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The following is a list of moments of inertia. Mass moments of inertia have units of dimension mass length2. It
is the rotational analogue to mass. It should not be confused with the second moment of area (area moment
of inertia), which is used in bending calculations. The following moments of inertia assume constant
density throughout the object.
NOTE: The axis of rotation is taken to be through the center of mass, unless otherwise specified.

Description

Thin cylindrical shell with open ends, of radius r

Figure

Moment(s) of inertia

Comment

This expression assumes the shell thickness is negligible. It is a special case of the next object for r

and mass m

1=r

[1]

Thick-walled cylindrical tube with open ends, of inner radius r

2,

length h

1, outer radius

and mass m

With a density of
or when defining the normalized thickness t

=t

/r

and letting r

=r

and the same geometry

2,

then

Solid cylinder of radius r

, height h

Thin, solid disk of radius r

and mass m

Thin circular hoop of radius r

Solid sphere of radius r

and mass m

, minor b

Right circular cone with radius r

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1=0.

This is a special case of the previous object for h

=0.

=0.

A sphere can be taken to be made up of a stack of infinitesimal thin, solid discs, where the radius differs from 0 to r.

and mass m

Oblate Spheroid of major a

This is a special case of the previous object for r

This is a special case of torus object for b

and mass m

Hollow sphere of radius r

Solid cuboid of height h

and mass m

Similar to the solid sphere, only this time considering a stack of infinitesimal thin, circular hoops.

and mass m

, height h

and mass m

, width w , and depth d

, and mass m

For a similarly oriented cube with sides of length s

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Thin rectangular plane of height h

and of width w

and mass m

Thin rectangular plane of height h

and of width w

and mass m

(Axis of rotation at the end of the plate)

Rod of length L

and mass m

Rod of length L

and mass m

This expression assumes that the rod is an infinitely thin (but rigid) wire. This is a special case of the previous object
for w =L

and h

=d

=0

This expression assumes that the rod is an infinitely thin (but rigid) wire.

(Axis of rotation at the end of the rod)

About a diameter:
Torus of tube radius a

, cross-sectional radius b

and mass m .

About the vertical axis:

Plane polygon with vertices

, ...,

and mass m

uniformly

distributed on its interior, rotating about an axis perpendicular to the plane and

passing through the origin.

See also

Parallel axis theorem

List of area moments of inertia

List of moment of inertia tensors

References
1. ^ Classical Mechanics - Moment of inertia of a uniform hollow cylinder. LivePhysics.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

Categories: Mechanics | Physics lists | Introductory physics

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