Category Archives: Concrete

Reinforced Concrete Section Analysis 7 – rectangular sections

Previous post The spreadsheets presented in earlier posts in this series have been simplified for use with rectangular sections with two layers of reinforcement.  The functions EStress (for elastic analysis of stresses, strains and crack widths) and UMom (for the … Continue reading

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Reinforced Concrete Section Analysis – 6; Ultimate Limit State

The previous post in this series included Excel User Defined Functions using closed form solutions to find the ultimate bending and axial load capacity of reinforced or prestressed concrete sections of any complex shape defined by rectangular or horizontal layers.  The … Continue reading

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The Dome of the Pantheon

I have recently made my first Wikipedia edit. The article on the Pantheon in Rome made the following claim: “The exact composition of the Roman concrete used in the dome remains a mystery. An unreinforced dome in these proportions made of … Continue reading

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