Category Archives: VBA

3DFrame-py

My 3DFrame spreadsheet has now been converted to Python code and can be downloaded from: 3DFrame-py.zip The frame analysis uses the Scipy linear algebra functions called from pyLinalgfuncs3, which must be available on the Python path: pyLinAlgfuncs3.zip The 3DFrame-py download … Continue reading

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Calculating and plotting rotations

This post was prompted by a recent post at Eng-Tips. The original problem seemed simple enough: Im trying to wirte a formula where I imput vessel heading and datum bore heading and it tells me FWD, STBD, AFT or PORT … Continue reading

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Two views on VBA

First from Microsoft: Microsoft are continuing their quest to make downloading spreadsheets with macros ever more difficult, and now any downloaded spreadsheet has VBA code disabled by default. Unblocking the code (if you know and trust the source of the … Continue reading

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ULS Design Functions 2.16

The ULS Design Spreadsheet has now been updated to Version 2.16, which can be downloaded from: ULS Design Functions The main new feature is the option to design for prestress loads applied to circular tanks. Due to axi-symmetric effects, when … Continue reading

Posted in Beam Bending, Concrete, Excel, Newton, UDFs, VBA | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Using ConbeamU

This post was prompted by a thread at Eng-Tips: https://www.eng-tips.com/threads/deflection-equations.501339/#post-8860838 The beam analysis functions in the ConbeamU spreadsheet allow for the use of any SI units, or any non-SI units found in the long list included with the spreadsheet. I … Continue reading

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