Stresses in Beams and Arches, full view Finite Element Analysis Stresses in Beams and Arches Full Views T hese two figures were created with Ansys . These two designs are the about the same shape and support the same load. However, the the legend on the lower right shows that the maximum stresses in the arch are only half those in the lintel.
Red areas delineate the highest stresses while blue areas show the lowest stresses.
See a 4.6-MB animation of the stress for the, lintel .