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Beam Stress Calculator

Compute reactions, maximum bending moment, stress, and deflection for a simply supported beam with a central point load.

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Inputs

Simply supported beam, single central point load.

Tip: steel E ≈ 200 GPa. Scientific notation like 8.33e-6 is supported.

Results

Support reaction (each)
500.0 N
Max bending moment (center)
500.0 N·m
Max bending stress
6.00 MPa
Max deflection (center)
0.100 mm

Formulas

  • M_max = P·L / 4
  • σ = M_max / S
  • δ = P·L³ / (48·E·I)