Name Picture Dimensions Defining

Equation
Principal Moments about O
I
x
I
y
I
z

Uniform
Rod

length, 2a x = y = 0
-a < z < a
1
/
3
Ma
2
0
Circular
Rim

radius, a x
2
+ y
2
= a
2

z = 0
1
/
2
Ma
2
Ma
2

Circular
Disk

radius, a x
2
+ y
2
< a
2

z = 0
1
/
4
Ma
2

1
/
2
Ma
2

Rectangula
r
Lamina

width, 2a
length, 2b
-a < x < a
-b < y < b
z = 0
1
/
3
Mb
2

1
/
3
Ma
2

1
/
3
M(a
2
+b
2
)
Elliptical
Disk

principal
semi-
axes,
a and b
(x/a)
2
+
(y/b)
2
< 1
z = 0
1
/
4
Mb
2

1
/
4
Ma
2

1
/
4
M(a
2
+b
2
)
Annulus

radii, b <
a
b
2
< x
2
+ y
2
< a
2

z = 0
1
/
4
M(a
2
+b
2
)
1
/
2
M(a
2
+b
2
)