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•17–1. Determine the moment of inertia Iy for the slender z

rod. The rod’s density r and cross-sectional area A are
constant. Express the result in terms of the rod’s total mass m.

y
l

2
Iy = LM x dm
A
l
x
= L0 x2 (r A dx)
1 3
=3 r A l

m=rAl

Thus,

1 2
Iy = 3 m l Ans.

17–2. The right circular cone is formed by revolving the shaded y

area around the x axis. Determine the moment of inertia Ix and ry
express the result in terms of the total mass m of the cone. The –h x
cone has a constant density r.
r

2
dm = r dV = r(p y dx)
h 2 2
r r 1 1
2 2 2 3 2 h
m = L0 r(p) ¢ h ≤x dx = rp¢ h ≤a 3bh = 3rp r h

1 2
dIx = 2 y dm

1 2 2
= 2 y (rp y dx)

1 r4 4
= r(p) a 4 bx dx
2 h

h
1 r4 1
I = 4 4
x L 2 r(p) a 4 bx dx = 10 rp r h
0 h
Thus,
3 2
Ix = mr Ans.
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17–3. The paraboloid is formed by revolving the shaded area y

around the x axis. Determine the radius of gyration k . The
3 x y2 50x
density of the material is r = 5 Mg>m .
100 mm

2 x
dm = r p y dx = r p (50x) dx
1 1 200
2
Ix = L 2 y dm = 2 L 50 x {p r (50x)} dx
0
2 200 mm
50 1 200
3
= r pa 2 bc 3 x d 0
2
50
3
= r p a 6 b(200)
2
0
0

m= Ldm = L0 p r (50x) dx
200
1
2
= r p (50) c 2 x d 0
50
2
= r p a 2 b(200)

Ix 50
k =
x A m = A 3 (200) = 57.7 mm Ans.

*17–4. The frustum is formed by rotating the shaded area y

around the x axis. Determine the moment of inertia Ix and b
y –x b
express the result in terms of the total mass m of the a
frustum. The frustum has a constant density r. 2b
b
x

2 2
b 2b z
dm = r dV = 2 2 2 2
rpy dx = rpA a x + a x + b Bdx a
1 1
2 4
dIx = 2dmy = 2 rpy dx
4 4 4 4
1 b 4b 6b 4b

4 4
dIx = 2rpA a4 x + a3 x3 + a2 2
x + a x + b Bdx
4 4 4
1 a b4 4b 6b 4b
I = dI = rp 4 4 3 3 2 2 4
x L x 2 L0 A
a x + a x + a x + a x + b Bdx
31 4
= 10rpab
2
a b2 2b 7
2 2 22
m= Lm dm = rpL0 A a x + a x + b Bdx = 3 rpab
93
2
Ix = 70mb Ans.

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•17–5. The paraboloid is formed by revolving the shaded area y

around the x axis. Determine the moment of inertia about the x 2 a2
axis and express the result in terms of the total mass m of the y = –h x
paraboloid. The material has a constant density r.
a

x
2
dm = r dV = r (p y dx)

d Ix = 1 dm y = 1 r p y dx
2 4 h
2 2

h 4
1 a
I = 2
x L 2r pa 2 bx dx
0 h
4
= 1 p ra h
6

h 2
1 a
m = L 2r pa h bx dx
0
2
=1 r p a h
2
1 2
Ix = ma Ans.
3

17–6. The hemisphere is formed by rotating the shaded y

area around the y axis. Determine the moment of inertia Iy
and express the result in terms of the total mass m of the
hemisphere. The material has a constant density r.

x2 y2 r2

r r
2 2 x
(r - y )dy
2
m= LV r dV = rL0 p x dy = rpL0
r
1 2
2 3 3
= rpcr y - 3 y d0 =3 rp r
r
1 r r rp
2 4 2 22
Iy = L 2 (dm) x = 2 L px dy = 2 L (r - y ) dy
m 0 0
rp 2 y5 r 4rp
4 2 3
= 2 cr y - 3r y + 5 d0 = 15 r5
Thus,

2 2
Iy = 5 m r Ans.

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17–7. Determine the moment of inertia of the homogeneous z

pyramid of mass m about the z axis. The density of the material
is r. Suggestion: Use a rectangular plate element having a
volume of dV = (2x)(2y)dz.

a
–

2 y
dm 2 m a
2 2 2 2 –

dIz = 12 C(2y) + (2y) D = 3y Iz = 10 a Ans.

dm 2
2
a a
– –
dm = 4ry dz 2 2
8 4 8 4
dIz = ry dz = r(h - z) a
a4
4 bdz x
3 3 16h
4 4
r a h
r a 1
4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
Iz = 6 a 4 b L (h - 4h z + 6h z - 4hz + z )dz = 6 a 4 bch - 2h + 2h - h + 5 h d
h 0 h
= ra4 h
30

2 2 h
h a ra 2
m=
L0 4r(h - z)2 a 4h2 bdz = h2 L0 (h - 2hz + z2)dz
2
ra 1
2 3 3 3
=h ch - h + 3 h d
2
= ra h
3

Thus,

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*17–8. Determine the mass moment of inertia Iz of the cone z

formed by revolving the shaded area around the z axis. The h
density of the material is r. Express the result in terms of the z –– (r0 y)
mass m of the cone. r0

y
Differential Element: The mass of the disk element shown ¢shaded in≤Fig. a is dm = r
2 r o r o 2 x
r
dV = rpr dz. Here, r = y = ro - h z. Thus, dm = rp ro - h z dz. The 0
mass moment of inertia of this element about the z axis is

1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 r o 4
dIz = 2 dmr = 2 (rpr dz)r = 2 rpr dz = 2 rp¢ro - h z≤ dz

Mass: The mass of the cone can be determined by integrating dm. Thus, m

h r o 2
= L dm = L0 rp¢ro - h z≤ dz

h
1 ro 3 h 1

= rpC 3 aro - h zb ¢-ro ≤ S 3 0 = 3 rpro2h

Mass Moment of Inertia: Integrating dIz, we obtain

1 ro
I = dI = h 4
z L z L0 2 rp ¢ro - h z≤ dz
h
r
1 1 o 3 h 1
= 2 rpC 5 aro - h zb ¢- ro ≤ S 3 = 10 rpro 4 h
0

2
From the result of the mass, we obtain rpro h = 3m. Thus, Iz can be written as

1 1 3
2 2 2
Iz = 10 Arpro hBro = 10(3m)ro = 10 mro2 Ans.

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