# Capacity of beam calculation

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**Created:** [January 6, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/capacity-of-beam-calculation/387 "2021-01-06T19:30:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/capacity-of-beam-calculation/387/9 "2021-01-07T15:32:54Z")

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i took a simple test case quickly, for beam element it can detect torsional buckling conditions also as shown in results.

 ![2021-01-07 22_42_22-beamstab.inp - SciTE](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/calculix/original/1X/d7ba63df8ae0f0a2904cc3487817fb4718264c05.png)

\*\*edited  
compares to solid & shell element (quadratic), and refined mesh of beam element with B32 (without reduced integration). all yields nearly the same results.

 ![2021-01-07 23_26_34-CalculiX GraphiX](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/calculix/original/1X/07f0064d3c3fab5f8389cb384c1dc06729acabb2.png)

 ![2021-01-08 06_42_54-CalculiX GraphiX](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/calculix/original/1X/e3a6214d69b1f5ab4b467da5ae6090a31c7dbd2f.png)

 ![2021-01-08 18_25_22-CalculiX GraphiX](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/calculix/original/1X/f3293b248ff09dbd1170d41986c07c71141de76d.png)

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