The area moment of inertia (also called the second moment of area) defines the resistance of a cross-section to bending, due to the shape of the cross-section. It is a key parameter for the ...

In a state of bewilderment one fine day, I asked a group of three mechanical engineers at this company where I was then employed if they could please explain to me the concept of “moment of inertia”.

Angular momentum (I will refer to its traditional name) also depends upon two things: the angular velocity and the moment of inertia. Typically, textbooks use the letter L to represent the angular ...

Two features of the section are used to determine the shape factor for bending, the overall area of the section, A, and the way the material is distributed about an axis of interest - the geometric ...

On Aug. 30, 2005, the USGA published a proposal to implement a test and limit for clubhead moment of inertia (MOI). The USGA Equipment Standards Committee received detailed written comments from ...

When I was talking about balancing a stick, I mentioned the moment of inertia. Moment of inertia is different than mass, but I like to call it the “rotational mass”. What does mass do?