Using Engineering Solver
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Using Engineering Solver

This feature is not available with GRANTA EduPack 2020 Introductory.
Select a loading geometry and enter your design parameters to estimate Young's or Shear Modulus, Yield Strength, or Shape Factor.

To start the Engineering Solver:

  1. Click Solver on the main toolbar.
  2. Click the loading geometry that you want to calculate engineering requirements for.
  3. Enter the Geometry and Design Parameters, and select the required units.
    • The required Young's or Shear modulus and Yield strength for your specified loading geometry will be shown in the Results section.
    • For Beam in bending and Column in compression, Shape FactorShape Factor will also be shown in the Results section.

      A measure of a material or design's resistance to buckling. Use shape factor to compare the performance of beams or columns with different cross-sectional shapes (e.g. rectangular wood sections vs steel I-beams).

      To account for a variable cross-sectional shape in a selection project, replace Young’s modulus in the relevant performance index with (Young’s modulus * Shape Factor). For strength-limited designs, replace Yield strength with (Yield strength * Shape Factor^0.5).

  4. If required, use these values in a selection stage (for example, a limit stage) to filter the materials.

Note

To copy the engineering solver results, highlight the value and press CTRL+C.

For further information on simulating engineering situations, we recommend "Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain", Warren C. Young & Richard G. Budynas.

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