Version 1.0, August 31, 2001, Copyright, Hugh Jack 1993-2001

14.2 CENTRE OF MASS

 

· This property is simply the point at which the mass on one side of the point is equal to the mass on the other side of the point.

 

· This property can be found with a summation of mass, weighted by distance.

 

 

· A simple example can illustrate the calculation of this property. A 2D example is given, but extension to 3D is trivial.

 

 

· Consider the example of the T-shape from before,

 

 

· Consider the problem below,