Author Archives: dougaj4

Using the Frame Analysis Spreadsheets

Posted on 20/07/2017 by dougaj4

Following some recent questions in the comments, here are some answers: How can nodal moments be created? The current versions only allow for forces to be applied to beams, but any point load or moment applied at the start or … Continue reading →

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Installing Frame4 and 3DFrame

Posted on 17/07/2017 by dougaj4

Following a recent comment I have added a VBA only version to the download files of the frame analysis spreadsheets: 3DFrame.zip Frame4.zip The VBA versions should work on any version of Excel from 2007, with macros enabled, without any further installation. The … Continue reading →

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Tam Lin

Posted on 11/07/2017 by dougaj4

Tam Lin is a Scottish folk tale and song dating from 1549 or earlier. It is set at Carterhaugh (not Carter Hall), which is a real place. The song was widely re-interpreted in the British folk revival, most notably by Fairport  … Continue reading →

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Stress increments in prestressed concrete beams

Posted on 02/07/2017 by dougaj4

The two main Australian Standards covering prestressed concrete structures (AS 3600, Concrete Structures, and AS 5100 Part 5, Concrete Bridges) put a limit on the allowable increase in stress in reinforcement and prestressing strands and tendons, when the load increases from … Continue reading →

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Build Bridges, Not Walls

Posted on 28/06/2017 by dougaj4

I don’t often do politics here, but with an opening line like “build bridges, not walls” how can I deny Jeremy Corbyn a spot, especially when he is talking at The Glastonbury Festival:

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