Validate Beam

Microstruct.Prime is Validated against the popular engineering programs STAAD Pro and SAP2000.
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Beam under 0.2kip/in on half span

This is 120in long beam of W6X15 section size with simply supported boundary conditions. It is modelled into 1 element (or 2 elements or 4) using Microstruct.Prime, STAAD Pro and SAP2000. The beam is subjected to 0.2kip/in uniformly distributed load for half span. The result is listed below.

Beam Size: W6X15
E = 30000 ksi
Iz = 29.1 in4 (strong axis)
Iy = 9.32 in4 (week axis)
Ix = 0.093 in4

Diagram (1 element) Software Deflection
Validate_solid_4x4_UDL Microstruct.Prime 0.321in
STAAD Pro 0.321in
Diagram (2 elements) Software Deflection
Validate_solid_4x4_UDL Microstruct.Prime 0.321in
STAAD Pro 0.321in
Diagram (4 elements) Software Deflection
Validate_solid_4x4_UDL Microstruct.Prime 0.321in
STAAD Pro 0.321in

Beam under 10.0kip at mid-span

This is 120in long beam of W6X15 section size with simply supported boundary conditions. It is modelled into 1 element (or 2 elements or 4) using Microstruct.Prime, STAAD Pro and SAP2000. The beam is subjected to 10.0kip concentrated load at mid-span. The result is listed below.

Beam Size: W6X15
E = 30000 ksi
Iz = 29.1 in4 (strong axis)
Iy = 9.32 in4 (week axis)
Ix = 0.093 in4

Diagram (1 element) Software Deflection
Validate_solid_4x4_UDL Microstruct.Prime 0.412in
STAAD Pro 0.412in
Diagram (2 elements) Software Deflection
Validate_solid_4x4_UDL Microstruct.Prime 0.431in
STAAD Pro 0.431in
Diagram (4 elements) Software Deflection
Validate_solid_4x4_UDL Microstruct.Prime 0.431in
STAAD Pro 0.431in

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