Author Archives: dougaj4

P-Y Curve function

Posted on 02/06/2010 by dougaj4

The pile lateral load analysis program presented in a previous post used linear elastic spring supports to model the restraint provided by the soil.  Soil stress/strain behaviour is of course highly non-linear, and this post presents an Excel User Defined Function … Continue reading →

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New Links

Posted on 30/05/2010 by dougaj4

I have added some new links to Excel Blogs that are regularly updated with new and different content, plus one new maths blog. Bacon Bits: Delicious pieces of Excel and Access training brought to you by DataPigTechnologies.com Contextures Blog: The Contextures … Continue reading →

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Compiled AlgLib Matrix Functions for Excel

Posted on 27/05/2010 by dougaj4

This post describes a series of matrix functions compiled from the AlgLib library code (covered in previous posts) as a dll that can be called from Excel VBA, and used as User Defined Functions (UDFs).  A spreadsheet containing the necessary VBA … Continue reading →

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Linking AlgLib C++ to Excel VBA

Posted on 22/05/2010 by dougaj4

The previous post described how to install AlgLib VBA routines in Excel.  It is also possible to make AlgLib c++ routines (compiled as dll’s) available from Excel, either from VBA, or using User Defined Functions (UDFs) directly from the spreadsheet.  Using compiled dll … Continue reading →

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Installing AlgLib with Excel VBA

Posted on 20/05/2010 by dougaj4

In a previous post I linked to the AlgLib site which has an extensive range of mathematical routines available in VBA, c/c++ and pascal.  I have recently been experimenting with these (in reponse to a thread at the Eng-Tips forum), and will … Continue reading →

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