Beam Section Calculator (Using LiveLink™ for Excel®)

Application ID: 26811


This app demonstrates the following:

  • Reading and importing data from an Excel®-file
  • Exporting data to an Excel®-file
  • Light theme

The app computes the beam section properties and true stress distribution in a designated steel beam section. A broad range of American and European beam standards are available. It uses LiveLink™ for Excel® to read and store the beam data in Excel® worksheets.

Requires the Structural Mechanics Module and LiveLink™ for Excel®.

This application example illustrates applications of this type that would nominally be built using the following products: