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BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0
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B E A M C O O K B O O K
_____________________________
USER'S MANUAL
Shareware Evaluation Version 1.0
This manual is copyrighted 1996
by SoftEngineering
- All Rights Are Reserved -
BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0
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SHAREWARE
This software is provided as Shareware. This means you have the
opportunity to try it before you buy it. If you continue to use
this software for more than 90 days you are requested to become
a registered user. Registered users receive an update to the
most recent version of the software, a printed manual, and free
support.
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software be-
fore buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue us-
ing it, you are expected to register. Individual programs dif-
fer on details -- some request registration while others require
it, some specify a maximum trial period.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribu-
tion. The author specifically grants the right to copy and dis-
tribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
group. For example, some authors require written permission be-
fore a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system
makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you
buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't
use the product, you don't pay for it.
Beam Cookbook is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is
to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products. If you find this program use-
ful and find that you are using Beam Cookbook and continue to
use Beam Cookbook after a reasonable trial period, you must make
a registration payment of $59.95 to SoftEngineering. The $59.95
registration fee will license one copy for use on any one com-
puter at any one time. You must treat this software just like a
book. An example is that this software may be used by any number
of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to
another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at
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one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book
cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of Beam Cookbook must register and pay for
their copies of Beam Cookbook within 30 days of first use or
their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be
made by contacting SoftEnginering.
Anyone distributing Beam Cookbook for any kind of remuneration
must first contact Softengineering at the address below for aut-
horization. This authorization will be automatically granted to
distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guide-
lines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may
begin offering Beam Cookbook immediately(However SoftEngineering
must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-
date with the latest version of Beam Cookbook.).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of Beam Cookbook along to your
friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
will receive a copy of the latest version of the Beam Cookbook
system.
ASP OMBUDSMAN
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve
a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman
(OMB) can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP mem-
ber, but does not provide technical support for members' prod-
ucts. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
545 Grover Road
Muskegon MI 49442
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombuds-
man 70007,3536. The OMB may be contacted by FAX by sending to
the ASP FAX number: (616) 788-2765. In communication with the
OMB please include a telephone and/or FAX number if available.
_______
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| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
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DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of Beam Cookbook must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"Beam Cookbook is supplied as is. The author disclaims all war-
ranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any pur-
pose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or
consequential, which may result from the use of Beam Cookbook."
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C O N T E N T S
INTRODUCTION................................................viii
ABOUT THIS MANUAL.............................................ix
WHEN YOU NEED HELP.............................................x
C H A P T E R 1 ..............................................1
GETTING STARTED ............................................1
THE BEAM COOKBOOK PACKAGE ................................1
WHAT YOU NEED ............................................1
Necessary equipment .....................................1
Optional equipment ......................................1
INSTALLING BEAM COOKBOOK .................................2
QUICK START ..............................................3
C H A P T E R 2 ..............................................5
BEAM COOKBOOK: AN OVERVIEW .................................5
STARTING BEAM COOKBOOK ...................................5
THE BEAM COOKBOOK MAIN SCREEN ............................5
The desktop area ........................................6
Function key bar and help line ..........................6
A TOUR OF YOUR KEYBOARD ..................................6
Arrow keys ..............................................6
Function keys ...........................................7
The Esc key .............................................7
USING THE MOUSE...........................................8
Basic techniques ........................................8
More mouse shortcuts ....................................9
USING THE BEAM COOKBOOK MENUS ............................9
Shortcuts ..............................................10
USING THE BEAM COOKBOOK WINDOWS .........................12
Window management ......................................13
GETTING HELP ............................................14
SETTING THE DEFAULT DIRECTORY............................15
ENTERING AND EDITING DATA ...............................15
SAVING AND OPENING BEAM FILES............................16
SETTING THE SCREEN SIZE .................................18
Using mouse drivers with graphics cards ................18
EXITING BEAM COOKBOOK ...................................19
C H A P T E R 3 .............................................20
THE PULL-DOWN MENUS .......................................20
ABOUT ...................................................20
FILE ....................................................20
BEAM ....................................................21
SUPPORTS ................................................21
LOADS ...................................................22
MISCELLANEOUS ...........................................22
SOLVE ...................................................23
OPTIONS .................................................23
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C H A P T E R 3 (CONTINUED)
WINDOW .....................................................24
HELP ....................................................25
C H A P T E R 4 .............................................26
INPUT WINDOWS .............................................26
BEAM CONFIGURATION ......................................26
SUPPORTS ................................................28
CONCENTRATED LOADS ......................................29
MOMENTS .................................................30
UNIFORM LOADS ...........................................31
RAMP LOADS ..............................................31
HINGES ..................................................32
MOMENT CONNECTORS .......................................33
C H A P T E R 5 .............................................35
OUTPUT WINDOWS ............................................35
SOLUTIONS ...............................................35
REVIEW INPUTS ...........................................37
REACTIONS ...............................................38
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS .....................................38
