h/4

Fig. 6.56

At the centre of the

3. Sphere R sphere

Fig. 6.57
At a distance ot
4. Hemisphere
G
***g***a
R R 3R trom
&8 the base
********** R-
on the ax1s

Fig. 6.58
A
Point of
LxBxH
5. Solid rectangular intersection of
block (Cuboid) diagonals

Fig.6.59

Point of
a
. Solid cube intersection of
diagonals

aH

Fig. 6.600