Beam Load Calculator
Calculate the maximum bending moment, shear force, bending stress, shear stress, and deflection of a simply supported or cantilever beam under a uniform distributed load, a point load, or both — with strength checks against allowable stresses and a serviceability check against common L/360, L/240, and L/180 deflection limits.
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
Beam type
simply-supported, cantilever Span (L)
x >= 0Uniform distributed load (w)
x >= 0Point load (P)
x >= 0Moment of inertia (I)
x >= 0Distance to extreme fiber (c)
x >= 0Cross-sectional area (A)
x >= 0Section shape (for shear stress)
average, rectangular, circular, wide-flange-web Material
structural-steel, stainless-steel, aluminum-6061, cast-iron, reinforced-concrete, douglas-fir, southern-pine, titanium, custom Elastic modulus E
x >= 0Allowable bending stress
x >= 0Allowable shear stress
x >= 0Deflection limit
360, 240, 180 Response
Tool output
The tool's slug, echoing the {slug} in the request path.
Output-contract version for this tool.
Credits this call consumed, after any settlement refund. 0 when metering is disabled.
Credits left in the current monthly allowance, or null when metering is disabled.
Correlation id, also sent as x-request-id.