Author Archives: dougaj4

Displaying trend line equations on line charts

This post is prompted by a recent comment at Using LINEST for non-linear curve fitting which found that the trend line formula displayed on a chart was totally different from that found using the Linest function. The problem was caused by using a … Continue reading

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Three tributes to John Clarke

From Michael Leunig at The Age: From the ABC: Remembering John Clarke   From North Palmerston City Council – After an off-night at N Palmerston, John Cleese named the city “the suicide capital of New Zealand”.  John Clarke, who was … Continue reading

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RCInteract and RC Design Functions 7.03

Since the previous post, I have updated the notes in the RC Design Functions spreadsheet to reflect the fact that with the recent update to the Bridge Design Code (AS 5100) the reinforced concrete strength design requirements for beam bending … Continue reading

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RC Design Functions 7.03

The latest update to my RC Design Functions spreadsheet has just been uploaded, and is available for free download (including full open-source code) from: RC Design Functions7.zip The main new feature in the latest version is a new RCInteract function, which generates an … Continue reading

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Little Unsaid

From Highgate Cemetery:  

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