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continuous steel beam with 4 spans

continuous steel beam with 4 spans

continuous steel beam with 4 spans

(OP)
I was looking for a simple program which I could use to determine maximum moments in a continuous steel beam with various loading conditions(both uniform and point loads).
The 48' beam would be used for a residential girder, with 4-12 foot spans. Point loads are carried down from the second floor & roof, and uniform loads will vary through the length.
Thanks for help.(especially for any freeware or demo programs).
 

RE: continuous steel beam with 4 spans

poseiden,

Check out these discussions:

thread507-132180
thread404-132284
thread507-126195

It sounds like you might want a specific program for beams rather than a general purpose frame program.  There might be something in these threads that you like, or you could try more searches.  Software is a popular topic.

Regards,
-Mike

RE: continuous steel beam with 4 spans

Try out STAAD.beam (www.reiworld.com) from Research Engineers or Bentley now.

RE: continuous steel beam with 4 spans

Enercalc is great, inexpensive and user-friendly.  STAAD is great but more expensive and not always user-friendly for beginners, in my opinion.  My younger engineers mis-use STAAD repeatedly and it's a challenge to keep up with their mistakes.  Don't have as much problem with their use of Enercalc.  

RE: continuous steel beam with 4 spans

(OP)
Thanks All!
Your responces are a great start. I'm going to start reviewing them now. I like starting with the "easy & free" ones first, since I don't get involved with steel that often - mostly just simple beams & columns.

RE: continuous steel beam with 4 spans

(OP)
Thanks SlideRuleEra-
I tried Beam Boy and it seems just the ticket!
I really don't need,at this time, the more involve analyses using the other programs. Beam Boy was easy to use and handles variable loading conditions.
By the way, I like the photos of the slide rules. I also use to use one (K&E), which I've learned to use most of the scales. What a difference with computers!

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