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Continuous beam

Two to four spans: support reactions, sagging and hogging moments, and deflection.

MPa
m⁴
m²
Deflection0.00438706 m
Maximum sagging moment25.3125 kN·m
Minimum hogging moment-45 kN·m

Support reactions

IDRx (kN)Rz (kN)My (kN·m)
1022.50
330750
65022.50

Engine vs formula: Relative difference 1.5 × 10−10 %

R1: Engine 22.5 / Classical method 22.5 kN · 1.1 × 10−10 %

R2: Engine 75 / Classical method 75 kN · 1 × 10−10 %

R3: Engine 22.5 / Classical method 22.5 kN · 1.5 × 10−10 %

Open in Stabileo ↗

Sparse Cholesky solver (191 free DOFs)

Residual 1.10e-11 (191 free DOFs)

Closed form / Classical method

Slope-deflection: solve support rotations, then recover reactions.

Assumptions

Linear elastic, small displacements. Prismatic Euler–Bernoulli frame members; truss bars carry axial force only with ideal pin joints. Self-weight is excluded. No shear deformation, geometric nonlinearity or design checks.

Technical details

Production Stabileo solver · planar Euler–Bernoulli frame elements.

32 elements per span. Diagram extrema are sampled. Influence lines use 101 positions plus the section and its two sides; axle extrema are sampled, not an exact optimization. Shear is evaluated immediately left of the section.

Total nodal DOFs: 195