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Structural Project Navigator
Answer a few straightforward questions to identify the likely structural engineering input, information requirements and next steps for your project.
Clients, architects and project teams
Resource Centre
Structural Engineering Resource Centre
Practical tools, project guidance and technical resources developed to help clients, project teams and engineers understand structural requirements, prepare better information and explore early-stage engineering considerations.
Resources are provided for general guidance and preliminary comparison only. They do not replace project-specific structural engineering advice, inspection, analysis or design.
Developed by a Chartered Structural Engineer.
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Plan
Understand the likely structural engineering input for your project and prepare the information needed for an effective initial review.
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Structural Inspection Assistant
Prepare for a structural inspection by creating a tailored checklist of useful photographs, documents, observations and access information.
Property owners, managers and project teams
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Project Information Builder
A guided ten-step wizard that prepares a complete Project Information Pack — client details, site, scope, programme and documents — ready for quotation and appointment.
Clients, architects, contractors and developers
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Calculate
Use transparent preliminary tools to compare early-stage structural options and understand the factors that may govern a design.
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Load & Tributary Width Calculator
Build characteristic floor or roof loads from materials and allowances, then convert area loading (kN/m²) into line loading (kN/m) ready for beam analysis. Permanent and variable actions stay separate; point loads stay discrete.
Engineers, architects and technically minded project teams
Version 1.0 · Reviewed August 2026
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Beam Analysis
Single-span matrix-stiffness analysis with selectable support conditions and multiple loads — reactions, shear force, bending moment, deflected shape and serviceability utilisation.
Engineers and technically minded project teams
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Preliminary Beam Sizing
Explore an indicative steel beam size using bending, lateral-torsional buckling, shear and deflection criteria.
Engineers and technically minded project teams
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Steel Section Capacity Checker
Verify a steel section you have already selected — bending, shear, deflection, web bearing, web crushing and approximate lateral-torsional buckling, with utilisation and reserve capacity.
Engineers and technically minded project teams
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Basic Beam Deflection Check
The original single-case check: elastic deflection of a simply supported beam under a uniformly distributed load, compared with a selected span-based deflection limit.
Engineers and technically minded project teams
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Steel Weight Calculator
Build a list of sections, lengths and quantities to obtain an indicative steel weight for handling, offloading, delivery planning and steelwork enquiries.
Clients, builders, contractors and project teams
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Section Properties & Builder
Calculate geometric properties for standard idealised shapes, or build a section from solid and void rectangles — area, centroid, second moments of area, section moduli, radii of gyration and principal properties.
Engineers and technically minded project teams
Version 0.9 (beta)
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Steel Connection Design
Focused preliminary tools for selected steel connection components and force distributions.
Engineers
In Development
Disclaimer
Indicative result only. The calculation depends on the assumptions and information entered and does not constitute structural design or professional advice. Do not use the result for construction, procurement, Building Regulations submissions or safety-critical decisions. All results must be independently verified by a suitably qualified structural engineer before being used for design, construction or regulatory purposes. Bebbington Engineering Studio Ltd accepts no responsibility for reliance placed on unverified results.
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Learn
Explore concise structural engineering guides, frequently asked questions and technical notes written for clients and project teams.
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Knowledge Centre
BES Technical Guides, frequently asked questions, technical notes and downloadable resources — plain-English guidance on surveys, alterations, foundations, steelwork and the engineering design process.
Clients, architects, contractors and engineers
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Frequently Asked Questions
A searchable knowledge library of detailed answers on appointing a structural engineer, calculations, inspections, cracking, steelwork and Building Regulations — each downloadable as a branded PDF or Word guide.
Clients, architects, contractors and engineers
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Download Centre
Every published BES guide and knowledge resource available as a branded PDF or Word document, with reference, version and review date.
Clients and project teams
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Technical Notes
Focused commentary on structural design, construction interfaces, buildability and engineering practice.
Engineers and project teams
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About BES guidance material
Guides, frequently asked questions and technical notes provide general structural engineering information written for clients and project teams. They explain principles and typical requirements, but they do not constitute project-specific structural engineering advice, inspection, assessment or design.
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The Resource Centre is developed continuously. The resources below indicate the direction of the platform; those already available are marked as live.
Plan
- Structural Project NavigatorLive
- Structural Inspection AssistantLive
- Project Information BuilderLive
- Structural Alteration Planner
- Construction Sequence Planner
Calculate
- Load & Tributary Width CalculatorLive
- Beam AnalysisLive
- Basic Beam Deflection CheckLive
- Preliminary Beam SizingLive
- Steel Section Capacity CheckerLive
- Steel Weight CalculatorLive
- Steel Connection Design
- Column Capacity Checker
- Pad Foundation Checker
- Retaining Wall Checker
- Timber Beam Checker
- RC Beam Checker
Learn
- BES Technical GuidesLive
- Technical Notes
- Frequently Asked QuestionsLive
- Download CentreLive
- Case Study Library