The bindersTrusses, beams and slabs — to print and file
One page = one topic. A short answer, why it works, one solved example — and the traps.
Start with the beams and trusses binders — the slabs rest on them. Every binder downloads as one PDF: print it, file it, and take it to the exam.
Trusses binder
Static determinacy, zero-force members, joints and sections — every topic on one page, with a worked example and traps.
- Before solving Is the truss statically determinate? · Zero-force members
- Solution methods Method of joints · Tension or compression? · Method of sections (Ritter) · Joints or sections?
Beams binder
Reactions, loads, S and M diagrams and the exam twists — every topic on one page, with a worked example and traps.
- Reactions and loads Reactions in a beam · Uniformly distributed load · Triangular load · Inclined force on a beam
- S and M diagrams S diagram — shear force · M diagram — bending moment
- Twists in the exam Concentrated moment on a beam · Beam with a cantilever · Beam with a fixed support
Slabs binder
Solid slab and ribbed slab, and the beam that carries them — every step on one page, with the BST numbers.
- The route Solid slab — all the way
- The slab — step by step Equivalent span L₀ · Slab thickness · Design loads · Moments in the slab · Slab reinforcement
- From the slab to the beam Load transfer to the beams · Beam dimensions
- Ribbed slab Ribbed slab · Solid or ribbed?
- Appendix Tables appendix
Solution procedures
The full solution procedure for every topic — step by step. Written by BST.
BST · beamsolvertool.com/en/learn/
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