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Never more than {cap} per computer per calendar year, all programs together.","or","Included in {tier}","Single user, on up to 2 workstations. Also in Advanced and Premium.","Single user. Includes XBeam2D, XFrame2D, XConstruct and XSpreadsheets.","Premium ({premium}\u002Fyear) adds IDEA StatiCa export, Tekla import, DXF export and Python, plus priority support. Pay-per-use includes those features too.","The Word add-in is included, with pay-per-use and with every licence.","Download free. Register in the program and get {credit} of pay-per-use credit as a welcome gift.","Compare pay-per-use and licences","Price","Free download","The models run in XFrame2D ({hourly2d}\u002Fhour) or XFEM4U ({hourly3d}\u002Fhour) on pay-per-use, billed per minute.","Or in your licence: XSpreadsheets counts in the 2D tier, from Basic 2D at {basic}\u002Fyear.","Included in Premium 2D + 3D","Single user, on up to 2 workstations. Everything in Advanced 2D + 3D, plus IDEA StatiCa export, Tekla import, DXF export and priority support.","Included with pay-per-use","You pay for the program that calculates the model: XFEM4U at {hourly3d}\u002Fhour or XFrame2D at {hourly2d}\u002Fhour, billed per minute.",{"download":260,"pricing":261},"Download free","Pricing",{"seo":263,"kicker":266,"h1":267,"lead":268,"hero":269,"jobs":277,"tabs":290,"codesIntro":325,"output":326,"limits":345,"learn":352,"releases":361,"faq":365,"close":381,"notes":384},{"title":264,"description":265},"XBeam2D: beams in steel, concrete and timber · Struct4U","Continuous beams in steel, reinforced concrete and timber to Eurocode, every formula in the report. {hourly2d}\u002Fh pay-per-use or {basic}\u002Fyr in Basic 2D.","Beams · steel, concrete, timber","XBeam2D: beams in steel, concrete and timber","Continuous beams on several supports or on an elastic bed. Steel, reinforced concrete and timber to Eurocode, with every formula filled in, in the report.",{"caption":270,"pictures":271},"A model made with XBeam2D.",{"xbeam2d-01":272,"xbeam2d-02":273,"xbeam2d-03":274,"xbeam2d-04":275,"xbeam2d-05":276},"Concrete beam in XBeam2D: the reinforcement drawn against the moment line, with the quantities","Two-span beam in XBeam2D with moment line, deflection and unity checks, and one span in detail","Beam on an elastic foundation in XBeam2D, with moment line, spring reactions and deflection","Two-span beam with point loads and distributed loads in XBeam2D","Concrete beam in XBeam2D with its reinforcement drawn against the moment line",{"steel":278,"concrete":281,"joists":284,"bed":287},{"title":279,"text":280},"Steel beams and lintels","Continuous steel beams to EN 1993-1-1, lateral-torsional buckling included, with a profile optimiser.",{"title":282,"text":283},"Reinforced concrete beams","Longitudinal reinforcement and stirrups designed from the envelope, with crack control and creep, in any section shape.",{"title":285,"text":286},"Timber joists and beams","Timber to EN 1995-1-1, with creep in the quasi-permanent combination.",{"title":288,"text":289},"Beams on an elastic bed","Foundation beams on soil springs, with typical soil values to start from.",{"input":291,"analysis":301,"checks":311,"interfaces":321},{"items":292,"fig":298},[293,294,295,296,297],"A wizard for the usual beams; nodes, members and supports in any combination, springs, and supports that come free.","Steel, timber and built-up profiles; concrete in any section shape, with or without a compression layer.","Member loads, node loads and prescribed displacements, in load cases and combinations.","Chessboard (pattern) loading for the variable loads, generated.","An elastic bed, with typical soil values to start from.",{"alt":299,"caption":300},"The XBeam2D concrete profile dialog: a rectangular section with its cover, longitudinal bars and stirrups.","The concrete profile: cover, longitudinal reinforcement and stirrups, edited on the section.",{"items":302,"fig":308},[303,304,305,306,307],"Geometrically linear (first order). For frames that sway, use XFrame2D or XFEM4U.","Concrete deflection is physically non-linear: the stiffness of each segment follows from its M-κ diagram, short and long term.","Long-term deflection with creep, for concrete and timber.","Chessboard loading for the variable loads.","A new solver since version 