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what is the meaning of radius of gyration?

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Radius of Gyration (R) is the distance of point where we can consider all mass of the body to be concentrated to the axis of rotation. It is mathematically represented as

R = (I/A)1/2

here I is the moment of inertia and S is the cross-sectional area.


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