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3DFrame-py update
The Python 3DFrame spreadsheet has been updated to allow for analysis including torsional warping effects. The new spreadsheet and associated Python files can be downloaded from: 3DFrame-py.zip The download file includes four sample spreadsheets comparing analysis results with output from … Continue reading
Posted in Beam Bending, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Link to Python, Newton, PyXLL, Strand7
Tagged 3DFrame-py, Excel, Frame Analysis, global axes, local axes, MASTAN2, principal axes, Torsional warping
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Python in Excel – two views
Microsoft recently announced that it is now possible to access Python from within Excel worksheets. This functionality is currently only available to Excel 365 users on the Insiders – Beta channel, who can access it at no cost. When it … Continue reading
Posted in Excel, Link to Python, Python Pandas, PyXLL
Tagged Excel, link Excel to Python, Python, Python in Excel, PyXLL
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Mastan2
Mastan2 is a free frame analysis program based on Matlab. The linked site provides alternative downloads for those with or without Matlab installed. The site also provides a link to the book Matrix Structural Analysis, 2nd Edition, by McGuire, Gallagher, … Continue reading
Posted in Beam Bending, Concrete, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Link to Python, Newton, PyXLL, Strand7
Tagged 3DFrame, Excel, Frame Analysis, global axes, local axes, MASTAN2, principal axes, Torsional warping
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Dynamic charts
A frequently asked question is how to get Excel charts to automatically update when new data is added outside the original selected ranges. The most frequent recommendation (such as here) is to convert the data to a table, then insert … Continue reading
Posted in Charts, Charts, Concrete, Excel, UDFs
Tagged Dynamic charts, Dynamic functions, Engineer v Sheep, Excel, Plotting interaction diagrams, UDFs
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Simplified bi-axial bending
This post summarises my responses to a question at Eng-Tips. The UK concrete standard in use before Eurocode 2 (BS 8110) has a simple procedure for designing columns subject to bending about both principal axes: This allows the column to … Continue reading
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