
Calculate the moments of inertia of the figures shown, each having uniform mass distribution about an axis perpendicular to the plane and passing through the centre.



Important Questions on Rigid Body Dynamics: Part 1
In figure, find moment of inertia of a plate having mass , length and width $b$ about axes and . Assume that is the centre and mass is uniformly distributed.

Find the moment of inertia of a uniform square plate of mass and edge of length ‘ ’ about its axis passing through and perpendicular to it.

Calculate the moment of inertia of a rectangular frame formed by uniform rods having mass $m$ each as shown in figure about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to the plane of frame. Also find moment of inertia about an axis passing through ?

Find the moment of inertia of the two uniform joint rods about point as shown in figure. Use parallel axis theorem. Mass of each rod is ..

A uniform disc of mass and radius has an additional rim of mass $m$ as well as four symmetrically placed masses, each of mass , tied at positions from the centre as shown in figure. What is the total moment of inertia of the disc about an axis perpendicular to the disc through its centre?

Find the moment of inertia of a spherical ball of mass and radius attached at the end of a straight rod of mass and length , if this system is Ifee to rotate about an axis passing through the end of the rod (end of the rod opposite to sphere).

Find moment of inertia of a triangular lamina of mass about the axis of rotation shown in figure.

A uniform circular disc of radius has a sector of angle removed from it. Mass of the remaining disc is . Write the moment of inertia of the remaining disc about the axis shown in figure.
