Tapered Beam

Tapered Profile

You can optionally enter a tapered profile. The tab "Profile end" is then activated. Here you enter the 2nd profile at the end of the member. Please note: the basic shape of the profile (H-, U-, L-shape, etc.) must match that of the profile at the start of the member.

Force Distribution

For the mechanics calculation the member is automatically divided into a number of member parts with a length corresponding to the average profile height. The section properties such as the moment of inertia are calculated in the middle of each member part. Each member part is calculated with a constant moment of inertia. Because the member parts are quite short, this approach proves to be sufficiently accurate.

Stress Check

For the stress check the section properties are calculated per section (per x-distance). This calculation is therefore exact.