BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ B E A M C O O K B O O K _____________________________ USER'S MANUAL Shareware Evaluation Version 1.0 (Appendices A, B, and C and Index) This manual is copyrighted 1994 by SoftEngineering - All Rights Are Reserved - BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ A P P E N D I X A BEAM COOKBOOK KEYS This appendix describes the function of various keys in Beam Cookbook. Table A.1 Entry editor commands A ================================================================ Key(s) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cursor Movements left arrow or Ctrl-S Moves left one character. right arrow or Ctrl-D Moves right one character. Crtl-A or Ctrl-Left Moves left one word. Ctrl-F or Ctrl-Right Moves right one word. Home or Ctrl-QS Moves to the beginning of field. End or Ctrl-QD Moves to the end of field. Insertion and Deletion Delete or Ctrl-S Deletes character at the cursor. Backspace or Crtl-H Deletes character left of the or Ctrl- Backspace cursor. Ctrl-Y Deletes the entire line. Ctrl-Home Deletes from beginning of the line to the cursor. Ctrl-End or Ctrl-QY Delete from the cursor to end of the line. Ctrl-T Deletes the word to right of the cursor. Insert or Ctrl-V Toggle the insert mode fat cursor: insert thin cursor: delete Other Enter Accept the contents of the field. Ctrl-R or Ctrl-QL Restore the contents of the field. Esc or Click right Restore contents to last time the Enter key was used to accept the contents or Quit input window. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 68 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Table A.2 Field selection commands ================================================================ Key(s) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Field Movement Commands left arrow or Ctrl-S Move left one field. In order to use left arrow the field must be blank or the cursor located at the left must position. right arrow or Ctrl-D Move right one field. In order to use "the field must be blank or the cursor located at the right must position. up arrow or Ctrl-E Move up one field. dn arrow or Ctrl-Right Move down one field. PageUp or Ctrl-QS Page up one screen. PageDn or Ctrl-QD Page down one screen. Ctrl-QR or Ctrl-PageUp Move to the first field (upper left corner). Ctrl-QC or Ctrl-PageDn Move to the last field (lower right corner). Choice Field Commands + or Spacebar Increment the choices forward. or Click Left Increment the choices backward. Other Commands Enter Accept the contents and go to the next field. Click Left Accept the contents and go to the field indicated by the mouse. Esc or Click right Restore contents to last time the Enter key was used to accept the contents or Quit input window. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 69 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Table A.3 Menu bar commands ================================================================ Key(s) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Menu Item Movement Commands left arrow or Ctrl-S Move to the left one item. right arrow or Ctrl-D Move to the right one item. dn arrow or Ctrl-X Display the submenu (if there or Ctrl-Z is one). Home Move to the first item (left side). End Move to the last item (right side). Other Commands Enter or Click Left Select the item. or highlighed letter Esc or Click right Quit ---------------------------------------------------------------- Table A.4 Submenu commands ================================================================ Key(s) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Menu Item Movement Commands up arrow or Ctrl-E Move up one item. or Ctrl-W dn arrow or Ctrl-X Move down one item. or Ctrl-Z Home Move to the first item (top). End Move to the last item (bottom). Other Commands Enter or Click Left Select the item. or highlighed letter Esc or Click right Quit ---------------------------------------------------------------- 70 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Table A.5 List commands ================================================================ Key(s) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Highlight Bar Movement Commands up arrow or Ctrl-E Move up one row. or Ctrl-W dn arrow or Ctrl-X Move down one row. or Ctrl-Z Home Move to the first row (top). End Move to the last row (bottom). Click Left