Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Three-Dimensional Kinetics of a Rigid Body - Section 21.1 - Moments and Products of Inertia - Problems - Page 597: 6

Answer

$$ I_{x y}=\frac{m}{12} a^2 $$

Work Step by Step

Mass of differential element is $d m=\rho d V=\rho h x d y=\rho h(a-y) d y$. $$ m=\int_m d m=\rho h \int_0^a(a-y) d y=\frac{\rho a^2 h}{2} $$ Now using the parallel axis theorem: $$ \begin{aligned} d I_{x y} & =\left(d I_{x^{\prime} y}\right)_G+d m x_G y_G \\ & =0+(\rho h x d y)\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)(y) \\ & =\frac{\rho h^2}{2} x^2 y d y \\ & =\frac{\rho h^2}{2}\left(y^3-2 a y^2+a^2 y\right) d y \\ I_{x y}= & \frac{\rho h}{2} \int_0^a\left(y^3-2 a y^2+a^2 y\right) d y \\ = & \frac{\rho a^4 h}{24}=\frac{1}{12}\left(\frac{\rho a^2 h}{2}\right) a^2=\frac{m}{12} a^2 \end{aligned} $$
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