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Polar Moment of Inertia (Solid Circle)

Polar Moment of Inertia (Solid Circle): Polar moment of inertia for solid circular shaft. A Statics formula in mechanical engineering. Variables J and d, each…

Statics

Specification

Name
Polar Moment of Inertia (Solid Circle)
Discipline
mechanical
Category
Statics
LaTeX
J = \frac{\pi d^4}{32}
Description
Polar moment of inertia for solid circular shaft
Can solve for
J, d
Tags
polar, inertia, circle, shaft

Variables

Variables for Polar Moment of Inertia (Solid Circle)
SymbolNameUnitSi UnitImperial Unit
JPolar Moment of Inertiam⁴m⁴in⁴
dDiametermmin