Author Archives: dougaj4

Downloading with Chrome

Posted on 11/06/2021 by dougaj4

I recently discovered (via a helpful comment) that clicking on any download link on this blog, when using Chrome, raised a message saying: The site ahead contains harmful programs I have now managed to get Google to agree that there … Continue reading →

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Amadou Suso

Posted on 08/06/2021 by dougaj4

Seen on Spicks and Specks on Sunday night, Amadou Suso plays the kora, and is based in Melbourne: 800 years of music in one busker

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Using Numba with Excel and pyxll …

Posted on 30/05/2021 by dougaj4

… and a Numpy trap. I last looked at using the just-in-time compiler Numba with Python some time ago (Two Timers), but I was prompted to take another look by an article in Medium that claimed Python Can Be Faster … Continue reading →

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ULS Design Functions update

Posted on 23/05/2021 by dougaj4

The ULS Design Functions spreadsheet has been updated with further changes related to the new Australian Standard for concrete structures; AS 3600-2018, and with some other fixes.  The new version can be downloaded from: ULS Design Functions.zip The changes in … Continue reading →

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3D Frame Update

Posted on 29/04/2021 by dougaj4

Following a comment here I have updated the code for the 3DFrame spreadsheet to calculate shear deflections correctly for sections with a different shear area for each transverse principal axis. The updated files can be downloaded from: 3DFrame.zip A note … Continue reading →

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