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Beam calculator – cantilever, simply supported, fixed and continuous beams

Bending moment, shear force and deflection diagrams for single-span and continuous beams with point loads, UDL and linearly varying loads.

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Beam elements (stiffness method) for every support type, with the closed-form Macaulay-bracket equations shown for single spans (point load, UDL, linear load); continuous beams with load patterns and moving loads (members).

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