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The following programs are written in Visual Basic 6. Mostly they are useful for the code snippets, but there are some fullyfledged applications here also. The source codes are given, as are some of the installation programs. Note that the inclusion of the run time files bloats the download. The programs are released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (1353 hits).

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FEBeam
This program is the most comprehensive Ive written in Visual Basic. It is a finite-element analysis package for beams alone. Its benefits are that the second moment of area, as well as the modulus of elasticity can be varied throughout the beam, in steps or curves or even a mixture of the two. All regular forms of loading are allowed for as are fixed displacements and spring supports. An automatic meshing routine, as well as a user-defined mesh density also feature. This combination make it very useful for checking unusual design scenarios not covered by regular analysis software. There are some limitations to it though, for example the output is not comprehensive and neither is the error checking. But it is still a useful program, and a good introduction to programming the finite element method. There are an endless list of possible upgrades to this program, but at the moment I dont have any intention of doing more work on it. Note that Section 15 of the GNU GPL (1353 hits), Disclaimer of Warranty, and Section 16, Limitation of Liability, are particularly pertinent to this engineering design program. Source (305 KB) Installation (5.61 MB)

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TrussMaster
This is a fairly functional truss analysis program that features common CAD commands. A user-defined grid can be set up and nodes snapped to grid points and members drawn between nodes. Loads and supports can be defined in the data entry grid, or by generation. Members and nodes can also be created using the node/member generation boxes. Member properties can be generated for any sequence of members, or input via the data entry grid. Note that a pinned support is input as a 1 and a roller support as a 2. The member and nodal results are output in a grid, whilst the deflected shape is drawn to a user-defined scale, and can also be animated to examine the structural behaviour. There are features required before the program is really useful, such as: member forces to be drawn in window; animation re-scale; better support conditions definitions; better output of results; member selection and editing; move node feature; better drawings of loads and supports. Im not sure when Ill get around to these features (if ever!) so you get it as it is its still very useful though.

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Note that Section 15 of the GNU GPL (1353 hits), Disclaimer of Warranty, and Section 16, Limitation of Liability, are particularly pertinent to this engineering design program. Source (96 KB) Installation (4.33 MB)

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TrussGenerator
For some standard trusses, it is laborious to type all joint/member coordinates and loadings into TrussMaster. Therefore this little program generates a TrussMaster file for standard truss configurations. (Actually I lie it only does the Pratt or N configuration for now ). Source (19 KB) Installation (2.73 MB) Great Excel and Engineering Blog

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EC5 Joist
This program is a useful design tool for checking domestic joist designs to Eurocode 5. All usual configurations of span, joist spacing, joist size and material grade are allowed for. Design checks include bending, shear, end-bearing and deflections. The material properties are held on a database file that must reside in the same directory as the exe file. Definitely useful as a fully installed program. Note that Section 15 of the GNU GPL (1353 hits), Disclaimer of Warranty, and Section 16, Limitation of Liability, are particularly pertinent to this engineering design program. Source (20 KB) Installation (6.21 MB)

Steel Sections Database

This is a simple program that renders the section properties and an image of a selected steel section from the included database. The sections included are UB, UC, UBP and PFC (though I think the PFC crashes it one might include a sections-library into a larger program. ). Its a basic introduction to how

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Graph Displacement
This is a small program that graphs the Euler-Bernoulli shape function for a flexural member when the end translations and rotations are given. It then finds the location and value of the maximum displacement along the element. Sort-of useful in its own. It was included into FEBeam to visualize individual element displacements. Source and exe (43 KB)

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Recently Used Files

This program demonstrates the use of a module that manages the recently used files list in the File menu. This version is an update of the previous one that has been downloaded over 36,000 times (here (158 hits))! This programs main use is to provide the RUF module for inclusion in your own package. Therefore the installation program really only serves to provide the runtime files if needed. Source (15 KB) Installation (2.83 MB)

Linear Simultaneous Equations

This program demonstrates two modules written for the solution of matrix equations. The modules are for Gauss Elimination and Cholesky Decomposition. These modules are useful in larger programs, such as finite-element or stiffness method solutions. Both FEBeam and TrussMaster use the Gauss Elimination module as it is found to be more robust than the Cholesky Decomposition module, which (strangely) is the preferred solution method of commercial programs. Not tremendously useful as an installed program. Source (17 KB) Installation (2.61 MB)

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Stochastic Beam Design

This program uses the Monte Carlo method to calculate the probability of failure of a simply-supported beam in which all variables are stochastic. Each variable can have one of the five different probability distributions which are allowed for. Possibly interesting as an installed program to investigate safety levels in a potential design. Source (23 KB) Installation (3.7 MB)

