Category Archives: Arrays

The speed of loops

Posted on 07/03/2010 by dougaj4

Commenting on the Good Practice post, John Tolle pointed out that with a collection it was very much quicker to loop using a For each loop than iterating by index, using a for, next loop.  I did some simple tests on this, … Continue reading →

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Using the DMax Function …

Posted on 09/09/2009 by dougaj4

… and an alternative. In this discussion at Eng-Tips I recommended the use of the DMAX() function to extract maximum values from data grouped with different text labels.  In the process I needed to adjust the selection criterion to generate the … Continue reading →

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Extracting data from a 3D range

Posted on 26/08/2009 by dougaj4

I recently needed to extract data from a series of tables on separate worksheets, into a form suitable for plotting on an XY graph.  In Lotus 123 this would be a piece of cake, since the Lotus @INDEX function has … Continue reading →

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Continuous beam with varying stiffness

Posted on 23/08/2009 by dougaj4

Previous Splinebeam post One of my aims in developing the splinebeam function is to carry out non-linear analysis of reinforced concrete beams, allowing for the greatly reduced flexural stiffness of reinforced concrete sections after cracking of the concrete.  To that … Continue reading →

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Continuous beam with specified end conditions …

Posted on 09/08/2009 by dougaj4

… and/or support displacements. The previous post in this series derived cubic splines with specified end conditions; either a specified curvature or a specified end slope. I have adapted the splinebeam function to allow input of specified end conditions (either a … Continue reading →

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