Examples
Ejemplos
Example No 1: Cantilever beam under one point load
Ejemplo No 1: Viga en voladizo con una carga puntual
| Item | User input | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grid spacing | 1 | ||
| Number of nodes | 4 | ||
| Coordinates | X: 0 | Y: 0 | |
| X: 3 | Y: 0 | ||
| X: 3 | Y: 3 | ||
| X: 0 | Y: 3 | ||
| Kinematic boundary conditions (KBC) | 4 | ||
| Static boundary conditions (SBC) | 1 | ||
| KBC No 1 | 0 | Both | |
| KBC No 2 | 4 | Both | |
| KBC No 3 | 8 | Both | |
| KBC No 4 | 12 | Both | |
| SBC No 1 | 15 | -100 (Vertical) | |
| Design parameters | Keep as default | ||
Geometry
Geometría
Result
Resultado
Example No 2: Deep beam with large opening under one point load
Ejemplo No 2: Viga de gran altura con pase y una carga puntual
| Item | User input | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grid spacing | 0.5 | ||
| Number of nodes | 10 | ||
| Coordinates | X: 0 | Y: 0 | |
| X: 4 | Y: 0 | ||
| X: 4 | Y: 2 | ||
| X: 1.5 | Y: 1.5 | ||
| X: 1.5 | Y: 0.5 | ||
| X: 0.5 | Y: 0.5 | ||
| X: 0.5 | Y: 1.5 | ||
| X: 1.5 | Y: 1.5 | ||
| X: 4 | Y: 2 | ||
| X: 0 | Y: 2 | ||
| Kinematic boundary conditions (KBC) | 2 | ||
| Static boundary conditions (SBC) | 1 | ||
| KBC No 1 | 0 | Both | |
| KBC No 2 | 8 | Vertical | |
| SBC No 1 | 39 | -1200 (Vertical) | |
| Design parameters | Max. strut angle: 90 | ||
| Min. strut angle: 0 | |||
| Others: keep as default | |||
Geometry
Geometría
Result
Resultado
Example No 3: Simply supported deep beam
| Item | User input | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grid spacing | 0.4 | ||
| Number of nodes | 4 | ||
| Coordinates | X: 0 | Y: 0 | |
| X: 4 | Y: 0 | ||
| X: 4 | Y: 1.2 | ||
| X: 0 | Y: 1.2 | ||
| Kinematic boundary conditions (KBC) | 2 | ||
| Static boundary conditions (SBC) | 2 | ||
| KBC No 1 | 0 | Both | |
| KBC No 2 | 10 | Vertical | |
| SBC No 1 | 37 | -952 (Vertical) | |
| SBC No 2 | 39 | -952 (Vertical) | |
| Design parameters | Min. strut angle: 45 | ||
| Others: keep as default | |||
Geometry
Geometría
Result
Resultado
Example No 4: Deep beam with abrupt change in stiffness, including large opening
| Item | User input | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grid spacing | 2 | ||
| Number of nodes | 12 | ||
| Coordinates | X: 0 | Y: 0 | |
| X: 12 | Y: 0 | ||
| X: 12 | Y: 2 | ||
| X: 8 | Y: 2 | ||
| X: 8 | Y: 6 | ||
| X: 6 | Y: 4 | ||
| X: 6 | Y: 2 | ||
| X: 2 | Y: 2 | ||
| X: 2 | Y: 4 | ||
| X: 6 | Y: 4 | ||
| X: 8 | Y: 6 | ||
| X: 0 | Y: 6 | ||
| Kinematic boundary conditions (KBC) | 2 | ||
| Static boundary conditions (SBC) | 1 | ||
| KBC No 1 | 0 | Both | |
| KBC No 2 | 6 | Vertical | |
| SBC No 1 | 21 | -2000 (Vertical) | |
| Design parameters | Max. strut angle: 60 | ||
| Min. strut angle: 35 | |||
| Others: keep as default | |||
Geometry
Geometría
Result
Resultado
Example No 5: Slender beam
| Item | User input | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grid spacing | 1.2 | ||
| Number of nodes | 4 | ||
| Coordinates | X: 0 | Y: 0 | |
| X: 8.4 | Y: 0 | ||
| X: 8.4 | Y: 1.2 | ||
| X: 0 | Y: 1.2 | ||
| Kinematic boundary conditions (KBC) | 2 | ||
| Static boundary conditions (SBC) | 2 | ||
| KBC No 1 | 0 | Both | |
| KBC No 2 | 7 | Vertical | |
| SBC No 1 | 11 | -952 (Vertical) | |
| SBC No 1 | 12 | -952 (Vertical) | |
| Design parameters | Min. strut angle: 30 | ||
| Others: keep as default | |||
Geometry
Geometría
Result
Resultado
