Theory guide#

The Theory guide gives background-information to the applied processes working under the hood of this program.

Symbols

overview over all symbols with short description

Coordinates

assumed coordinates

Units

Recommended units to use for input

General

Relationship between curvature, strain at a position and neutral axis

Geometries

Geometries are a very define a very important part

Materials

Background to the implemented material-models

Sections

computation of axial-force and moment of sections and cross-sections under a given strain-distribution

Strain based design

determine moment and curvature of a cross-section given a strain at a position by iteration

Moment-Curvature-Curve

Procedure to compute the moment-curvature-curve

Moment-Shear Force-Curvature-Strain-Difference-Curve

Procedure to compute the \(M\)-\(N\)-\(\kappa\)-\(\epsilon\)-curve

Effective widths

Computations of effective widths under bending and axial loading

Loading

Shear-Connectors

How shear-connectors are considered within the beam

Slip

Computing the slip / the relative motion between two cross-sectional parts

Deformations

Computing deformation under given loading using the moment-curvature-curve