Move to row selected. Other Commands PageUp or Ctrl-R Page up one screen. PageDn or Ctrl-C Page down one screen. Esc or Click right Quit ---------------------------------------------------------------- Table A.6 Picklist commands ================================================================ Key(s) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Picklist Item Movement Commands left arrow or Ctrl-S Move left one item. right arrow or Ctrl-D Move right one item. up arrow or Ctrl-E Move up one item. or Ctrl-W dn arrow or Ctrl-X Move down one item. or Ctrl-Z Home Move to the first item (upper left corner). End Move to the last item (lower right corner). Other Commands PageUp or Ctrl-R Page up one screen. PageDn or Ctrl-C Page down one screen. Enter or Click Left Select the item. or highlighed letter Esc or Click right Quit ---------------------------------------------------------------- 71 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Table A.7 The Beam Cookbook function keys ================================================================ Key(s) Name Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- F1 Help Displays information about the current area; for example, highlighted command. Press Esc to exit help. F1-F1 Help on help Once you're in the Help system (by pressing F1), press F1 again to pop up the How to Use Help screen. Alt-F1 Previous help When you're in the Help system and topic want to go back to the previous Help screen, you page backward through the last 20 Help screens you viewed. Shift-F1 Help Index Use this command to access Beam Cookbook's comprehensive alphabetic index. F2 Save file This command saves the current Beam Cookbook file to disk. F3 Open file Open an existing Beam Cookbook file. F4 Activate/ This function key is used to deactivate activate or deactivate an entry in field most of the i put windows. n F5 Zoom/unzoom Expands the active window to its maximum size, if already expanded if shrinks the window to its previous size. F6 Next window Activates the next window, which makes it the topmost open window. Ctrl-F6 Previous window Activates the previous window, which makes it the topmost open window. F7 Resize window This function key lets you change the size of the active window. F8 Move window This function key lets you change the position of the active window. F9 Solve This solves the current beam problem and opens or activates the "SOLUTIONS" output window. F10 Menu bar Activates the menu bar. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 72 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ HOT KEYS Beam Cookbook's hot keys or shortcuts are key combinations you can press to enact a menu commands directly without pulling down any menus. Table A.8 Hot keys ================================================================ Key(s) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Menu Bar F9 Solves the current beam problem. F10 Goes to menu bar. Alt-X Exits Beam Cookbook and returns to DOS. On-line Help F1 Opens an On-line help screen. F1-F1 Opens a help screen on how to use the help screen. Shift-F1 Open a help screen display the help index. Alt-F1 Goes to previous help screen. Window Management F5 or Alt-Z Zooms/unzooms the active window. F6 Switches to the active window. Ctrl-F6 Return to the previously active window. F7 or Alt-R Changes the size of the active window. F8 or Alt-M Changes the position of the active window. Esc Closes the active window. Alt-# Press with the number of any open (#=1, 2,etc) window to activate. File Management F2 This command saves the current Beam Cookbook file to disk. F3 Open an existing Beam Cookbook file. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 73 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ A P P E N D I X B ERROR MESSAGES This appendix describes error messages you may come across while working with Beam Cookbook. Not all error messages are listed here; many are self explanatory or merely informative. Error messages are listed alphabetically. Attempt to read/write bad data. The file you attempted to read or write is corrupted. Bad request structure length. DOS Critical Error. BEAMHELP.HLP file not found A Beam Cookbook's help file is missing. Try installing Beam Cookbook again. Data error. DOS Critical Error: The controller board of a floppy or hard disk indicates a hard media error in one or more sec- tors. Device driver not found. A device driver is missing. Try installing Beam Cookbook again. Device read error. DOS Critical Error: A serious hardware problem when trying to write to a device. Device write error. DOS Critical Error: A serious hardware problem when trying to write to a device. Disk is full. The current disk is full delete some files or use a disk. Disk is write-protected. You tried to write to a write-protected disk. Disk sector not found. DOS Critical Error: Disk drive problem - can't find sector. Drive is not ready. The door of a floppy disk drive is open, or there is no disk in the indicated drive. 