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Beam Analysis
Analysis of a single beam subject to transvers and distributed load
Length

12.00 m

Area

1.00 m2

Cross Sectional Area

8.333E-02 m4

2nd Moment of Area

20000000 kPa

Young's Modulus

Applied Loads

For distributed loads specify position of the start or the load, the load intensity at the start and end, and the load len
For Point loads and moments specify the position and magnitude
Point load direction is either "X" (axial) or "Y" (transverse)
Distributed
Start
1

Point

Load/m start Load/m end

0

12

Load Length

Position

12

2
3
4
5

Enter 1 under End Fixity for restrained freedoms. End Actions and End Freedom numbers are calculated by the sp

End 2

End 1

End Actions

End Fixity

End Freedoms

FX1

#VALUE! Kn

FY1

#VALUE! Kn

M1

#VALUE! KnM

FX2

#VALUE! Kn

FY2

#VALUE! Kn

M2

#VALUE! KnM

k_1

EA/L

1666666.67

k_2

12EI/L^3

11574.0741

k_3

EI/L

138888.889

k_4

6EI/L^2

69444.4444

1
1

0
2

Stiffness matrix coefficients

1

k_1
2

-k_1
k_2

3
4

Symmetrical

k_4
4k_3

-k_2
-k_4

k_4
2k_3

k_1
k_2

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-k_4

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4k_3

Beam Stiffness matrix

1

1 1.67E+06

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

-1.67E+06

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

2 0.00E+00

1.16E+04

6.94E+04

0.00E+00

-1.16E+04

6.94E+04

3 0.00E+00

6.94E+04

5.56E+05

0.00E+00

-6.94E+04

2.78E+05

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0.00E+00

0.00E+00

1.67E+06

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

-1.16E+04 -6.94E+04

0.00E+00

1.16E+04

-6.94E+04

0.00E+00

-6.94E+04

5.56E+05

5 0.00E+00
6 0.00E+00

6.94E+04

2.78E+05

Stiffness matrix for active freedoms

#N/A

Invert matrix range

#N/A

1666666.667

#N/A

0 555555.56

#N/A

b59:c60

#N/A

g59:g60

Freedom No

External Force
kN, m

#N/A

#N/A

Matrix multiply range

c54:d55

Inverted stiffness matrix

4

6.00E-07

0.00E+00

#N/A

FX2

#VALUE!

0.00E+00

1.80E-06

#N/A

M2

#VALUE!

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

Deflection Nett Force

1

FX1

0.00E+00

#VALUE!

FY1

0.00E+00

#VALUE!

M1

0.00E+00

#VALUE!

FX2

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

FY2

0.00E+00

#VALUE!

M2

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

5
6

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Reaction
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#N/A

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t the start and end, and the load length

Point
Load

Moments
Direction X/Y

Position

Moment

m numbers are calculated by the spreadsheet

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x multiply range

Deflections
m, Radians degrees
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#N/A
#N/A

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Element Actions

-96.74

-15.45

-240.00

96.74

15.45

54.58

0.00

20.00

33.33

0.00

-20.00

6.67

96.74

175.45

72.71

-96.74

-175.45

145.42

7.12

207.99

-9.50

-7.12

-207.99

-18.99

31.77

26.10

9.84

-31.77

-26.10

19.68

-8.51

125.67

14.19

8.51

-125.67

28.38

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Strand7 res

0.00%

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0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

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