Calculating the Moment of Inertia for a Circular Hollow Section

Use the AM_Inertia_TubeCircular command to calculate the moment of inertia for the cross section of a hollow cylinder.

To calculate a moment of inertia for a circular hollow section:

1. Draw the closed boundary of the cross section.

2. Type AM_Inertia_TubeCircular.

3. Define the circular hollow section for which you want to calculate the moment of inertia:

   1. Specify the outer diameter of the circular hollow section. Type a value for the diameter or click two points in the graphics area.

   2. Specify the thickness of the tube. Type a value or click two points in the graphics area.

   The table appears attached to the mouse cursor.

4. In the graphics area, click a point to place the table.

Access

Command: AM_Inertia_TubeCircular

Parent Topic

Calculating Moment of Inertia