Beam & Section Utilities
Small analysis tools for everyday structural and geotechnical work.
Part of the Forensic & Civil Engineering Tools track, unrelated to Principia Attractum. Each tool is a small, focused calculator or reference. Results are for professional reference only and do not substitute for engineering judgment, jurisdiction-specific code review, or a licensed engineer’s stamped analysis.
Steel
Beam Flexural Capacity
Nominal and design bending capacity for rolled sections, including LTB.
Planned
Column Buckling
Axial compression capacity and slenderness for common columns.
Planned
Bolt & Weld Checks
Connection capacity for bolts and fillet welds.
Planned
Wood & Wood Composites
Sawn Lumber Beam
Bending, shear, and deflection with NDS adjustment factors.
Planned
Glulam & Engineered Beam
Capacity checks for glulam, LVL, and PSL members.
Planned
Wood Column
Compression capacity and stability for wood columns.
Planned
Concrete
Rectangular Beam Flexure
Nominal moment capacity and required reinforcement for a rectangular section.
Planned
One-Way Shear
Concrete and stirrup shear capacity for beams and slabs.
Planned
Development & Splice Length
Reinforcement development and lap-splice length lookups.
Planned
Retaining Walls
Lateral Earth Pressure
Active, passive, and at-rest pressure coefficients and resultant forces.
Planned
Stability Checks
Overturning, sliding, and bearing checks for cantilever walls.
Planned
Foundations
Spread Footing Design
Sizing, bearing, and reinforcement for isolated spread footings.
Planned
Combined & Strip Footings
Sizing and pressure distribution for combined and continuous footings.
Planned
Pile & Pier Capacity
Axial and lateral capacity for deep foundation elements.
Planned