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Reinforced Concrete Moment Curvature – Development over time

I recently noticed that in the RC Design Functions spreadsheet the TimeCurve function had stopped working.  The function calculates the development of reinforced concrete section curvature over time, and was previously presented in Reinforced Concrete Moment-Curvature – 3; Restrained Shrinkage and Creep and Reinforced … Continue reading →

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More from the path dug-less:

Douglas H on having no head (where H = both Harding and Hofstadter): On Having No Head The Incredible String Band on Douglas Traherne Harding: (Douglas Harding’s middle name was not really Traherne, it was Edison)    

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A Loopy Link (and three more)

For some reason Doug Glancy’s Excel Blog has escaped my attention up till now, but having a browse today, I discovered this loopy animation: which would not have been out of place in Douglas Hofstadter’s “I am a Strange Loop” I really … Continue reading →

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There is No Planet B

My latest (and final) President’s column from the Concrete in Australia Magazine: Some responsibilities of engineers are universally recognised. Everyone accepts that we have a duty to carry out design and construction so that structures will be serviceable, strong and … Continue reading →

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Concrete 2015

This year the 27th biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia will be held in Melbourne from 31st August to 2nd September, in conjunction with RILEM Week. Concrete 2015 On behalf of the organising and technical committees, we cordially invite … Continue reading →

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