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Centriod 2

The document discusses calculating the centroid, or center of gravity, of plane areas and lines. It provides formulas for finding the first moment and centroid of areas divided into basic shapes like triangles, rectangles, and semicircles, as well as lines. An example problem is given to find the first moments and centroid of a composite plane area made up of these basic shapes, along with subtracting the moments and area of a circular cutout.

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Centriod 2

The document discusses calculating the centroid, or center of gravity, of plane areas and lines. It provides formulas for finding the first moment and centroid of areas divided into basic shapes like triangles, rectangles, and semicircles, as well as lines. An example problem is given to find the first moments and centroid of a composite plane area made up of these basic shapes, along with subtracting the moments and area of a circular cutout.

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2/10/2014

• The earth exerts a gravitational force on each of the particles


forming a body. These forces can be replace by a single
equivalent force equal to the weight of the body and applied
at the center of gravity for the body.

• The centroid of an area is analogous to the center of


gravity of a body. The concept of the first moment of an
area is used to locate the centroid.

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• Center of gravity of a plate • Center of gravity of a wire

 M y x W   xW
  x dW
 M y yW   yW
  y dW

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• Centroid of an area • Centroid of a line

x W   x dW
x W   x dW
x  A t    x  t  dA

x A   x dA  Qy x  La    x  a  dL
 first moment with respect to y
x L   x dL
y A   y dA  Qx
 first moment with respect to x y L   y dL
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SOLUTION:
• Divide the area into a triangle, rectangle,
and semicircle with a circular cutout.
• Calculate the first moments of each area
with respect to the axes.
• Find the total area and first moments of
the triangle, rectangle, and semicircle.
Subtract the area and first moment of the
For the plane area shown, determine circular cutout.
the first moments with respect to the • Compute the coordinates of the area
x and y axes and the location of the centroid by dividing the first moments by
centroid. the total area.

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• Find the total area and first moments of the Qx  506.2  103 mm 3
triangle, rectangle, and semicircle. Subtract the
Q y  757.7  103 mm 3
area and first moment of the circular cutout.
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• Compute the coordinates of the area


centroid by dividing the first moments by
the total area.

X 
x A  757.7 103 mm 3

 A 13.828 103 mm 2
X  54.8 mm

Y 
y A  506.2 103 mm 3

 A 13.828 103 mm 2
Y  36.6 mm

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