Beam Engineering lite vs CSiSteel

Beam Calculator offers a comprehensive suite of 34 calculators to analyze and convert key Beam and Civil Engineering parameters. Built for professionals and students, every formula is backed by AISC 360-22, ACI 318-19, and ASCE 7-22 code references displayed directly in the calculator. Auto-fill Section and Material Pickers let you select from 39 AISC W-shapes and standard Steel, Rebar, and Concrete grades to instantly populate input fields. No manual lookup needed. Included Calculators (Metric and Imperial Units): Critical Bending Moments: . Rectangular Cross Section . Open Cross Section . Nonuniform Bending Gradient . Moment Gradient Factor with PASS/FAIL adequacy check per AISC 360-22 Stress and Deflection: . Maximum Stress (Axial and Bending Loads) . Maximum Stress (Large Bending Deflection) . Axial Compression and Bending Deflection . Critical Buckling Load . Stress (Unsymmetrical Bending) . Total Unit Stress and Deflection (Eccentric Loading) Steel and Compression Calculations: . Trial Design Area of Steel . Compression Area and Depth . Nominal Moment Capacity . Adjusted Steel Area . Reinforcement Ratios (Balanced, Minimum, Maximum) Beam Dimensions and Shear Strength: . Required Beam Dimensions . Concrete and Steel Shear Strength . Maximum Allowable Shear (Steel and Total) . Horizontal, Angled, and Vertical Stirrup Spacing . Stirrup Shear Strength and Embedment Length . Maximum Tension Steel Spacing Key Features: . Dual unit system. USCS (Imperial) and SI (Metric) with accurate conversions . Calculation History. save, review, and add notes to past calculations . PDF Export. share professional calculation reports . Built-in Reference Tables. W-shape sections, steel grades, rebar grades, and concrete grades . Dark mode support with three appearance options . Category filter chips for fast formula navigation Pro Unlock (One-Time Purchase): . Unlimited calculations across all 34 formulas . Full calculation history (free users see last 5 records) . PDF export and sharing . Swipe to delete history records Available in English, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, Deutsch, Chinese, Nederlands, and Portugues.

CSiSteel features a comprehensive library of steel sections and their structural properties. From site engineers and suppliers looking for alternative sections based on regional availability, or construction constraints, and structural engineers looking for optimum sections in structural designs to teachers and students for steel design projects. Application/Usage: • Search and select optimum steel sections for steel design procedures, including ASD and LRFD methods • View equivalent sections based on user selection criteria Target Users: • Site engineers, contractors, and steel suppliers looking for alternative sections based on regional availability, or construction constraints • Structural and civil engineers looking for optimum sections for structural modelling and analysis • Teachers and students searching for steel sections in steel design projects Key Features: • Comprehensive library of steel sections including AISC, CISC, and Arcelormittal • Get equivalent sections for user selected sections • Search and sort for sections based on many parameters, including section properties Key Input: • Steel library • Section type, dimensions, or properties • Steel section Key Output: • Steel section • Section dimensions • Section properties • Equivalent steel sections