Radial Simple Support API

Radial is currently developing a REST API to simplify the process of engineering simply supported beams. This is an extension of a tried and tested Excel workbook developed by Radial/Cantilever Connections.

Installation

The API exposes a single POST endpoint at:

Headers

The API is protected by an API key which must be included in the request header as follows:

x-api-key: "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

Please get in touch with Radial to obtain a valid key.

Body

The API expects a request body to be a JSON object containing:

1. Load data
2. Beam span
3. Maximum deflection limit

Load data

The load data is an array of JSON objects representing the unfactored loads applied to the beam. These loads may be either:

1. Point loads
2. Uniformly Distributed Loads (UDLs)
3. Partial UDLs (UDLs acting on part of the beam)

The type of load applied to the beam is communicated through the "loadPattern" property in the JSON load object. Each load object must also have a "loadCase" property (either DL, LL or WL - Dead, Live, Wind respectively) and a "loadAmount" property which is given in kN for Point loads and kN/m for the UDLs.

Shown below is an example request body adhering to the above:

{
  "loads": [
    {
      "loadPattern": "Point",
      "loadCase": "DL",
      "loadAmount": 10,
      "loadPosition": 0.25
    }, 
    {
      "loadPattern": "UDL",
      "loadCase": "DL",
      "loadAmount": 10
    },
    {
      "loadPattern": "PartialUDL",
      "loadCase": "LL",
      "loadAmount": 4,
      "loadStart": 0.5,
      "loadEnd": 0.8
    }
  ],
  "span": 5,
  "deflectionLimit": 10
}

In other words, the request body must contain an array of JSON objects representing the loads

Usage

import foobar

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foobar.pluralize('word')

# returns 'geese'
foobar.pluralize('goose')

# returns 'phenomenon'
foobar.singularize('phenomena')

TODOS

• @mentions, #refs, links, formatting, and tags supported
• list syntax required (any unordered or ordered list supported)
• this is a complete item
• this is an incomplete item

License

MIT