Operations Time
This program finds the time required by different operators (+, -, x, /) on your particular machine. Source and exe (43 KB)

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Comment from salah Time: 28 August, 2008, 11:32 very happy to find this site and thanks for the team who run this site Comment from apparao Time: 7 November, 2008, 15:24 very interesting and useful programs presented Comment from eng.zarzour Time: 24 January, 2009, 18:36 thanks for every thing its a great site and i will tell all my friends about it Comment from ugo Time: 2 February, 2009, 15:51 great work! Comment from ordiah evans vans Time: 12 May, 2009, 11:38 This is programs source codes are the best free engineering source codes I have seen. God bless you real good for giving this out. I am a civil /structural engineer and I lecturer in a university in Nigeria. I will appreciate having more of this free codes and books in visual basic/visual basic.net.Thank you sir. Comment from Jason Time: 3 September, 2009, 17:25

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Thank you for this great share. I used to be a visual basic programmer (vb5 and vb6, i know its old lol) and i can see the quality in your programs. Thank you so much for this great share. Jason Comment from Sanjay Desai Time: 2 November, 2009, 20:44 Just stumbled upon this great site while looking for programming material on Beam design. Thank you for sharing the VB Source Codes. Greatly appreciated. Comment from Ayman Atmeh Time: 2 April, 2010, 17:16 Thank You Very much for this program but i want ask you how can we find a moment on specific distance in your Code you put moments only on Nodes Comment from isaac muriithi Time: 17 July, 2010, 08:21 I am very pleased with the program. Its quite a lot of efforts. Comment from Gelbert R. Silot Time: 8 September, 2010, 09:50 Thanks for this program. Ive been longing for this free great stuff. Comment from shrikant Time: 7 October, 2010, 20:19 sir, do you have any program on structural analysis Comment from mehdi Time: 14 October, 2010, 06:47 tanks for your excellent apps they are so usefull for me. Comment from mghozi2002 Time: 12 December, 2010, 15:54 great works!! thanks for share the code which very usefull for my study. it will be so complete if i can get the code for 3D truss, sir (please). god bless us all. Comment from Ahmad Mansour Time: 22 December, 2010, 11:51 Great works, i am very happy that i found such website, appreciations Comment from reza Time: 26 April, 2011, 13:44 this is really nice. im really happy to find you. thank you alot. Comment from Rob Time: 11 July, 2011, 17:55 Great resource for bridge engineers, Thanks. I recently launched a bridge assessment program, a free version is available at bridgeassessment.co.uk Comment from Colin Time: 11 July, 2011, 21:44 Rob, Looks really slick well done, and the best of luck with success for it. Did you write it in C#? Colin Comment from Rob Time: 12 July, 2011, 11:39 Hi Colin thanks very much, Yea its written in C#, its a great language and combined with windows presentation foundation (WPF) you can get some great UIs and sharp looking reports using the XPS document format. Kind Regards Rob Comment from Mak UDs

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Time: 6 August, 2011, 10:07 Dude u r awesome !! Comment from Sohail Time: 16 September, 2011, 18:38 Hey there ! its really nice work i have also created some civil engg related softwares e.g. Trruss Analysis and beam solution for indeterminate beams. hit me on email Comment from Tim Eckert Time: 19 September, 2011, 01:39 On the joist program- can anyone tell me the major equation differences from the Eurocode to the International Building Code or BOCA building Code? It seems like a useful program that i can use. I could take the force effects and then design independently. Comment from Osman ahinolu Time: 22 September, 2011, 15:39 Visual Basic ile yazlm programlarnz takip ediyorum. Comment from OSUNDE TOYIN ANTHONY Time: 8 October, 2011, 16:51 i am studying production engineering in the university of Benin,Benin city NIGERIA.THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR WORK.PLEASE,KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Comment from J.Mc Time: 20 January, 2012, 13:18 You guys are legends. Some great stuff here Comment from Abhijeet Oundhakar Time: 1 June, 2012, 11:35 Dear Dr Caprani, thanks for sharing the source code to your excellent programs. I downloaded the source for trussmaster, but there does not seem to be any project file. Could you guide me to set up the project for compilation? Comment from Wilfred Mathias Time: 9 June, 2012, 11:21 Pls guys i try to write a vb6 program to calculate a simultanous equation with three variable pls can someone hlp me out Comment from klark Time: 3 August, 2012, 09:01 Based on the GUI of the program, I think ETABS were programmed using Visual Basic. Anyone who agree with me? Comment from Williams Time: 15 November, 2012, 05:18 Thanks for this great sacrifice. Can help with any step by step manual on VB6.0 as am new to it. I will kindly request source codes for solving upto 10 by 10 matrixes. thanks

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