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How do you non-dimensionalise the second moment of area or also known as the moment of inertia?

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How do you non-dimensionalise the second moment of area or also known as the moment of inertia?

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The 2nd moment of area is an area times a distance squared. It will always have units of length to the power 4. In a dimensional analysis it would be represented by L^4 which does not have a specific unit of length e.g.