Category Archives: Finite Element Analysis

Frame4 Version 3.04

Posted on 05/12/2012 by dougaj4

In preparation for adding 3D functionality to the Frame4 spreadsheet I have rearranged the load input sheet, and in doing so I noticed that the fixed end reaction calculation was incorrect for cases where loads were applied to one member over … Continue reading →

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Frame4; now with added Alglib

Posted on 16/11/2012 by dougaj4

Edit 29 Nov 2012: I have now added an xls version to the download zip file.  This also has a much smaller example model, which will solve quickly using the VBA solver, so will be more useable for anyone having … Continue reading →

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Compiled Matrix Functions for Excel

Posted on 12/11/2012 by dougaj4

This is a follow on from the previous post, showing how the C# version of the ALGLIB maths library can be accessed from Excel, with very little additional coding.  The download file, Matrixdll-c#.zip includes compiled .dll and .tlb files which can be used … Continue reading →

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Mohr’s Circle and Plate Stresses and Actions

Posted on 27/10/2012 by dougaj4

The functions described in this post can be found in the download file PlateStress.zip, including examples and full open source code. The function MCircle returns the plane stress components (XX, YY and XY stress) for any specified stress field, when rotated through a … Continue reading →

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Daily Download 6: Working with FEA programs

Posted on 22/09/2012 by dougaj4

Today’s downloads are three programs for working with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) programs.  The first use the Scripting Dictionary Object to count the number of different element types (beams, plates, bricks and links) and the number of node restraints at … Continue reading →

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