PROBLEM 9.

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Two 20-mm steel plates are welded to a rolled S section as shown. Determine
the moments of inertia and the radii of gyration of the combined section with
respect to the centroidal x and y axes.

SOLUTION

S section: A 6010 mm 2
Ix 90.3 106 mm 4
Iy 3.88 106 mm 4

Note: Atotal AS 2 Aplate

6010 mm2 2(160 mm)(20 mm)
12, 410 mm2
Now Ix ( I x )S 2( I x ) plate

where ( I x ) plate I xplate Ad 2

1
(160 mm)(20 mm)3 (3200 mm 2 )[(152.5 10) mm]2
12
84.6067 106 mm 4

Then Ix (90.3 2 84.6067) 106 mm4

259.5134 106 mm4 or I x 260 106 mm4

Ix 259.5134 106 mm 4
and k x2 or kx 144.6 mm
Atotal 12410 mm 2

Also Iy ( I y )S 2( I y ) plate

1
3.88 106 mm 4 2 (20 mm)(160 mm)3
12
17.5333 106 mm 4 or I y 17.53 106 mm

Iy 17.5333 106 mm 4
and k y2 or ky 37.6 mm
Atotal 12, 410 mm 2

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 PROBLEM 9.55

Two L76 76 6.4-mm angles are welded to a C250 22.8 channel.

Determine the moments of inertia of the combined section with respect to
centroidal axes respectively parallel and perpendicular to the web of the
channel.

SOLUTION

Angle: A 929 mm 2
Ix Iy 0.512 106 mm 4

Channel: A 2890 mm2

Ix 0.945 106 mm4
Iy 28.0 106 mm4

First locate centroid C of the section

A, mm 2 y , mm yA, mm3

Angle 2(929) 1858 21.2 39,389.6

Channel 2890 16.1 46,529

4748 7139.4

Then Y A y A: Y (4748 mm2 ) 7139.4 mm3

or Y 1.50366 mm

Now Ix 2( I x ) L ( I x )C

where (I x )L Ix Ad 0.512 106 mm 4 (929 mm 2 )[(21.2 1.50366) mm]2

0.990859 106 mm 4
( I x )C Ix Ad 2 0.949 106 mm 4 (2890 mm 2 )[(16.1 1.50366) mm]2
1.56472 106 mm 4

Then Ix [2(0.990859) 1.56472 106 ] mm 4

or Ix 3.55 106 mm4

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 PROBLEM 9.55 (Continued)

Also Iy 2( I y ) L ( I y )C

where (I y )L Iy Ad 2 0.512 106 mm 4 (929 mm 2 )[(127 21.2) mm]2

10.9109 106 mm 4
( I y )C Iy

Then Iy [2(10.9109) 28.0] 106 mm 4

or Iy 49.8 106 mm 4

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 PROBLEM 9.56

Two steel plates are welded to a rolled W section as indicated.

Knowing that the centroidal moments of inertia I x and I y of
the combined section are equal, determine (a) the distance a,
(b) the moments of inertia with respect to the centroidal x and y
axes.

SOLUTION

For W-section: A 11.2 in 2 , I x 385 in 4 , I y 26.7 in 4

Section Area, in2 x in. xA, in 3

Plate 2(1)(26) 52 a 52a

W-section 11.2
63.2 a

X A xA : X 63.2 in 2 52 a in 3
x 0.82279a in.
Entire section:
Ix ( I xW 2 I xPL ); I xPL Ix Ad 2
1 3 2
26 in. 1 in. 26 in 3 7.05 in. 0.5 in.
12
=1484.232 in 4
Ix 385 2 1484.232 3353.46 in 4 Ix 3350 in 4

Ix Iy Iy 3350 in 4

Iy ( I yW 2 I yPL ); I yPL Iy Ad 2
1 3 2
1 in. 26 in. 26 in 2 a 0.82279 a in.
12
= 1464.667 0.81649 a 2 in 4

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 PROBLEM 9.56 (Continued)

I yW I yW Ad 2
2
26.7 in 4 11.2 in 2 0.82279a in.

26.7 7.5822a 2 in 4
Iy 26.7 7.5822a 2 2 1464.667 0.81649a 2 3353.46
a 6.57 in.

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