Category Archives: Beam Bending

Biaxial bending update 2

Posted on 13/12/2024 by dougaj4

It was recently reported that the VBA version of the biaxial bending spreadsheet was returning incorrect results when the neutral axis was exactly parallel to the Y axis. This problem has now been fixed, and the revised spreadsheet can be … Continue reading →

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3D-Frame-py with Numba

Posted on 10/12/2024 by dougaj4

I recently upgraded to Python 3.12, and installed the latest version of the Numba just-in-time compiler (0.60.0) which also required upgrading Matplotlib (3.9.3), and downgrading Numpy (2.0.2). I have also edited calls to Numba in the py_3DFrame1_1.py module, and added … Continue reading →

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3DFrame-py; non-linear with end releases

Posted on 06/12/2024 by dougaj4

The non-linear analysis routines in 3DFrame-py have now been updated to work with beams with end-releases at one or both ends.  Updated files are at: 3DFrame-py.zip See the previous two posts for details of other software required for installation. To … Continue reading →

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Installing 3DFrame-py

Posted on 08/11/2024 by dougaj4

Updated 1st Feb 2025. As mentioned in the previous post, the installation process for the 3DFrame-py spreadsheet has changed with the new version. Also there have been some significant changes to the code to fix installation problems. Updated files are … Continue reading →

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3DFrame-py; with non-linear analysis

Posted on 03/11/2024 by dougaj4

Exactly a year since the previous update I have revised the 3DFrame-py spreadsheet with the addition of non-linear analysis options. The new files can be downloaded from: 3DFrame-py.zip Details of file installation, and required software are at: 3DFrame-py Minor revisions … Continue reading →

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