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    Strand7 Beam Forces & Moments Conventions

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    This document defines the conventions for shear forces, bending moments, axial forces, and torques used in the Strand7 beam element library. Shear forces and bending moments are defined in two principal planes, with positive and negative directions indicated. A positive shear force shears the beam towards the positive axis, while a positive bending moment generates compressive stresses on the positive side of the axis. The sign of axial forces denotes tension or compression, and torque diagrams are drawn on the negative 2-axis for positive torque. An example diagram illustrates the bending moment and shear force for a continuous I-beam.

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    This document defines the conventions for shear forces, bending moments, axial forces, and torques used in the Strand7 beam element library. Shear forces and bending moments are defined in two principal planes, with positive and negative directions indicated. A positive shear force shears the beam towards the positive axis, while a positive bending moment generates compressive stresses on the positive side of the axis. The sign of axial forces denotes tension or compression, and torque diagrams are drawn on the negative 2-axis for positive torque. An example diagram illustrates the bending moment and shear force for a continuous I-beam.

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    This document defines the conventions for shear forces, bending moments, axial forces, and torques used in the Strand7 beam element library. Shear forces and bending moments are defined in two principal planes, with positive and negative directions indicated. A positive shear force shears the beam towards the positive axis, while a positive bending moment generates compressive stresses on the positive side of the axis. The sign of axial forces denotes tension or compression, and torque diagrams are drawn on the negative 2-axis for positive torque. An example diagram illustrates the bending moment and shear force for a continuous I-beam.

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    This document defines the conventions for shear forces, bending moments, axial forces, and torques used in the Strand7 beam element library. Shear forces and bending moments are defined in two principal planes, with positive and negative directions indicated. A positive shear force shears the beam towards the positive axis, while a positive bending moment generates compressive stresses on the positive side of the axis. The sign of axial forces denotes tension or compression, and torque diagrams are drawn on the negative 2-axis for positive torque. An example diagram illustrates the bending moment and shear force for a continuous I-beam.

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    Element Library: Beam Forces and Moments Page 1 of 6

    Element Library: Beam Forces and Moments Conventions

    Shear Force and Bending Moment

    Strand7 provides shear force and bending moment results for a beam element in two principal planes, Plane
    1 and Plane 2. Plane 1 is defined by the 1 axis and the 3 axis. Plane 2 is defined by the 2 axis and the 3 axis.

    The sign conventions for shear forces and bending moments in each plane are illustrated below.

    Positive Negative

    Plane 1

    Plane 2

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    Shear Force Convention

    In each plane, a positive shear force shears the N1 side of the beam towards the positive side of the axis.

    Bending Moment Convention

    In each plane, a positive bending moment generates compressive fibre stress on the positive side of the axis.

    The following example shows the bending moment and shearing force diagrams on plane 2 (M2 and V2) for a
    continuous I-beam with the conditions shown below.

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    Axial Force

    The sign of the axial force, denotes whether the beam is in tension or compression:

    Positive Axial Force : Tension


    Negative Axial Force : Compression

    Positive axial force diagrams are drawn on positive side of the 2- axis as shown below.

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    Torque

    The convention for torque is a right hand moment about the 3-axis. Positive torque diagrams are drawn on the
    negative side of the 2-axis as shown below.

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