Moment of Inertia of a Cylinder about Its Perpendicular Axis

​
length (m)
25
radius (m)
10
hollow inner radius (m)
1
mass (kg)
50
axis of rotation
0
center axis of rotation
moment of inertia
3866.667
kg·
2
m
This Demonstration calculates the moment of inertia of a cylinder about its perpendicular axis, based on your parameter inputs.

Details

The moment of inertia is given by
I=
M
2
r
+
2
r
1

4
+
M
2
L
12
+M
2
a
, where
a
is the axis of rotation,
M
is the mass,
L
is the length,
r
is the radius, and
r
1
is the hollow inner radius.

External Links

Moment of Inertia

Permanent Citation

Austin Shyu, Abby Brown
​
​"Moment of Inertia of a Cylinder about Its Perpendicular Axis"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MomentOfInertiaOfACylinderAboutItsPerpendicularAxis/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: May 7, 2013