200
SECOND
MOMENT.
MOMENT
OF
INERTIA
The
value
of 6 which will
make
/*>
have a
maximum or
a
minimum
value
may
be found
by
equating
the first
derivative of
I&
with
respect
to 6 to
zero.
Thus,
=
=
sin
26(I
y
-I
I
)-2Pxv
cos 20
=
0,
au
whence,
tan
26
=
2P
XV
I
*-I*
From this
equation
two values
of
20
are
obtained
which differ
by
180,
the
corresponding
values
of 6
differing
by
90. For
one
value
of the
value
of
I?
will
be a
maximum and for the
other,
a min-
imum. If P
xy
=
(which
will
always
be
the case if either
the
x- or
?/-axis
is an axis of
symmetry)
the value of
is
zero,
and
hence axes
of
symmetry
are
principal
axes.
ILLUSTRATIVE
PROBLEM
238.
Find the moments of
inertia
of
the
angle
section,
shown
in
Fig.
246,
with
respect
to
principal
axes
passing
through
the
centroid.
Solution.
The
steps
in the solution will be made as
follows:
(1)
The centroid of
the
area will
be
located,
that,
is
x
and
y
will be
found.
(2)
The moments of inertia and
the
product
of
inertia
(Ix
,
Iy,
and
Pxy)
with
respect
to the centroidal
x-
and
?/-axes
will
then be found
by
the
methods
discussed
in
Arts. 93
and
96.
(3)
The
directions
of
the
principal
axes
will
then
be found
by
use of
the
equations
of
Art.
98.
(4)
The
moment of
inertia
with
respect
to
each
of
the
principal
axes,
u
and
v,
will then
be
found
by
means of
equations
(1)
and
(2)
of Art.
97.
: _4X|X2+5|X|XA
4Xf+5fXi
3.396
=
3.61
'0.94 in.
FIG. 246.
7.01
3.61
4Xf+5fXf
=
1.94 in.