Category Archives: Concrete

Using RC Design Functions 4 – Umom and new MaxAx function

Posted on 21/07/2013 by dougaj4

Previous post in this series. Download latest version of RC Design Functions6. Previous posts in this series have looked at elastic design functions.  We now move on to functions for ultimate limit state (ULS) analysis of reinforced concrete sections: UMom: … Continue reading →

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Concrete ULS spreadsheet update-2

Posted on 17/07/2013 by dougaj4

The concrete ULS design spreadsheet last posted at: Concrete ULS spreadsheet update has been updated to fix a problem encountered with non-symmetrical reinforcement using the Eurocode 2 rectangular stress block. Download from ULS Design Functions. Typical input and output interaction diagram are … Continue reading →

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Concrete ULS spreadsheet update

Posted on 10/07/2013 by dougaj4

The ULS Design Functions spreadsheet has been updated with the addition of provision for the Eurocode 2 rectangular stress block.  The new spreadsheet can be downloaded from:  ULS Design Functions.zip (including full open-source code). For more details see: ULS Analysis … Continue reading →

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Using RC Design Functions – 3

Posted on 08/06/2013 by dougaj4

In the previous post in this series I looked at the results available from the EStress function in the RC Design Functions spreadsheet.  Three associated functions are: EstressCap PLCurve TStiff EStressCap finds the maximum bending moment for a specified axial load, … Continue reading →

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Bridge Design, Beyond the Basics …

Posted on 03/06/2013 by dougaj4

… is the name of a series of full-day seminars that I will be presenting around Australia (together with two other bridge engineers), for the Concrete Institute of Australia, starting in Sydney next Wednesday, 12th June. Click below for details: Amongst the … Continue reading →

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