74 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Duplicate Condition. This error occurs when two like active conditions are at the same location. You must change the location or press F4 to deactivate. This error only applies to: variable I, supports, hinges, and moment connectors. Error initializing printer. Check to see if correct was printer selected under Options in the main menu. Error opening work file. Error occurred when trying to open a work file used for- printing. Error reading work file. Error occurred when trying to read a work file used for printing. Error writing work file (disk full?). Error occurred when trying to write to a work file used for printing. Check to see if the disk that install Beam Cook- book on is almost full. Error = XXXXX : file not saved !!! A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system. Call technical support about your problem. Error = XXXXX : file not opened!!! A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system. Call technical support about your problem. File access denied. The assigned to a file specifies a directory or read-only file. File not Assigned. A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system Call technical support about your problem File not found. Beam Cookbook can't find the file you specified. Check the file name for correct spelling and location. File not open. A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system. Call technical support about your problem. File not open for input. A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system Call technical support about your problem. 75 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ File not open for output. A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system. Call technical support about your problem. General failure. DOS Critical Error: Hardware failure. Graphics error. General error trying to display or print graphics. Graphics hardware not detected. Your hardware does not support graphics. Do not try to display beam or diagrams. Help error: XXXXXXXXXXXXX. Error occurred in help system. Call technical support about your problem. Insufficient memory. You do not have enough memory for Beam Cookbook to con- tinue. Free up memory by unloading TSR programs or by clos- ing windows (see auto close windows, page 56). Insufficient memory to print report - close some windows. You do not have enough memory for Beam Cookbook to con- tinue. Free up memory by unloading TSR programs or by clos- ing windows (see auto close windows, page 56). Internal error. A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system. Call technical support about your problem. Invalid device driver. The device driver file must be corrupted. Try installing Beam Cookbook again. Invalid drive. The drive specified is not valid. Invalid format. The file you attempted to read is not a Beam Cookbook file or is corrupted. Invalid help file format. Beam Cookbook's help file is corrupted. Try installing Beam Cookbook again Invalid Location - not on Beam. The location you entered is greater than the length on the beam defined in the "BEAM CONFIGURATION" input window. You 76 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ must change the location or press F4 to deactivate. The correct length should be entered first. Length to small - The length must be equal to or greater than any active valid location. This error applies only changing the length of the beam. This insures that all other active locations are still ac- tive. You can deactivate these locations by pressing F4 be- fore changing the length. No diagrams defined. This error occurs when using the Multiple Diagram command and all diagrams options are set to NO. Not enough memory to load