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 |
|---|---|---|
 | Microstruct.Prime | 0.321in |
STAAD Pro | 0.321in |
| Diagram (2 elements) | Software | Deflection |
|---|---|---|
 | Microstruct.Prime | 0.321in |
STAAD Pro | 0.321in |
| Diagram (4 elements) | Software | Deflection |
|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Microstruct.Prime | 0.412in |
STAAD Pro | 0.412in |
| Diagram (2 elements) | Software | Deflection |
|---|---|---|
| Microstruct.Prime | 0.431in |
STAAD Pro | 0.431in |
| Diagram (4 element) | Software | Deflection |
|---|---|---|
| Microstruct.Prime | 0.431in |
STAAD Pro | 0.431in |