Author Archives: dougaj4

Installing Adobe Reader non-DC version.

Posted on 26/06/2019 by dougaj4

Edit 3rd Jan 2026:  As noted in the comments, as far as I know, the old versions of Adobe Reader are no longer available from Adobe, and the links given in this post no longer work. The option to install a … Continue reading →

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Solving the Lagrangian Point equation for the Moon

Posted on 23/06/2019 by dougaj4

This post was prompted by a recent question at Fitting high order polynomials, asking for Excel methods to solve the equations for the radius of the Moon’s Lagrangian Point 1. All the methods described in this post have been added to … Continue reading →

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Malinda sings A Song About Nothing

Posted on 18/06/2019 by dougaj4

Malinda Kathleen Reese mostly sings popular songs, after passing the lyrics through Google Translate multiple times. But this is something else:

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ULS design of circular reinforced concrete columns

Posted on 09/06/2019 by dougaj4

The RC Design Functions spreadsheet has been updated (to Version 8.04) with the addition of a CircU function for ULS design of circular reinforced concrete sections under combined bending and axial load.  The new version, including full open-source code, may … Continue reading →

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ULS Design Functions – update for AS 3600

Posted on 28/05/2019 by dougaj4

The ULS Design Functions spreadsheet (last posted here) has been updated to the new Australian Standard for concrete structures; AS 3600-2018.  The new version can be downloaded from: ULS Design Functions.zip Note that the biaxial version included in the download … Continue reading →

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