Category Archives: Concrete

LatPile update

Posted on 11/01/2011 by dougaj4

I have just posted an update to the LatpilePY spreadsheet, fixing a bug in the way in which it read the first row of data from input PY curves, which was resulting in the program failing to run if there were … Continue reading →

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ULS design of reinforced concrete, AS, ACI and European codes

Posted on 21/12/2010 by dougaj4

The previous post in this series compared the results of current and previous Australian Standards, and the ACI 318 code, for the ultimate bending capacity of a rectangular reinforced concrete section, subject to combined bending and axial load.  I have now extended … Continue reading →

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ULS design of reinforced concrete to AS 3600 and ACI 318

Posted on 05/12/2010 by dougaj4

Following on from the previous post I have modified my RC Design Functions spreadsheet to incorporate the US ACI 318 design code requirements, as well as the recent revision to the Australian code, AS 3600.  The revised spreadsheet will be uploaded … Continue reading →

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AS 3600 (Concrete Structures Code) Amendment 1

Posted on 29/11/2010 by dougaj4

The first amendment to the current (2009) version of the Australian Standard for Concrete Structures (AS 3600) was recently released for free download.  SAI Global have not seen fit to notify purchasers of the standard of this amendment, but it … Continue reading →

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Stress blocks in AS 3600

Posted on 30/10/2010 by dougaj4

The long awaited update to the Australian Standard for concrete structures (AS 3600 – 2009) provides rules for the design of structures with concrete up to a compressive strength of 100 MPa.  Unfortunately there are a number of significant typographical errors … Continue reading →

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