Radius of Gyration - Applications in Mechanics

Applications in Mechanics

The radius of gyration (r) about a given axis can be computed in terms of the mass moment of inertia I around that axis, and the total mass m;

or

I is a scalar, and is not the moment of inertia tensor.

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