[7/8] Plotting the beam deflected shape - Beam Deflection Calculator Project
Now that we've finished the hard work of calculating our deflections, in this video, we're going to plot them in our Jupyter Notebook using Plotly.
All videos for this Python Project:
Part 1: • [1/8] Project overview and demo - Beam Def...
Part 2: • [2/8] Calculating beam deflection using nu...
Part 3: • [3/8] Solving for beam rotations and defle...
Part 4: • [4/8] How to find the correct initial beam...
Part 5: • [5/8] How to minimise the deflection error...
Part 6: • [6/8] Calculating deflections for overhang...
Part 7: • [7/8] Plotting the beam deflected shape - ...
Part 8: • [8/8] Beam deflection calculator validatio...
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🧰 You can download all of the code for this project after enrolling in the project course on EngineeringSkills.com:
🔗 https://www.engineeringskills.com/pro...
You can also read the accompanying tutorial post over on EngineeringSkills.com:
🔗 https://www.engineeringskills.com/pos...
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Estimating beam deflections is an important part of the analysis process and is essential for serviceability design. To calculate deflections by hand can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. Even when using standard formulas and relying on the principle of superposition, it can still be tedious.
In this video series, we’re going to extend our Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagram Calculator to also calculate Beam Deflections. We’ll use numerical integration to process the bending moment diagram and use it to generate a deflected shape. We’ll be able to calculate deflections for beams subject to:
✅ Point Loads
✅ Point Moments
✅ Uniformly Distributed Loads
✅ Linearly Varying Distributed Loads
After completing this mini Python Project - you’ll have a helpful and timesaving little tool!
You don’t need to be a Python programmer to work through this project. You can pick up the basics of programming in Python by working through this project.
Here’s a quick overview video from one of my courses that talks you through getting the Jupyter Notebook Dev environment set up on your computer:
🔗 https://www.engineeringskills.com/cou...
🗒️ The blog article/tutorials that I reference in the first video of the series can be found at the links below
🔗 How to Calculate Beam Deflection | https://www.degreetutors.com/beam-def...
🔗 Macauley’s Method for Fast Beam Deflections | https://www.degreetutors.com/macauley...
Some other DegreeTutors courses you might find helpful:
📗 Mastering Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
🔗 https://www.degreetutors.com/masterin...
📘 Indeterminate Structures & the Moment Distribution Method
🔗 https://www.degreetutors.com/indeterm...
📙 Beam & Frame Analysis using the Direct Stiffness Method in Python
🔗 https://www.degreetutors.com/beam-and...