Category Archives: Concrete

Composite Concrete Beam Analysis

Posted on 10/04/2012 by dougaj4

Composite concrete beams are widely used in both building and bridge structures; typically precast pretensioned beams are combined with an in-situ reinforced concrete slab to provide structures that are both efficient in use of materials and fast and easy to … Continue reading →

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LatPilePY 1.02

Posted on 23/01/2012 by dougaj4

Following some discussion at Eng-Tips and elsewhere I have updated the LatPilePY spreadsheet, previously presented at Lateral pile analysis with PY curves …  This spreadsheet provides User Defined Functions (UDFs) to carry out the analysis of vertical piles under lateral loading, … Continue reading →

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Equivalent Stress Blocks

Posted on 19/10/2011 by dougaj4

Previous posts (e.g. Stress blocks in AS 3600) have presented Excel User Defined Functions (UDFs) that determine the ultimate bending strength of a reinforced concrete section with the use of a rectangular concrete stress block, with depth and stress factors … Continue reading →

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Using Beam Design Functions

Posted on 07/09/2011 by dougaj4

“Beam Design Functions” is an Excel spreadsheet providing a User Defined Function (UDF) that will calculate the stresses, strains, forces and moments in a reinforced or prestressed concrete section subject to any specified bending moment and axial load, using an … Continue reading →

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Using LatPilePY

Posted on 09/07/2011 by dougaj4

LatPilePY is a User Defined Function (UDF) used to analyse the deflections and load actions in laterally loaded piles.  It was presented in this post: LatPilePY.  In response to an e-mail request, this post will give step by step instructions for … Continue reading →

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