Centroids and Centers of Gravity

Centroids of Composite Figures

Center of gravity of a homogeneous flat plate

Wx¯=Σwx
Wy¯=Σwy

Centroids of areas

Ax¯=Σax
Ay¯=Σay

Centroids of lines

Lx¯=Σlx
Ly¯=Σly

Center of Gravity of Bodies and Centroids of

Volumes
Center of gravity of bodies

Wx¯=Σwx
Wy¯=Σwy
Wz¯=Σwz

Centroids of volumes

Vx¯=Σvx
Vy¯=Σvy
Vz¯=Σvz
 Centroids of Common Geometric Shapes

Rectangle Area and Centroid

A=bd
x¯==1/2b
y¯=1/2d

Triangle Area and Centroid

A=1/2bh
y¯=1/3h

Circle Area and Centroid

A==πr2
x¯=0
y¯=0
Semicircle Area and Centroid

A=1/2(πr2
x¯=0
y¯==4r/3π

Semicircular Arc Length and Centroid

L=1/2(πr2
x¯=2r/π
y¯=0

Quarter Circle Area and Centroid

A=1/4(πr2
x¯=4r/3π
y¯=4r/3π
Sector of a Circle Area and Centroid

A=r2θrad
x¯=2rsinθ/3θrad
y¯=0

Circular Arc Length and Centroid

L=2rθrad
x¯=rsinθ/θrad
y¯=0

Ellipse Area and Centroid

A=πab
x¯=0
y¯=0
Half Ellipse Area and Centroid

A=1/2(πab
x¯=0
y¯=4b/3π

Quarter Ellipse Area and Centroid

A=1/4(πab
x¯=4a/3π
y¯==4b/3π

Parabolic Segment Area and Centroid

A=2/3(bh
x¯=3/8(b
y¯=2/5(h
Spandrel Area and Centroid

A=[1/(n+1)]bh
x¯=[1/(n+2)]b
y¯=[(n+1)/(4n+2)]h