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For Educators · Roof Truss Analyzer

Roof Truss Analyzer for a canopy

Built for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs. Simulate a canopy live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

FEA Truss

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FEA — 2D Truss StudioLive

direct stiffness method · axial forces

Controls

A finite-element truss under a tip load. Members are colored by axial force; the shape shows the (scaled) deformation.

Presets

Tip load (down)

Deformation ×

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Data Inspector

Nodes7

Members11

Solvesingular

Max displacement0.000

Max axial force0.0

Governing equation

K u = F, k_{e} = \frac{E A}{L}, F_{y} = - 20 (11 members)

Reading this result: A 20-unit tip load drives a peak member force of 0.0. Linear FEA is linear: double the load and both the deflection and every member force double exactly. The 20x slider only magnifies the true (tiny) displacement so you can see it.

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Column Buckling

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Column Buckling (Euler)Live

critical load & slenderness

Controls

Presets

Young's modulus E (GPa)

Moment of inertia I (10⁶ mm⁴)

Length L (m)

Cross-section area (mm²)

A slender column fails not by crushing but by buckling sideways at the Euler critical load Pcr = π²EI/(KL)². The effective-length factor K depends on the end restraints — fixing both ends quadruples the capacity versus pinned. Educational tool, not a substitute for code-based design.

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Critical load Pcr2193 kN

Effective length3.00 m

Slenderness KL/r52

Critical stress731 MPa

Governing equation

P_{cr} = \frac{π ^{2} E I}{( K L ) ^{2}} = \frac{π ^{2} ( 200 GPa ) ( 10 \times 1 0 ^{6} mm ^{4} )}{( 1 \times 3 m ) ^{2}} = 2193 kN

Reading this result: Intermediate slenderness (KL/r = 52): buckling and yielding compete, so design codes blend the two rather than trusting Euler alone.

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Beam Deflection

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Euler-Bernoulli beam theory

Controls

Presets

Span L (m)

Load P (kN)

Flexural rigidity EI (kN·m²)

Euler-Bernoulli theory relates a beam's deflection and internal moment to its load, span, and flexural rigidity EI. Deflection grows with the cube or fourth power of span, which is why doubling a span is far worse than doubling the load. Educational tool — not a substitute for a stamped structural design.

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Data Inspector

Max deflection1.30 mm

Max moment12.5 kN·m

Span/deflectionL/3840

Governing equation

δ = \frac{P L ^{3}}{48 E I} = \frac{10 \cdot 5 ^{3}}{48 \cdot 20000} = 1.30 mm

Reading this result: At L/3840 this beam clears the usual L/360 serviceability limit, so strength (not deflection) is likely to govern the design.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this good for educators?: Yes — this version of "Roof Truss Analyzer for a canopy" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.