Apr 10, 2012 #1 pumpmann Mechanical Sep 19, 2010 36 Anyone know of some good beam (structural) calculating apps?
Apr 10, 2012 #2 IRstuff Aerospace Jun 3, 2002 44,753 Kind of depends on what you actually want. There are programs like Mathcad that have Roark's formulas, or have other worksheets. Likewise, Excel has some worksheets floating around for beam analysis. There are purpose-built beam analysis programs whose names escape me at the moment. TTFN faq731-376 Upvote 0 Downvote
Kind of depends on what you actually want. There are programs like Mathcad that have Roark's formulas, or have other worksheets. Likewise, Excel has some worksheets floating around for beam analysis. There are purpose-built beam analysis programs whose names escape me at the moment. TTFN faq731-376
Apr 10, 2012 #3 IDS Civil/Environmental Jun 1, 2001 3,289 As IRStuff says, there is a load of stuff out there, but you might like to have a look at my spreadsheet based solution: http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/continuous-beams-with-shear-deflections/ If interested, follow the links back for more details about how it works. Any questions, please ask. Doug Jenkins Interactive Design Services http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/ Upvote 0 Downvote
As IRStuff says, there is a load of stuff out there, but you might like to have a look at my spreadsheet based solution: http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/continuous-beams-with-shear-deflections/ If interested, follow the links back for more details about how it works. Any questions, please ask. Doug Jenkins Interactive Design Services http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/
May 2, 2012 Thread starter #4 pumpmann Mechanical Sep 19, 2010 36 any beam calculation app for iphone o/s that you could recomend? Upvote 0 Downvote
