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LTBeam
Software Name:LTBeam
Description:LTBeam is a software which deals with the elastic "Lateral Torsional Buckling of Beams" under bending action about their major axis.

LTBeam is a software to be used for the Design of Steel Structures. It has been developed by CTICM (Centre Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique - France) in the frame of an european research project partially funded by the European Community for Steel and Coal (ECSC Project N° 7210-PR183 : "Lateral torsional buckling of steel and composite beams" - 1999-2002).

The lateral torsional buckling phenomenon (LTB) appears when the bending action reaches a critical level. It generates suddenly and simultaneously a lateral bending deformation and a longitudinal torsional deformation along the unrestrained length of beam.

LTBeam calculates the elastic critical moment Mcr and provides useful information about the buckling mode for various loading and restraint conditions. Mcr is generally needed in regulatory codes for resistance checks of structural members to lateral torsional buckling.

LTBeam applies to straight single- or multi-span beams, under simple bending about their strong axis, with doubly - or mono-symmetrical cross-sections about this plane of bending. Lateral restraints against LTB may be discrete or continuous, full or elastic, and may concern the lateral displacement, the torsional rotation, the lateral flexural rotation and the warping. As the loading, lateral restraints may be applied at a distance above or beneath the shear centre of the cross-sections.

LTBeam is rather designed to deal with steel beams, but others materials can be used, on condition that appropriate properties be input.
Category:Beam Analysis
License Type:Freeware
Price:Free (last updated Sep 18, 2009)
Keywords:beam; lateral torsional buckling
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Languages:English, French
WWW:http://www.steelbizfrance.com/telechargement/desclog.aspx?idrub=1&lng=2
Publisher:Centre Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique (CTICM)
Distributor(s):Steel Biz France
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