Category Archives: Finite Element Analysis

Route Map …

Posted on 29/08/2010 by dougaj4

… so we know where we are going. I’ll be starting several, to some extent interlinked, new themes in this blog over the coming weeks.  Firstly VBA Classes.  Regular readers may have noticed that my VBA code tends to be … Continue reading →

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Beam on Elastic Foundations Analysis

Posted on 06/07/2010 by dougaj4

A previous post on laterally loaded piles used a finite difference analysis to analyse the deflections and forces in a vertical pile subject to a lateral load at the top.  An alternative approach to the same problem is presented in “Programming the Finite … Continue reading →

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Frame4.xls – Update2

Posted on 31/12/2009 by dougaj4

It was recently pointed out to me that the Frame4 spreadsheet was giving an overflow error with a fairly small analysis.  The problem turned out to be that the analysis did not have any restraint specified in the X direction, … Continue reading →

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New Release of Strand7

Posted on 07/12/2009 by dougaj4

The long awaited new release of Strand7 (R 2.4.1) appeared today.  Click below for more details:

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Continuous beam with varying stiffness

Posted on 23/08/2009 by dougaj4

Previous Splinebeam post One of my aims in developing the splinebeam function is to carry out non-linear analysis of reinforced concrete beams, allowing for the greatly reduced flexural stiffness of reinforced concrete sections after cracking of the concrete.  To that … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrays, Beam Bending, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Maths, Newton, UDFs, VBA | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments