Beam Solver Walkthrough (Video)
Watch this short video to see how to use the multi-span beam calculator.
Multi-Span Beam Solver
Downward loads are positive. Any number of spans. Results via Euler–Bernoulli 1D beam FE (2 dof/node: v, θ).
Beam, Material & Mesh
Loads
Convention: P and w are downward positive. Distances are local to the chosen span.
Beam Sketch
The shear, moment, slope, and deflection diagrams are shown below.
Point Evaluation (V, M, θ, δ at user points)
Probe Results
| Span | x (m) | V (kN) | M (kN·m) | θ (rad) | δ (mm) | Exact V | Exact M | Exact θ | Exact δ |
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Results
Left Support
Rleft (kN), Mleft (kN·m)
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Right Support
Rright (kN), Mright (kN·m)
— / —
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Max Deflection
δmax (mm) @ x (m)
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Stations (supports + midspans)
| x (m) | V (kN) | M (kN·m) | δ (mm) |
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Point
UDL
Moment
Probe