2027.3.",{"alt":309,"caption":310},"The XBeam2D calculation settings dialog: national annex, NEN 8700, consequence class and the steel, concrete and timber codes.","Calculation settings: national annex, NEN 8700, consequence class and the code per material.",{"items":312,"fig":318},[313,314,315,316,317],"Concrete to EN 1992-1-1 in ULS and SLS: reinforcement in two layers, compression reinforcement, stirrups, exposure class, creep and crack control.","Steel to EN 1993-1-1 with lateral-torsional buckling and a profile optimiser.","Timber to EN 1995-1-1, with creep.","Fire resistance of steel beams, since version 2027.5.","NEN 8700 partial factors for existing structures (Netherlands).",{"alt":319,"caption":320},"XBeam2D shear force line of a concrete beam with the stirrup zones and spacings designed along the beam.","The shear force line with the stirrup zones designed along the beam.",{"items":322},[323,324],"Reports as RTF, PDF and DOCX, and in Word through the add-in.","One report per beam, or several beams from XBeam2D, XFrame2D and XConstruct in one Word document.","Eurocodes for steel, concrete and timber, with five national annexes.",{"title":327,"lead":328,"notes":329,"fig":342},"Every bar, every section, in the report.","The report lists the bars with their lengths and anchorage, draws them against the moment line and checks every section, so the reinforcement drawing and the calculation agree.",[330,333,336,339],{"title":331,"text":332},"Bars","Position, length, anchorage lengths and weight of each bar.",{"title":334,"text":335},"Total weight","The steel weight, bar by bar and in total.",{"title":337,"text":338},"Moment line and bars","The shifted moment line in ULS, with the bars drawn against it.",{"title":340,"text":341},"Section check","M_{Ed} against M_{Rd} per section, with x_{u} against x_{u,max}.",{"alt":343,"caption":344},"Page 7 of an XBeam2D report: a table of longitudinal reinforcement bars, the shifted moment line with the bars, and the ULS check per section.","Page {page} of {pages} of the XBeam2D sample report: a concrete slab strip over three supports (version {version}, November 2022).",{"title":346,"items":347},"Where XBeam2D stops",[348,349,350,351],"Geometrically linear only: no second-order effects.","Moment-fixed connections are linear springs; a non-linear (trilinear) model is not available.","One beam line in the plane.","Windows 10 and 11 only (64-bit). The installer is {mb} MB ({date}).",{"manual":353,"videos":359},{"possibilities":354,"settings":355,"longitudinal":356,"deflection":357,"limitations":358},"What XBeam2D can do","Calculation settings","Longitudinal reinforcement","Background: concrete deflection","Limitations",{"Gn8p8uPcdik":360},"Quickstart 3.1: concrete beam",[362,363,364],"Fire resistance of steel beams.","A new solver, and chessboard (pattern) loading for the variable loads.","Output as a Word document (.docx), with the formulas as Word equations.",[366,369,372,375,378],{"q":367,"a":368},"Which materials does it cover?","Steel to EN 1993-1-1, reinforced concrete to EN 1992-1-1 and timber to EN 1995-1-1, with the Dutch, Belgian, British, German or Italian annex.",{"q":370,"a":371},"Does it design the reinforcement?","Yes. Longitudinal reinforcement and stirrups are designed and checked in ULS and SLS, with crack control and creep, and the report lists every bar.",{"q":373,"a":374},"Is second-order included?","No. XBeam2D is geometrically linear. For frames that sway, use XFrame2D or XFEM4U.",{"q":376,"a":377},"Can I check an existing beam?","Yes. The NEN 8700 partial factors for existing structures are a calculation setting, for renovation and assessment in the Netherlands.",{"q":379,"a":380},"What does XBeam2D cost?","{hourly2d} per hour on pay-per-use, billed per minute. Or the Basic 2D licence at {basic} per year, which also includes XFrame2D, XConstruct and XSpreadsheets.",{"title":382,"text":383},"Check your next beam in XBeam2D.","Download free and register in the program: you get {credit} of pay-per-use credit as a welcome gift.",{"capabilities":385,"output":386,"limits":387},"Deflection of concrete uses the M-κ stiffness of each segment, cracked or uncracked (manual: Background).","From the sample report of November 2022 (version 2023.1).","Source: the XBeam2D manual (Getting started › Limitations).",1793818601925]