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RC Design Functions 9.09

The RC Design Functions spreadsheet has had two further recent revisions: 9.08 21-Feb-25 CircUPF EC2 parameters corrected to allow variation of reduction factors for steel and rectangular stress block factors.9.09 6-Mar-25 Calculation of depth NA amended in UMomPF for NA … Continue reading

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3DFrame-NLGeom

The VBA version of the 3DFrame spreadsheet has now been updated to allow geometric non-linear effects to be included. The new version can be downloaded from: 3DFrame.zip For more details of the VBA 3DFrame see 3DFrame update, and for the … Continue reading

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RC Design Functions 9.07

The UMomPF function performs ultimate load analysis for codes using the partial factor approach, including Eurocode 2. The input for Eurocode 2 includes an optional table allowing alternative values to be input for various parameters, including stress reduction factors, and … Continue reading

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3DFrame-py-comb

The 3DFrame-py spreadsheet has now been updated with provisions for saving multiple load cases and the associated results, and analysis with factored combinations of multiple load cases. The new files can be downloaded from: 3DFrame-py.zip See Installing 3DFrame-py for installation details, and … Continue reading

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What to do when download links don’t work

Many of the download links here in older posts use the format http:// rather than https://, and these links now don’t work in Windows. If you find a non-working download link, here is what you can do:

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