Rectangular-section centroid and inertia calculator

Calculate composite centroid x and composite centroid y with your own figures.

Your numbers

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Use composite centroid x and composite centroid y to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Nonoverlapping rectangles [width mm,height mm,centroid x mm,centroid y mm]
[[100,10,0,0],[10,80,0,45]]
Composite centroid x (mm)
0
Composite centroid y (mm)
20
Ixx about centroid (mm⁴)
1335000
Iyy about centroid (mm⁴)
840000

Try another scenario

Nonoverlapping rectangles [width mm,height mm,centroid x mm,centroid y mm]
[[101,10,0,0],[10,80,0,45]]
Composite centroid x (mm)
0
Composite centroid y (mm)
19.889503
Ixx about centroid (mm⁴)
1,339,061.23389
Iyy about centroid (mm⁴)
865,250.833333
Calculation method

Calculation method

Composite centroid x (mm)

Area-weighted centroid and parallel-axis theorem for supplied nonoverlapping rectangles; no union subtraction.

Composite centroid y (mm)

Area-weighted centroid and parallel-axis theorem for supplied nonoverlapping rectangles; no union subtraction.

Ixx about centroid (mm⁴)

Area-weighted centroid and parallel-axis theorem for supplied nonoverlapping rectangles; no union subtraction.

Iyy about centroid (mm⁴)

Area-weighted centroid and parallel-axis theorem for supplied nonoverlapping rectangles; no union subtraction.

Symbols and units
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Nonoverlapping rectangles [width mm,height mm,centroid x mm,centroid y mm]

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Area-weighted centroid and parallel-axis theorem for supplied nonoverlapping rectangles; no union subtraction. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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