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Polar Area Moment of Inertia, Polar Section Modulus Properties of Common Shapes

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Polar Area Moment of Inertia and Section Modulus.

The polar moment of inertia, J, of a crosssection with respect to a polar axis, that is, an axis at right angles to the plane of the cross
section, is defined as the moment of inertia of the crosssection with respect to the point of intersection of the axis and the plane. The
polar moment of inertia may be found by taking the sum of the moments of inertia about two perpendicular axes lying in the plane of
the crosssection and passing through this point.

The polar section modulus also called section modulus of torsion, Zp, for circular sections may be found by dividing the polar moment
of inertia, J, by the distance c from the center of gravity to the most remote fiber. This method may be used to find the approximate
value of the polar section modulus of sections that are nearly round. For other than circular crosssections, however, the polar section
modulus does not equal the polar moment of inertia divided by the distance c.

Related: Polar Mass Moment of Inertia About Axis AA, Axis BB and Axis CC.

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0.20 F3

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Area Polar Moment of Inertia

= 0.098 D4 0.167 s4
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Section Area Polar Moment of Inertia

0.098 D4 1.0825 s4

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