Moment of Inertia Calculator
The Moment of Inertia Calculator will calculate:
- Moment of Inertia of a bar rotating around its centre
- Moment of Inertia of a bar rotating around its end
- Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its axis of symmetry
- Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its central diameter
- Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its axis of symmetry
- Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its diameter
- Moment of Inertia of a sphere rotating around its diameter
- Moment of Inertia of a spherical shell rotating around its diameter
- Moment of Inertia of a point object rotating around a given axis
The Moment of inertia of a bar rotating around its centre calculation is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a bar rotating around its end is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its axis of symmetry is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its central diameter is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its axis of symmetry is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its diameter is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a sphere rotating around its diameter is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a spherical shell rotating around its diameter is kg∙m2 |
The Moment of Inertia of a point object rotating around a given axis is kg∙m2 |
Moment of inertia of a bar rotating around its centre calculation |
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I = 1/12 × mb × L2 I = 1/12 × × 2 I = × × I = |
Moment of inertia of a bar rotating around its end calculation |
I = 1/3 × mb × L2 I = 1/3 × × 2 I = × × I = |
Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its axis of symmetry calculation |
I = 1/2 × mC × RC2 I = 1/2 × × 2 I = × × I = |
Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its central diameter calculation |
I = 1/4mC × RC2 + 1/12mC × h2 I = 1/4 × 2 + 1/12 × 2 I = × × + × × I = |
Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its axis of symmetry calculation |
I = mR × RR2 I = × 2 I = × I = |
Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its diameter calculation |
I = 1/2mR × RR2 I = 1/2 × 2 I = × × I = |
Moment of Inertia of a sphere rotating around its diameter calculation |
I = 2/5mS × RS2 I = 2/5 × 2 I = × × I = |
Moment of Inertia of a spherical shell rotating around its diameter calculation |
I = 2/3mSh × RSh2 I = 2/3 × 2 I = × × I = |
Moment of Inertia of a point object rotating around a given axis calculation |
I = mobj × r2 I = × 2 I = × I = |
Moment Of Inertia Calculator Input Values |
Mass of bar (mb) kg |
Length of bar (L) m |
Mass of cylinder or disc (mC) kg |
Radius of cylinder or disc (RC) m |
Height of cylinder (h) m |
Mass of ring (mR) kg |
Outer radius of ring (RR) m |
Mass of sphere (mS) kg |
Radius of sphere (RS) m |
Mass of spherical shell (mSh) kg |
Radius of spherical shell (RSh) m |
Mass of the point object (mob) kg |
Distance of the point object from the rotation axis(r) m |
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Moment of Inertia of a bar rotating around its centre Formula and Calculation
Moment of Inertia of a bar rotating around its end Formula and Calculation
Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its axis of symmetry Formula and Calculation
Moment of Inertia of a cylinder or disc rotating around its central diameter Formula and Calculation
The Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its axis of symmetry Formula and Calculation
The Moment of Inertia of a ring rotating around its diameter Formula and Calculation
Moment of Inertia of a sphere rotating around its diameter Formula and Calculation
Moment of Inertia of a spherical shell rotating around its diameter Formula and Calculation
Moment of Inertia of a point object rotating around a given axis Formula and Calculation
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