device driver. You do not have enough memory for Beam Cookbook to con- tinue. Free up memory by unloading TSR programs or by clos- ing windows (see auto close windows, page 56). Not in valid range. Error when entering a value that is less than or greater than it's valid range. Not valid at left end or right end of beam. You can't use hinges or moment connectors at the ends of the beam. This would create conflicting conditions at the ends. Out of memory! Close some windows. You do not have enough memory for Beam Cookbook to con- tinue. Free up memory by unloading TSR programs or by closing windows (see auto close windows, page 56). Overlay Manager error cannot load program. Beam Cookbook's overlay file is corrupted. Try installing Beam Cookbook again. Overlay File not found - reinstall software. Beam Cookbook's overlay file cannot be found. Try install- ing Beam Cookbook again. Path not found. The path is invalid or specifies a nonexistent subdirec- tory. Printer is out of paper. The printer interface indicates that the printer is out of paper. The printer can also be turned off or have some other problem. 77 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Printer not ready. The printer is turned off or may have some other problem. Seek error. DOS Critical Error: Disk drive problem - move to requested track failed. Too many open files. Your CONFIG.SYS file does not include a FILES=xx entry, or the entry specifies too few files. Increase the number xx to a suitable number, such as 20. This is not a Beam Cookbook file. The file you attempted to read is not a Beam Cookbook file or is corrupted. Unable to load file. A malfunction occurred within the Beam Cookbook system. Call technical support about your problem. Unknown command. DOS Critical Error: Unknown command requested. Unknown disk unit. You specified an unknown drive letter. Unknown media type. DOS Critical Error: Disk format not recognized. 78 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ A P P E N D I X C TECHNICAL DATA BOUNDARY CONDITIONS For the solution of beam deflection problems, boundary condi- tions must be prescribed. The types of homogeneous boundary conditions that Beam Cookbook uses are as follows: * Free End: Such an end is free of moment (M) and shear (V). Therefore left end V(0) = 0, V(L) = 0 right end M(0) = 0, M(L) = 0 * Simple Support (roller or pinned): At the support consid- ered no deflection v can exist. Hence at the support con- sidered located at x = a, v(a) = 0 if located at either end of the beam then: M(end) = 0 * Guided Support (any position): In this case free vertical movement is permitted, but rotation of the end is pre- vented. The support is not capable of resisting shear. Hence at the support considered located at x = a, dv/dx at a = 0 If located at either end of the beam then: V(end) = 0 * Fixed Support (any position): In this case the displac e- ment v and the slope dv/dx must vanish. Hence at the sup- port considered located at x = a, v(a) = 0, dv/dx at a = 0 * Hinge or Shear Connection: At the connection moment M can exist. Hence at the located at x = a, M(a) = 0 79 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ * Moment Connection: At the connection no shear V can exist. Hence at the moment connection located at x = a, V(a) = 0 STIFFNESS/FLEXIBILITY COEFFICIENTS * Simple Support with Vertical Spring: At the support con- sidered the deflection v is related to the flexibility co- efficient Kv (distance per unit of force) and the reaction Ra. Hence at the support considered located at x = a, v(a) = - Kv Ra * Guided Support with Rotational Spring: In this case free vertical movement is permitted, but the rotation of the end is relative to the flexibility coefficient Kr (radians per unit of moment) and the moment reaction Ma. Hence at the support considered located at x = a, dv/dx at a = Kr Ma If located at either end of the beam then: V(end) = 0 * Fixed Support with Vertical Spring and/or Rotational Spring: In this case the displacement v is related to the flexibility coefficient Kv (distance per unit of force) and the slope dv/dx is relative to the flexibility coeffi- cient Kr (radians per unit of moment). Hence at the sup- port considered located at x = a, v(a) = Kv Ra, dv/dx at a = Kr Ma * Hinge with Rotational Spring: In this case moment can be transfered at the connection. The moment