connorivy / jbeam

jBeam

THIS PROJECT IS VERY MUCH A WIP

Step 1 - Clone and Install Dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/connorivy/jBeam.git

** Optional - create virtual environment py -3.9 -m venv venv venv\Scripts\activate.bat **

pip install -r requirements.txt

Another depencency that is needed is my fork of SymBeam. In the project folder, run git clone https://github.com/connorivy/symbeam.git and then cd to that folder and run pip install .

Step 2 - Run Local Server:

python manage.py runserver

Step 3 - Adjust Beam Length:

Step 3 - Add and Edit Loads:

Step 4 - Run Analysis:

Run the analysis by pressing the calculator icon. This calculates and renders the shear, moment, and deflection diagram for the beam. A beam size will also be populated. At the moment, this beam size comes from a VERY limited selection of wide flange sizes, and it selects the smallest shape that satisfies the L/240 total deflection criteria. There are no checks for any sort of beam failure. DO NOT USE TO DESIGN REAL-WOLRD BEAMS

Next items to be implemented:

• Fixing bugs with adding and deleting loads
• Making the UI look better
• Strength calculation for steel beams
• Report that shows all calculations
• 'Distance between adjacent beams' functionality to enable composite beam calculations
• Make units more apparent and allow user to change units
• Add unittests for strength and deflection calculations