Jashan, > I have gone through the *continuum_mechanics* module. As far as i could see, the module can solve only one basic type of beam problem(a simple horizontal beam with different kind of forces/moment applied).
I don't think it can solve all horizontal beams correctly. My suggestion is to try to solve many different beams. If you can solve a beam, send it as a pull request to add documentation for the module. If it can't solve a beam then submit an issue about it. Try solving the examples and problem sets from http://dl.iranidata.com/amuzeshi/Daneshgahi/Shigley%27s%20Mechanical%20Engineering%20Design,%209th%20Edition-McGraw-Hill%20(www.iranidata.com).pdf for example. Expanding to non-horizontal beams sounds neat, but it first needs to be able to reliably solve existing problems. moorepants.info +01 530-601-9791 On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 11:26 AM, Jashan <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason, > > I have gone through the *continuum_mechanics* module. As far as i could > see, the module can solve only one basic type of beam problem(a simple > horizontal beam with different kind of forces/moment applied). > > One new kind of problem would be a non-horizontal beam(in a 2D plane). But > problem with its implementation is that we would have to change some input > parameters, like while initializing a beam we would need something like > *Beam(orientation, > E, I) *where *orientation *can be any way to represent our beam length > and its angle with the horizontal (we can use polar coordinates or a simple > length vector) instead of just length. And also load will be expected to be > vectors. Then we can proceed as usual by taking components of forces > perpendicular to the beam. > > You think these changes in the API are worth making(considering it would > open a whole new set of beam problems)? If yes, can I implement these > changes and create a PR? > > Jashan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sympy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sympy. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/sympy/e2933e7c-ba0c-4ef3-b15f-700c68d4dbb6%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/e2933e7c-ba0c-4ef3-b15f-700c68d4dbb6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sympy. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/CAP7f1AgUgB%2BUNELSkPfzWug%3DGe9HE_tvVqSkQ_Nq%2B1L7DKqQ8w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
