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CENTROID My Lec
CENTROID My Lec
CENTROID My Lec
Y
WR dW1 dW2 ... dWn dW
xn
X
x2
x1
X
dWn
dW1 dW2
WR
Moment area along Y axis
XWR x1dW1 x2 dW2 ... xn dWn xdW ..........(1)
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dW dVg tdAg dW dmg dVg
Similarly,
WR tAg dW dmg dVg
Putting the values in eqn.1
XWR xdW
X A xdA
X
xdA xdA
, similarly Y
ydA
A dA dA
First moment of area is known as centroid.
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Centroid of an area of a continuous body
Centroid of an Area
• For centroid for surface area of an object, such as
plate and shell, subdivide the area into differential
elements dA ~x dA ~ydA ~z dA
xA ;y A ;z A
dA dA dA
A A A
dA dA
1 1
2 32 2 2
dA xdy
0
y dy y m
3 0 3
xdA 1 3
Centroid of the whole plate, X 4
dA 2 3 8
ydA 2 5 3
Y
dA 2 3 5
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Composite Bodies
~
xW ~
yW ~
zW
x y z
W W W
Moment Arms
• Establish the coordinate axes and determine the
coordinates of the center of gravity or centroid of each
part
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CONCEPT OF A COMPOSITE BODY
= -
~
xA 4
x 0.348mm
A 11 .5
~
y A 14
y 1.22mm
A 11 .5
Locate the centroid of the composite
area.
y
h/3 4r/3
h/3
=
4r/3
- -
6m
6m
5m
3m 10
m
3m
x x
~
x Ax 233.7857 (m3 )
4.827 m ~
y Ay 124.0714(m3 )
2.562 m
A 48.42857(m2 ) A 48.42857(m2 )
Locate the centroid of the composite
area.
yy
yy
= + + -
0.15 m
0.3+h/3=0.4 m
4r/3
0.15 m 0.15 m
0.15 m
h/3=0.1 m
-x x x x
0.2105 m
A 0.1389(m 2
) A 0.1389(m2 )
P9-53 Locate the centroid of the cross sectional area.
(0,90)
= + -
(0,30)
(0,25)
~
x 0m
Centroid of a Line
• If the geometry of the object takes the form of a line,
the balance of moments of differential elements dL
about each of the coordinate system yields
~x dL ~ydL ~z dL
xL ;y L ;z L
dL dL dL
L L L
Differential element
Located on the curve at the arbitrary point (x, y)
dL 2 y 2 1 dy 0.6063
0.410m
1.479
The centroid is located at ~
x x, ~
yy ~ydL 1 y 4 y 2 1 dy
yL 01
dL 0 4 y 2 1 dy
L
0.8484
0.574m
1.479
Centroid of volume
Centroid of a Volume
• Consider an object subdivided into volume elements
dV, for location of the centroid,
~x dV ~y dV ~z dV
x V ;y V ;z V
dV dV dV
V V V