transfered is related to the Kr and the slope discontinuity dt. Hence at the hinge located at x = a, Ma = dt Kr * Moment Connection with Vertical Spring: In this case shear can be transfered at the connection. The shear transfered is related to the Kv and the deflection discontinuity dv. Hence at the moment connection located at x =a, V(a) = dv Kr 80 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ FORCED DEFLECTIONS/SLOPES * Simple Support with Forced Deflection: At the support con- sidered the deflection is equal to the forced deflection Fv. Hence at the support considered located at x = a, v(a) = Fv If located at either end of the beam then: M(end) = 0 * Guided Support with Forced Slope: In this case free verti- cal movement is permitted, and rotation is equal to the forced slope Ft. Hence at the support considered located at x = a, dv/dx = Ft If located at either end of the beam then: V(end) = 0 * Fixed Support with Forced Deflection and/or Forced Slope: At the support considered the deflection is equal to the forced deflection Fv and rotation is equal to the forced slope Ft. Hence at the support considered located at x = a, dv/dx at a = Ft, v(a) = Fv Combining stiffness/flexibility coefficients with forced defLection/slope * Simple Support with Forced Deflection and Vertical Spring: At the support considered the deflection v is related to the forced deflection Fv, the flexibility coefficient Kv (distance per unit of force) and the reaction Ra. Hence at the support considered located at x = a, v(a) = - Kv Ra + Fv If located at either end of the beam then: M(end) = 0 * Guided Support with Forced Slope and Rotational Spring: In this case free vertical movement is permitted, but the ro- tation of the end is relative to the forced slope Ft, the flexibility coefficient Kr (radians per unit of moment) 81 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ and the moment reaction Ma. Hence at the support consid- ered located at x =a, dv/dx at a = Kr Ma + Ft If located at either end of the beam then: V(end) = 0 * Fixed Support with Forced Deflection and/or Forced Slope and Springs: At the support considered the deflection v is related to the forced deflection Fv, the flexibility coef- ficient Kv (distance per unit of force) and the reaction Ra. Also the rotation of the end is relative to the forced slope Ft, the flexi-bility coefficient Kr (radians per unit of moment) and the moment reaction Ma. Hence at the support considered located at x =a, dv/dx at a = Kr Ma + Ft, v(a) = - Kv Ra + Fv 82 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ I N D E X 3270 PC cards, 2, 53 8514/A cards, 2, 53 About command, 20 advanced commands, 66-68 activate, primary, 66 activate, secondary, 67 deactivate, primary, 66 deactivate, secondary, 67 arrow icon, 9 arrow keys, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 48, 49. See keys AT&T 400 cards, 2, 53 Beam command, 21, 26 Beam Configuration, input window, 21, 26-28, 29, 33, 34, 76 forced deflection /slope, 27 global parameter, 27 length, 27 modulus of elasticity, 27 moment of inertia, 27 Stiffness/flex coefficients, 27 beam problem template, 58 Beam Values, output window, 40 deflection, 40 location, 40 moment, 40 shear, 40 slope, 40 Boundary Conditions command, 36, 38 boundary conditions, equations, 79-80 fixed support, 79 free end, 79 guided support, 79 hinge, 79 moment connector, 80 simple support, 79 Boundary Conditions, output window, 38-39 free ends, 39 hinges, 39 moment connectors, 39 supports, 39 CGA cards, 53 Change Directory command, 15, 20, 59, 63, 64 Close All command, 24 close box (mouse), 9, 12, 14, 65 Close command, 24 Close Input command, 24 Close Output command, 24 command 83 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ cancelling, 9 commands choosing, 9 Concentrated Loads command, 29 Concentrated Loads, input window, 29-30 load, 30 location, 30 name, 30 Constant I. See Beam Configuration Contents command, 25 coprocessor, 2 Customer Support, x data activate, 66-68 deactivate, 66-68 data, editing, 15-16, 15 cancelling current action, 7 data, entering, 15-16 cancelling current action, 7 default directory. See directory, default default settings, 23 file-name extensions, 16 deflection diagram, 44, 47 desktop area, 5 Device command, 52, 54, 55, 56, 74 device, printer connection, 23 Diagrams commands, 43 Diagrams, output window menu, 