Author Archives: dougaj4

Composite Beam Spreadsheet Update 1.01

Posted on 04/11/2017 by dougaj4

Following a comment here, I have modified the Composite Beam spreadsheet to correct the stage 1 stresses forces in the reinforcement as listed in Columns 6 and 7, when the tensile face is the top.  The output has also been … Continue reading →

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Tables and VBA

Posted on 25/10/2017 by dougaj4

I don’t use Excel Tables much, and not at all from VBA (where they are known as ListObjects), but that should probably change, so here are four links with comprehensive help on using Tables from VBA: The Spreadsheet Guru- VBA … Continue reading →

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A Hard Rain

Posted on 21/10/2017 by dougaj4

I happened to be looking at an old post here; Various routes to and from Nottamun Town, featuring Bob Dylan’s performance of A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall, which led me to Patti Smith’s performance of the same song at last year’s … Continue reading →

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Using Flash Fill

Posted on 14/10/2017 by dougaj4

There have been several posts here on using functions or user defined functions (UDFs) to extract text or numbers from a longer string (most recently, here), but for many purposes it is quicker and easier to use the “flash-fill” feature, … Continue reading →

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Hofstadter, Pahud, Bach

Posted on 08/10/2017 by dougaj4

The latest ACO concert series features the Swiss flautist Emmanuel Pahud (interview here). The performance included J.S. Bach’s 6 Part Ricercar, from The Musical Offering, which was the inspiration for the final dialogue in Douglas Hofstadter’s Godel, Esher, Bach: Achilles … Continue reading →

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