Tag Archives: continuous beams

py_Conbeam – 5

Posted on 28/08/2024 by dougaj4

… or perhaps one more. Following the previous post I have modified the py_BeamAct3D function to fix some problems with the non-linear analysis. The latest version, together with an additional spreadsheet comparing results with Strand7, can be downloaded from: py_ConBeamU.zip … Continue reading →

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py_Conbeam – 4

Posted on 13/08/2024 by dougaj4

The last post in the current series compares results from the py_Conbeam function with beam analysis results from the Strand7 FEA software. There have been further  significant changes to the Python code and the spreadsheet, so please download the latest … Continue reading →

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ConBeamU 4.13

Posted on 22/02/2017 by dougaj4

The continuous beam analysis spreadsheet, ConBeamU, is now up to version 4.13 with some minor bug-fixes, and the addition of a non-linear option for the BeamAct functions. See ConBeamU for more details of the functions available in the spreadsheet. Download … Continue reading →

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Daily Download 4: Continuous Beam Analysis

Posted on 20/09/2012 by dougaj4

Today’s download files contain several alternative functions for analysing continuous beams. The most flexible is the ConBeamU spreadsheet, which in addition to the continuous beam function also contains functions for single span beams and cantilevers, and for fixed end moments and … Continue reading →

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