SHEAR:MOMENT:SLOPE:DEFLECT ..............................39
BEAM VALUES .............................................40
LOCATION ................................................40
DISPLAY BEAM ............................................41
DIAGRAMS ................................................43
REPORTS .................................................44
C H A P T E R 6 .............................................48
ENTERING DATA .............................................48
ENTERING DATA ...........................................48
EDITING ENTRIES .........................................48
C H A P T E R 7 .............................................51
SETTING OPTIONS ...........................................51
THE OPTIONS MENU ........................................51
HARDWARE OPTIONS ........................................52
Graphics card options ..................................52
Defining the printer ...................................54
Defining the (printer) Device ..........................55
PREFERENCES OPTIONS .....................................55
STARTUP OPTIONS .........................................56
SAVE OPTIONS ............................................57
C H A P T E R 8 .............................................58
WORKING WITH BEAM FILES ...................................58
THE FILE MENU ...........................................58
ACCESSING FILES .........................................59
Opening a file .........................................59
OPENING A NEW FILE ......................................61
SAVING FILES ............................................61
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C H A P T E R 8 (CONTINUED)
Assigning a file name ..................................63
OVERRIDING THE DEFAULT DIRECTORY ........................63
C H A P T E R 9 .............................................66
ADVANCED COMMANDS .........................................66
PRIMARY ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE COMMANDS ................66
SECONDARY ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE COMMAND ...............67
USING BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COMMANDS ...............67
A P P E N D I X A............................................68
BEAM COOKBOOK KEYS ........................................68
A P P E N D I X B............................................74
ERROR MESSAGES ............................................74
A P P E N D I X C............................................79
TECHNICAL DATA ............................................79
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS .....................................79
STIFFNESS/FLEXIBILITY COEFFICIENTS ......................80
FORCED DEFLECTIONS/SLOPES ...............................81
COMBINING STIFFNESS/FLEXIBILITY
COEFFICIENTS WITH FORCED DEFLECTION/SLOPE .............81
I N D E X ....................................................82
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T A B L E S
Table 1.1 Quick start commands................................4
Table 2.1 Basic mouse techniques..............................8
Table 2.2 General hot keys...................................11
Table 2.3 Online help hot keys...............................11
Table 2.4 Window management hot keys.........................11
Table 2.5 Manipulating windows...............................14
Table 2.6 Mouse drivers that
support enhanced screen modes..................19
Table 6.1 Entry Editor Commands..............................49
Table A.1 Entry editor commands..............................68
Table A.2 Field selection commands...........................68
Table A.3 Menu bar commands..................................69
Table A.4 Submenu commands...................................70
Table A.5 List commands......................................71
Table A.6 Picklist commands..................................71
Table A.7 The Beam Cookbook function keys....................71
Table A.8 Hot keys...........................................73
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INTRODUCTION
This manual serves as a guide to Beam Cookbook, a comprehensive
beam solver (linearly elastic systems only) designed to be used
by engineers, engineering students or anyone interested in
analytical solutions. This is the ultimate "cookbook": instead
of having to find the right recipe, Beam Cookbook only contains
the ingredients, you supply the recipe. The ingredients are the
only constraints you have. Beam Cookbook uses analytical
solutions and the principle of superposition (does not use
finite elements) to determine reactions, shear, moment, slope,
and deflection.
The ingredients are:
Supports (20 max): simple, guided, and fixed (can have
vertical and/or rotational springs - also can have
forced deflections and/or slopes)
Variable moment of inertia (20 max)
Concentrated loads (40 max)
Concentrated moments (40 max)
Uniform loads (20 max)
Ramp loads (20 max)
Hinges (10 max) (can have rotational springs)
Moment connectors (10 max): transfers moment only (can
have vertical springs)
You may display or print the following:
Input data (text)
Reactions (text)
Beam values at boundary conditions (text)
Beam values at equally spaced increments (text)
Beam and loads (graphics)
Shear, moment, slope, and deflection diagrams (graphics)
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual has the following parts:
Chapter 1, "Getting Started," explains what you need and how
to install and run Beam Cookbook.
Chapter 2, "Beam Cookbook: An overview," describes some of
the basic procedures involved in using Beam
Cookbook, such as choosing a command from a
menu.
Chapter 3, "The pull-down menus," introduces each selection
on the menu bar.
Chapter 4, "Input windows," describes in detail each input
window, such as defining the location and type
of support you require.
Chapter 5, "Output windows," describes in detail each output
window, such as the all the reactions.
Chapter 6, "Entering data," explains how to enter data into
you beam problem and how to edit entries.
Chapter 7, "Setting options," shows how to change options
that affect the startup, operation, and hardware
that Beam Cookbook uses.
Chapter 8, "Working with beam files," explains how you can
display open, save, and start a new file. It
tells you how move in and out of directories in
the directory tree.
Chapter 9, "Advanced commands," explains how you activate /
deactivate commands on input fields.
Appendix A, "Special keys," explains the arrow, function, and
other special keys in Beam Cookbook.
Appendix B, "Error messages," lists error messages that might
occur in Beam Cookbook.
Appendix C, "Menu / window tree," is a schematic showing the
path to all menus and windows.
Appendix D, "Technical data," is the description of the
boundary conditions used and their respective
equations.
Index
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WHEN YOU NEED HELP
Customer Service
If you need any help with the following, please call us at
1-714-497-3852.
* Questions or problems about your bill.
* Questions or problems with your shipment.
* Questions about returning your product.
* Defective user's guide.
Technical Support
Registered customers get free technical support, notices of
product updates, and other announcements.
Telephone
Call Technical Support at 1-714-497-3852, hours 3:00pm - 8:00pm
pacific time. We'll take all the time needed to answer your quest-
ions, but you may have to wait a short time while we offer this
same attention to other callers ahead of you.
CompuServe
The SoftEngineering's User ID is 72760,76. We sill do our best to
respond in 24 hours.
Prodigy
The SoftEngineering's User ID is KFPB21A. We sill do our best to
respond in 24 hours.
Defective disk replapement
Usually you receive one of these messages if you have a bad disk:
"CRC error ...."
"General failure error reading drive ...."
"Sector not found ...."
"Bad sector ...."
"Unrecoverable read error ...."
To check, use the DISKCOPY command to copy the entire disk. DISK-
COPY reports any bad sectors. (See your DOS manual.) Check all
disks. To replace defective disks, call Technical Support at
1-714-497-3852. Within 30 days of purchase, we replace disks free.
After this, contact Technical Support for prices.
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