Author Archives: dougaj4

Moving Load Spreadsheet – update and how to use

Posted on 03/12/2013 by dougaj4

As noted in the comments on the previous post on this topic, the moving load function (and also the associated continuous beam functions) have been modified to make data entry more flexible; the output results are unchanged.  The modified spreadsheet … Continue reading →

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Martin Sharp, Disraeli Gears, and Tales of Brave Ulysses

Posted on 02/12/2013 by dougaj4

When I heard on the radio today of the death of Australian artist Martin Sharp I thought I wasn’t familiar with his work.  I was wrong; he was one of the founders of Oz magazine, which all the cool guys … Continue reading →

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Aspects of Love from Buffy Sainte-Marie

Posted on 01/12/2013 by dougaj4

Buffy Sainte-Marie was (and continues to be) one of the great North American singer-song writers of the post-war era, but she never achieved the recognition accorded to others of her era such as Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell.  According to her … Continue reading →

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Continuous Beam spreadsheet with moving load

Posted on 26/11/2013 by dougaj4

I have added a moving load function to the ConBeamU spreadsheet, allowing maximum load actions and deflections to be determined in a continuous beam  under the influence of a vehicle defined by a number of point loads.  The new version … Continue reading →

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Unit aware continuous beam spreadsheet update

Posted on 22/11/2013 by dougaj4

The ConbeamU spreadsheet provides Excel user defined functions (UDFs) for the analysis of continuous and simply supported beams and cantilevers using Macaulay’s method.  It allows complex combinations of any number of partial distributed loads, point loads and moments, with changes … Continue reading →

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