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Tapered Beam Analysis Code

This code is meant to provide an elastica solution for the calculation of the profile of tapered and non-tapered beams.

Example Use

# instantiate
beam = teb.taperedElasticaBeam()

# set dimensions and modulus
beam.setBeamDimensions(L,Lt,t,w,E)

# desired end angle of beam
endAngle = sp.pi / 2
beam.setEndAngle(endAngle)

# shear bending load
shearLoad = 1e-6
beam.setShearLoad(shearLoad)

# axial load
axialLoad = 1e-6
beam.setAxialLoad(axialLoad)

# solve psi(s) function
beam.calculateSlopeFunction()

# convert psi(s) to cartesian
beam.calculateDisplacements()

# plot beam position
beam.plotBeam(ax,'legend title')

Test Code

The tests directory contains testCode.py. This is a script that will perform a few tests of the taperedElasticaBeam.py (teb) library.

Simulation Code

The simulations directory contains various calculations and simulations using the teb library.