Tapered Snap Fit Beam Bending Equation and Calculator

Beam Deflection and Stress Formula and Calculators

Area Moment of Inertia Equations & Calculators

This calculator will determine the stress, deflections, area moment of inertia, and section modulus for a Tapered Snap Fit Beam for Plastics.

Tapered Snap Fit Beam Bending Equation and Calculator

To see the equations and applicable units behind this calculator see:
Tapered Snap Fit Beam Bending Equations

Beam dimensions and properties Values
Force, F (N, grams)
Modulus, E (N/mm^2)
Width, b (mm)
Thickness at end, te (mm)
Thickness at base, tb (mm)
Length, L (mm)
Distance along beam (x=0=end), x (mm)
Results
Thickness slope, m
Constant, c_1
Max stress at base, maxs (N/mm^2)
Max strain at base (%)
Slope at beam end (radians)
Deflection at beam end, defl (mm) (d)
Spring constant, k (N/mm) (k)
Comparative straight beam deflection
Ratio of tapered/straight beam deflection

Automatic recalculation