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Beam Calculator

Multi-span direct-stiffness analysis โ€” reactions, shear and moment diagrams, deflection checks. Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

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Geometry

A cantilever is a span whose far support is free. A model needs either two vertical supports or one fixed support.

Loads

Uniform over every span, downward positive. Point loads, partial spans and pattern live load are desktop features.

Section

Steel sections: enter I from the AISC table (W16×40 → 518 in⁴). The desktop app carries the full shape database.

Model

Results

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enter values and press Analyze

Export

Free use needs no account. Emailing yourself the results is the one step that asks for an address.

Not wired up yet โ€” the mail path ships with the launch of the tools section.

Printing this page carries the StructuralClaw watermark. The reviewer-ready calc package, with the governing code section on every value, is a desktop deliverable.