43-44 all diagrams, 44 deflection diagram only, 44 end location, 43 moment diagram only, 44 multiple diagrams, 44 shear diagram only, 43 slope diagram only, 44 start location, 43 directory auto save, 56 current, 15, 60 default, 17, 18, 52, 56, 58, 59, 62 default, changing, 15 different, 60, 61 new, 15, 64 parent, 60 Directory Tree list, 64 directory tree list box keyboard, using, 65 mouse, using, 65 directory, default temporarily changing, 64 Disk drive, 1 Disk File command, 47, 52, 55 84 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Display Beam & Loads command, 36, 41, 42 Display Beam, output window menu, 41 all loads, 43 concentrated loads only, 42 end location, 42 moments only, 42 multiple loads, 42 ramp loads only, 42 start location, 42 uniform loads only, 42 display options. See screens DOS memory, 21 system requirements, 1 version, 21 driver files, 53 editing data, 15-16 EGA, 2, 18, 19, 23, 53 EMS. See expanded memory Entering data, 48 entry editor commands, 49, 68 Equal Spaces command, 36, 39 error messages, 15, 16, 28, 29, 33, 34, 48, 60 Esc key, 7 Exit command, 19 exiting Beam Cookbook, 19, 64 expanded memory, 2 available, 21 card, 2 total, 21 using, 57 expanded memory, speed up display, 23, 51 printing, 23, 51 field selection commands, 69 File command, 20, 52, 58 file list, 60 file list box, 60-61 keyboard, using, 60 mouse, using, 61 File menu, 20, 58-59 change directory, 59 exit, 59 get system info, 59 new, 59 open, 58 save, 59 save as, 59 file name assigning, 63 current, 62 85 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ default, 48, 61 entering, 16 extension, 18 extension, .BAK, 16, 17, 48, 60, 61, 62 extension, .BCB, 16 extension, .CFG, 55, 57 extension, default, 16 overwrite warning message, 62 File open key (F3), 11 File save key (F2), 11 files, 60 accessing, 59 backup, 56 default name, 61 display list, 60 new, 59, 61 open file input box, 59 opening, 16, 59-61 opening new, 61 overwritten, 16 save as, 20, 59 save as input box, 62 saving, 16, 61-63 saving with a different name, 59 flexibility coefficients. See Beam Configuration rotational, 28 vertical, 28 forced deflections/slopes, 27. See Supports equations, 81-92 function key bar, 5, 6, 9, 10 function keys, 6, 7, 72 Get System Info command, 20, 21, 58, 59 global parameters. See Beam Configuration graphics cards, 1, 51, 52, 57. See specific card mouse drivers, 18 options, 53 Graphics command, 53 Hardware command, 23, 51, 52 graphics, 52 printer, 52 Hardware commands, 52 Hardware menu, 52-55 hardware options, 52 Help, 14 Help command, 25 Help key (F1), 14 help line, 5, 6 Help on Help command, 25 Hercules cards, 2, 53 highlight bar, 38, 39, 40 Hinges command, 22, 32 86 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Hinges, input window, 32-33 location, 33 name, 33 rotational stiffness coefficient, 33 Index command, 25 input windows, 6, 26-34 Beam Configuration, 26-28 Concentrated Loads, 29-30 Hinges, 32-33 Moment Connectors, 33-34 Moments, 30 Ramp Loads, 31-32 Supports, 28-29 Uniform Loads, 31 Insert mode, 49 installation, 2 keys. See arrow keys. See function keys entry editor commands, 49, 68 field selection commands, 69 hot, 73 hot, general, 11 hot, online help, 11 hot, window management, 11 list commands, 71 menu bar commands, 70 submenu commands, 70 keywords (help topics), 14 Length. See Beam Configuration list commands, 71 loads concentrated, 22 moments, 22 ramp, 22 uniform, 22 Loads command, 22 loads menu, 22 location, output window, 40 deflection, 41 enter location, 41 moment, 41 shear, 41 slope, 41 Math coprocessor, 2 MCGA cards, 2, 53 memory, requirements, 1 menu bar, 5, 7, 10, 20, 26, 52, 56 menu bar commands, 70 menus, 20-25. See specific menu activate, 9 arrowheads, 9 backing out of, 7 87 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ exiting, 9 keyboard, using with, 9 main. See menu bar moving around in, 6 Miscellaneous command, 22 Modulus of Elasticity. See Beam Configuration Moment Connectors command, 22, 33 Moment Connectors, input window, 33-34 location, 33 name, 33 vertical stiffness, 34 moment diagram, 43, 44, 45, 46 moment of inertia. See Beam Configuration constant, 27 variable, 27 Moment of Inertia Type. See Beam Configuration Moments command, 30 Moments, input window, 30 location, 30 moment, 30 name, 30 mouse buttons, 8 compatible, 2 Enter/ESC, 7 pointer, 8 windows, closing, 9 