What are setbeam() and plotbeam() in MATLAB for beam analysis?

[mech-eng]

Hi, there is an example of beams in matlab. Can somebody articulate? What is setbeam(EI, L, BC_Spec) I know it is not an array and also I do not know it is physical meaning. what is Load_Spec = [0 0.5 1.2]; and here beamf(Load_Spec) is assigned to y but what is plotbeam(y)

 

[AlephZero]

It is a function, not an array. Presumably, it came from here:
http://www.mathworks.co.uk/matlabcentral/answers/69396-where-can-i-find-setbeam
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...AA#v=onepage&q=matlab setbeam toolbox&f=false

 

[DrClaude]

I'm not sure that it is the same setbeam that AlphaZero found, as the number of arguments is not the same.

The short excerpt you posted starts with "To show how to use the Toolbox". What toolbox are they referring to?

 

[AlephZero]

I'm not sure that it is the same setbeam that AlphaZero found, as the number of arguments is not the same.

It's the right book, but the wrong page. Compare page 10 in the Google Books link with the OP's attachment

 

[DrClaude]

It's the right book, but the wrong page. Compare page 10 in the Google Books link with the OP's attachment

Good catch!