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- "BEAM" - QUICK, SIMPLE BEAM ANALYSIS: EVERYTHING IS BUILT-IN ! 12/93
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- BEAM.EXE = Executable Quick Basic Program that analyses 10 different
- load conditions, 6 different materials (Pine, Oak, Steel,
- Stainless, Aluminum, Brass, Concrete, and User-Defined).
- Predefined cross sectional shapes of Angle, I-Beam, Pipe,
- Rectangular Tube, Solid and T-Beam (same as Angle).
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- Sample Problem 1: 150 Lb man standing on 8 foot long 2x4.
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- RUN: Shape ? B (A 2x4 is a 'bar' of wood)
- Span ? 96 (Inches, Ends of 2x4 nailed to boards)
- Height ? 3.5
- Width ? 1.5
- Material ? 6 (Pine)
- Condition ? 1 (Center load, ends basically free to rotate)
- Load ? 150
- Add Inertia ? 0 (No added strength from floor or other boards)
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- Stress = 1170 Psi Stress Limit = 1400 Psi ; Beam will
- Deflection = .30 Inch Defl. Limit = .53 Inch not break...
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- Sample Problem 2: 16 1/2 Foot Garage Door Beam
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- Info: House is 28 feet wide. 24 Inch Snow = 2.4 Inch Water
- Water Weighs 5 Lb/Inch Depth
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- Total Load on Roof: Truss Weight ......... 2.2 Lb/Ft2
- Insulation (12 Inches) 1.2
- |--- 14'--| Ceiling .............. 1.5
- /\ 1/2" Roof Sheeting ... 1.1
- / \ Shingles, 2 Layers ... 5.2
- / \ Snow (24 Inches deep) 12.0
- / x --------------------------
- | | Garage Roof Pressure = 23.2 Ib/Ft2
- |____________| Beam (23.2/144 = .16 Psi)
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- RUN: Shape ? B (bar)
- --- Name ? 2 x 12 - Three of Them
- Span ? 198 (inches)
- Material ? 6 (pine)
- Height ? 11.5 (actual height of 12" beam)
- Width ? 4.5 (Three 2 x 12's, 1.5" wide each)
- Inertia ? 0 (no help from roof sheeting)
- Condition ? 3 (evenly distributed load)
- Pressure ? .16 (Psi)
- Load Width ? 168 (14 feet wide roof x 12 In/Ft)
- (width of the load)
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- Answer: Stress = 1333 Psi Stress Limit = 1400 Psi ... Good !
- Deflection = .5 Inch Defl Limit = (1/180 x L)
- or 1.10 Inch
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- Sample Problem 3: Beam under Floor of 3' x 8' Steel Water Tank
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- Hint: Angle iron welded underneath the tank in the "L" position
- ---- effectively gives a channel section and is very strong...
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- Closeup of Floor ---> ==========================================
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- ____________ ||
- /| / ||_______
- / |_______ / | 5' Deep -------- Angle
- /___________/ | ( L2x2-1/4 )
- | | /
- |___________|/ 3' Wide
- L
- <---8'------>
- 3 2
- If the Tank is filled it will have 5 Ft x 62.4 Lb/Ft or 312 Lb/Ft
- of pressure on the floor. 312/144 In2 = 2.166 Psi Floor Pressure.
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- The beam could be expected to support 1/2 the total floor pressure:
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- | wt beam supports | outer wall supports 1/2 of floor
- | <---------> |
- Floor: ==========================
- <---4'---> |_ <---4'--->
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- RUN: Shape ? C (angle welded to flat plate = channel)
- Span ? 36 (width of tank in Inches)
- Height ? 2.25 (Ht of angle plus 1/4 floor plate)
- Width ? 2 (width of angle iron)
- Thick ? .25
- Material ? 1 (Steel)
- Condition ? 3 (Uniformly loaded with free ends)
- Pressure ? 2.166 (Psi on the tank floor)
- Press Width ? 48 (width of supported area)
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- Stress = 17000 Psi Stress Limit = 18000 Psi... Good design!
- Defl = .068 Inch Deflection Limit = .20 Inches
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