Centroid & second moment of area worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
B = 260H = 400t = 20xdimensions in mm

A hollow rectangular (box) section has outer width B = 260 mm, outer height H = 400 mm and a uniform wall thickness t = 20 mm. Find its second moment of area Ix about the horizontal centroidal axis x.

B = 260 mmH = 400 mmt = 20 mm
Ix = × 10⁶ mm⁴
2.Easy
xD = 60d = 32dimensions in mm

A circular tube has outside diameter D = 60 mm and inside diameter d = 32 mm. Find its second moment of area Ix about a diameter.

D = 60 mmd = 32 mm
Ix = × 10⁶ mm⁴
3.Medium
100 mm200 mm130 mmØ50xIx​ = ?

A 100 mm × 200 mm plate has a circular hole of diameter 50 mm on its vertical centre line, with its centre 130 mm above the bottom. Find the second moment of area Ix about the horizontal axis through the centroid.

b = 100 mmh = 200 mmd = 50 mmhole centre: y = 130 mm
Ix = × 10⁶ mm⁴
4.Medium
100 mm300 mm105 mmØ30xIx​ = ?

A 100 mm × 300 mm plate has a circular hole of diameter 30 mm on its vertical centre line, with its centre 105 mm above the bottom. Find the second moment of area Ix about the horizontal axis through the centroid.

b = 100 mmh = 300 mmd = 30 mmhole centre: y = 105 mm
Ix = × 10⁶ mm⁴
5.Hard
130340108xM = 150 kN·mdimensions in mm

A symmetric I-section has flanges 130 mm wide and 10 mm thick, an overall depth of 340 mm and a web 8 mm thick. It carries a bending moment of 150 kN·m about the axis x. Find the size of the bending stress σj at the junction of the web and the top flange.

B = 130 mmH = 340 mmtf = 10 mmtw = 8 mmM = 150 kN·m
σj = MPa
6.Hard
100 mm200 mm130 mm50 × 20xIx​ = ?

A 100 mm × 200 mm plate has a rectangular cut-out 50 mm wide and 20 mm high, centred on the vertical centre line with its centre 130 mm above the bottom. Find the second moment of area Ix about the horizontal axis through the centroid.

b = 100 mmh = 200 mmcut-out: 50 × 20 mmhole centre: y = 130 mm
Ix = × 10⁶ mm⁴

Answer key

  1. 1. Ix = 531.3 × 10⁶ mm⁴
  2. 2. Ix = 0.5847 × 10⁶ mm⁴
  3. 3. Ix = 64.4 × 10⁶ mm⁴
  4. 4. Ix = 223.5 × 10⁶ mm⁴
  5. 5. σj = 259 MPa
  6. 6. Ix = 65.69 × 10⁶ mm⁴

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