Beam Review
Review the beam's neutral axis position and plot MoI and flexural stiffnesses.
From the menu bar, click .
- Beam neutral axis
- Elemental system
- End releases
- Plot attributes, such as area, moments of inertia, flexural stiffness and torsional stiffness
Option | Description | Result |
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Location | Where the axis should be drawn:
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Draw a colored line at selected location on review. |
Elemental System | Select element axis to display Change axis color and scale |
Display each element system on review. |
Released dofs | Show/Hide start-end node pins. | Show a label of released dofs, only if dofs are released at node on review. |
Plot options | Graphically show quantities, such as:
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Graphically plot quantities as arrows on each end of the beams. |
Expected Results

Figure 1. . The raw position of neutral axis and discrepancies between CBAR and CBEAM.

Figure 2. . Considering offset, neutral axis is continuous along the path. The tapered beam is also captured.

Figure 3. . Shear center position with offset value. Usually offset is not seen while 1D are in traditional representation.

Figure 4. . Display Moment of Inertia Izz along a path of elements.

Figure 5. . Released degree of freedom on both ends (only first element is released). The second element has no offset applied.