Principal Mass Moments of Inertia of Solid Geometrical Shapes

Ix
Slender Rod
0
m = mass, l = length of rod

Iy

Iz

1/12 ml2

1/12 ml2

Rectangular Plate
1/12 m(b2+c2)
1/12 mc2
m = mass, b = height of plate, c = width of plate

1/12 mb2

Thin Disk
mr2
m = mass, r = radius of disk

mr2

mr2

Rectangular Prism
1/12 m(b2+c2)
1/12 m(a2+c2)
1/12 m(a2+b2)
m = mass, a = depth (x), b = height (y), c = width (z)

Circular Cylinder
mr2
1/12 m(3r2+l2)
m = mass, l = length of cylinder, r = radius

1/12 m(3r2+l2)

Elliptical Cylinder
m(b2 +c2)
1/12 m(3c2 +l2) 1/12 m(3b2 +l2)
m = mass, l = length of cylinder (x), b = height/2 (y), c = width/2 (z)

3/5 m( r2 + l2) 3/5 m( r2 + l2)

Circular Cone
3/10 mr2
m = mass, l = length of cone, r = radius at base

Sphere

2/5 mr2
m = mass, r = radius

2/5 mr2

2/5 mr2

Ellipsoid
1/5 m(b2+c2)
1/5 m(a2+c2)
1/5 m(a2+b2)
m = mass, a = depth (x), b = height (y), c = width (z)