xbeams

XBEAMS works with the transfer matrix method for plane beams and continuous carriers. The beam can be arbitrarily statically over-determined, and may have spring supports and so-called Gerber joints. It is a small and fast – yet quite powerfull – program for lectures and training courses in elastostatics. It computes the reactions, i.e. shear forces, bending moments, angles and deflections. An online help manual via Internet along with 6 examples is included. XBEAMS is the English version of the well-known German program XBALKEN.