Calculating the Area Moment of Inertia of a Rectangle

The Area Moment of Inertia, or Second Moment of Area, is a geometric property of a cross-section, but how do we go about calculating it? This video explores how to calculate the area moment of inertia of a rectangle and introduces the parallel axis theorem.

This video is part of a series of blended learning videos for the course Engineering Mechanics: Statics with the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering programme at TUDelft.

0:00 Introduction
0:35 Recap of different moments of area
2:34 Problem Statement
3:12 Calculating Ix
6:08 Calculating Ix'

7:32 Introduction to Parallel Axis Theorem
9:02 Statement of Parallel Axis Theorem
10:17 Calculating Iy and Iy'