beamxs 1.1.1

Python Library for Structural Beam Analysis

A simple Python library for Structural Beam Analysis developed by students of Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science for Civil Engineering Applications Python Library for Beam Analysis for Civil Engineering

Developed by Aryan Karamtoth from Information Technology Department at Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science

Supported Features

• Making a beam
• Calculating Support Reactions of a beam
• Applying load on a beam

Installation

pip install beamxs

Getting Started

Import the package

import beamxs as bm

Read the documentation and apply the required method for your purpose

Documentation

Built-in Methods:

• createBeam(len): Method for creating a beam

  Input: len --> Length of Beam Output: beam --> Beam object

Example:

beam = bm.createBeam(10)
print(beam)

• definePin(pinPos,beam):

Method for defining the position of pin support

Input:  pinPos      --> Pin Support Position
        beam        --> Beam object
Output: pinposition --> Pin Position

Example:

pinpos = bm.definePin(2,beam)
print(pinpos)

• defineRoller(rollPos,beam):

  Method for defining the position of roller support

  Input: rollPos --> Roller Support Position beam --> Beam object

  Output: rollposition --> Roller Position

  Example:

  rollpos = bm.defineRoller(4,beam)
  print(rollpos)
  

• applyPointLoad(loadPos,loadMag,beam):

  Method for applying Point Load on the beam

  Input: loadPos --> Position of Point Load loadMag --> Magnitude of Point Load beam --> Beam object

  Output: load --> Applied Load

  Example:

  ptload = bm.applyPointLoad(4,60,beam)
  print(ptload)
  

• applyUDL(beam,loadPerUnitLength):

  Method for applying UDL (Uniformly Distributed Load) on the beam

  Input: beam --> Beam object loadPerUnitLength --> Load Per Unit Length

  Output: udl --> Applied UDL

  Example:

  udlarray = bm.applyUDL(beam,20)
  print(udlarray)
  

• applyUVL(beam,startLoad,endLoad):

  Method for applying UVL (Uniformly Varying Load) on the beam

  Input: beam --> Beam object startLoad --> Start Load endLoad --> End Load

  Output: uvl --> Applied UVL

  Example:

  uvlarray = bm.applyUVL(beam,20,40)
  print(uvlarray)
  

• applyMoment(momentPos, momentMag, beam):

  Method for applying Moment on the beam

  Input: momentPos --> Moment Position momentMag --> Moment Magnitude beam --> Beam Object

  Output: moments --> Moment Applied

  Example:

  appliedmoment = bm.applyMoment(3,20,beam)
  print(appliedmoment)
  

• calcReactionsSSB(loads, pinPos, rollPos, beam):

  Method for calculation support reaction of a simply supported beam with various loads

  Input: loads --> Dictionary containing load data beam --> Beam Object pinPos --> Pin Position rollPos --> Roller Support Position

  Output: Ra --> Reaction at pin support Rb --> Reaction at roller support

  Example:

    loads = [
    {'type': 'point', 'position': 2, 'magnitude': 50},
    {'type': 'udl', 'start': 3, 'end': 5, 'magnitude': 20},
    {'type': 'uvl', 'start': 6, 'end': 8, 'start_magnitude': 10, 'end_magnitude': 30}
    ]
    pinPos = 1
    rollPos = 9
    Ra, Rb = bm.calcReactionsSSB(loads, pinPos, rollPos, beam)
    print(Ra)
    print(Rb)