windows, moving, 9 windows, resizing, 9 windows, scrolling, 9 windows, zooming, 9 Move command, 24 Move key (F8 or Alt-M), 13 moving windows, 14 New command, 59, 61 File, 20 Next command, 24 Next key (F6), 11 One Location command, 36, 40 Open command, 18, 58, 59, 63 File, 20 Open File name input box, 59 operating system. See DOS options, 51-57 hardware, 23 harware, 52-55 preferences, 23, 55-56 save options, 23, 57 screen, 23 startup, 23, 56-57 Options command, 23, 52, 57, 63, 64 88 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Options menu, 51-52 hardware, 51 preferences, 51 save options, 52 screen, 51 startup, 51 output device. See printers output windows, 6, 35-47 Beam Values, 40 Boundary Conditions, 38-39 Diagrams, 43-44 Display Beam, 41-43 Location, 40-41 Reactions, 38 Reports, 44-47 Review Inputs, 37-38 Shear Moment Slope Deflect entry window, 39-40 Solutions, 35-36 Overwrite mode, 49 overwritten warning, 16 picklist commands, 71 Preferences command, 23, 51, 55 Preferences menu, 55-56 auto close windows, 56 auto save configuration file, 55 file directory, 56 window positions, 56 create backup file, 56 Previous command, 24 Previous key (F6), 14 Previous Topic command, 25 print to a text file, 55 Printer command, 52 printers, 2, 3, 52 hardware options, 54-55 output device, 55 supported, 2, 54 printing. See Reports,output window Ramp Loads command, 22, 31 Ramp Loads, input window, 31-32 end load, 32 end location, 32 name, 32 start load, 32 start location, 32 Reactions (external) command, 38 Reactions, output window, 38 location, 38 name, 38 vertical, 38 89 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ README file, 3 Reports command, 36, 44 Reports, output window menu, 44-47 beam values, 46 beam values, number of spaces, 46 beams and loads, 46 boundary conditions, 45 deflection diagram, 47 end location, 46 input data, 45 moment diagram, 46 reactions, 45 shear diagram, 46 slope diagram, 46 start location, 45 title, 45 resize box (mouse), 9, 13 Resize command, 24 Resize key (F7 or Alt-R), 12, 13 resizing a window, 13 Review Inputs command, 36, 37 Review Inputs, output window, 37-38 concentrated loads, 38 hinges, 37 lenght, 37 modulus of elasticity, 37 moment connectors, 37 moment of inertia, 37 moments, 38 ramp loads, 38 supports, 37 uniform loads, 38 Save As command, 17, 59, 62 File, 20 Save command, 16, 17, 56, 59, 62 File, 20 Save Options, 64 Save Options command, 15, 18, 23, 52, 54, 55, 57, 64 Screen command, 18, 23, 51 screen size, 18, 51 screens help, 7, 14 options, display, 18 problems with mouse, 18 scroll bars, mouse, 9, 12, 13 settings. See default settings shear diagram, 43, 44, 45, 46 Shear:Moment:Slope:Deflect, output entry window, 39-40 See Beam Values, output window end location, 40 number of spaces, 39 90 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ start location, 40 shortcuts, menu commands, 10 slope diagram, 43, 45 Solutions, output window, 35-36 beam, equal spaces, 36 beam,one location, 36 boundary conditions, 36 display beam, 36 Graphics section, 35 Printer section, 35 reactions, 36 reports, 36 review inputs, 36 solving time, 36 Text, section, 35 Solve command, 23, 35 start load, 31, 32 starting Beam Cookbook, 5 Startup command, 23, 51, 56 Startup menu, 56-57 monitor video mode, 57 use expanded memory, 57 stiffness coefficients rotational, 33 vertical, 34 Stiffness/flex. See Beam Configuration Stiffness/flex coefficients equations, used, 80 equations, used with forced slope/deflections, 81-92 subdirectories, 60 submenu commands, 70 support. See Supports Supports command, 21, 28 Supports, input window, 21, 27, 28-29 forced deflection, 29 forced slope, 29 location, 28 name, 28 rotational flexibility coefficients, 28 type, 28 vertical flexibility coefficients, 28 Technical Support, x title bar, 12, 14 Uniform Loads command, 31 Uniform Loads, input window, 31 end location, 31 load, 31 name, 31 start location, 31 Variable I. See Beam Configuration version information, 20 VGA cards, 18, 19, 23, 53 91 BEAM COOKBOOK 1.0 ________________________________________________________________ wildcards, 60, 62, 63 Window command, 24 windows, 12-14 active, 12, 13 closing, 12 memory, 12 moving, 12 number, 13 resizing, 13 saving position, 56 scrolling, 13 title bar, 12 zooming, 13 zoom box (mouse), 9, 12, 13, 14 Zoom key (F5 or Alt-Z), 11 Zoom/Unzoom command, 24 Zooming windows, 14 92