Arch Analyser

Arch Analyser is a straightforward yet efficient piece of software that makes it as simple as possible for you to perform comprehensive analysis for three-hinged arches and beams.

This specific feature-set makes the utility especially useful for building suspensions bridges, as well as for other types of applications, such as dams.

Arch Analyser is a very simplistic tool, quite accessible even for the most novice of users out there. Getting started with this app doesn't require any type of special effort on your part since it doesn't even need installation and the only system requirement is .NET Framework 4.0 or newer.

The app's main window is fairly spartan, without even the most basic UI elements such as a menu bar, not that it needs to. Start off by adding a new concentrated load by filling in all the necessary information in the designated section, on the upper left side of the main window.

Follow through by adding the data for UDL (short for Uniformly Distributed Loading), input the span and height of your bridge, as well as the two parameters necessary for determining the moment. All that's left to do now is to hit the "Draw" button and, afterwards, click the "Calculate Moment" option.

You're instantly provided with a representative diagram and a set of relevant results on the right side of the main window. It's also worth highlighting that you're provided with the option of saving your work (the calculation for the moment, to be more precise) to an Excel File.

In terms of shortcomings, we can only point out that in its current form, the utility displays the loads from the right end of the structure, however, please note that the origin of the loads is still the left end.

Arch Analyser is a straightforward application that does its job really well. Just download the app, unzip its package, run it without installation, input the data in the designated fields, click a few buttons, and the results should be revealed almost instantly.