BeamDesign

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About this app

This Finite Element Method (FEM) app is especially useful for civil engineers, mechanical engineers, architects and students who wish to design 1D hyperstatic frames.

You can input and edit geometry, forces, supports, loadcases etc. The calculation results are performed instantly.

Main features include:
✓ F, T and q (rectangular and triangular) loads
✓ Fixed and hinge connections at beam ends
✓ Fixed, hinge, roller and spring supports in any direction
✓ Imposed deflections
✓ Add or edit materials
✓ Add or edit sections
✓ Load cases and load combinations, including safety factors
✓ Moment, Shear, Stress, Deflection, Reaction forces and Unity checks

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Ratings and reviews

Its a good app but I am confused, in my current analysis, the reaction force at hinge A is directed upward. However, in the shear force diagram, this force is depicted as a downward force. This has caused some confusion regarding the interpretation of the shear force diagram

It's an awesome app. Been really helpful. Although when I put in value for *imposed deflection it does not reflect on my calculation. So it means the app can not solve beams or frames with settlement or imposed deflection. I will like to hear from the developers.

Bug: when i click the side options menu..90% of the time, nothing pops up which is very frustrating.