Category Archives: Concrete

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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Non linear regression – 2; ALGLIB functions

Posted on 05/03/2011 by dougaj4

The previous post looked at using the Excel Solver to fit a non-linear equation to a given set of data, using the least squares method.  This approach is reasonably convenient and straightforward, but it has a number of disadvantages: The … Continue reading →

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Non linear regression – 1

Posted on 01/03/2011 by dougaj4

Recent posts have described how to fit linear equations (or equations that can be made linear) to a set of data, using the Excel Linest functions, or User Defined Functions (UDF’s) linking to the ALGLIB library (see Using LINEST for non-linear … Continue reading →

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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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