Author Archives: dougaj4

Displaying You-tube transcripts

Posted on 09/03/2023 by dougaj4

This is probably widely known, but I only found out this week. I find You-tube informative videos frustrating because you have to sit through 10-20 minutes of video to get maybe 1-2 minutes worth of information. If only you could … Continue reading →

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ULS Design Functions 2.16

Posted on 25/02/2023 by dougaj4

The ULS Design Spreadsheet has now been updated to Version 2.16, which can be downloaded from: ULS Design Functions The main new feature is the option to design for prestress loads applied to circular tanks. Due to axi-symmetric effects, when … Continue reading →

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Secondary moments in prestressed beams with FEA-2

Posted on 14/02/2023 by dougaj4

Following the first post in this series, this post compares friction losses in prestressing cables as defined in the Australian Concrete Structures Code (AS 3600), compared with a cable modelled with contact elements in Strand7. The example used is based … Continue reading →

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Ana Vidović

Posted on 29/01/2023 by dougaj4

Ana Vidović (born 8 November 1980) is a classical guitarist originally from Croatia. A child prodigy, she has won a number of prizes and international competitions all over the world. Here she is at St. Mark’s Church, San Francisco: Concert … Continue reading →

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Using ConbeamU

Posted on 20/01/2023 by dougaj4

This post was prompted by a thread at Eng-Tips: https://www.eng-tips.com/threads/deflection-equations.501339/#post-8860838 The beam analysis functions in the ConbeamU spreadsheet allow for the use of any SI units, or any non-SI units found in the long list included with the spreadsheet. I … Continue reading →

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