Category Archives: Newton

Elegant Solutions – Why does this balance?

Posted on 09/12/2009 by dougaj4

From the Eng-Tips forum Why does the mechanism shown below balance when the load applied to each platform is the same, even when the lever arms from the pivot are different? It “looks wrong” but an analysis shows that the … Continue reading →

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Reinforced Concrete Moment-Curvature – 2; Shrinkage and Creep

Posted on 08/12/2009 by dougaj4

The previous post in this series provided an Excel User Defined Function (UDF) to find  the short term curvature of a reinforced concrete section subject to combined bending and axial load.  In this post UDFs will be presented to determine the strain … 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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350 Years of Science from the Royal Society

Posted on 02/12/2009 by dougaj4

Trailblazing “Welcome to Trailblazing, an interactive timeline for everybody with an interest in science. Compiled by scientists, science communicators and historians – and co-ordinated by Professor Michael Thompson FRS – it celebrates three and a half centuries of scientific endeavour … Continue reading →

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A not so obvious puzzle

Posted on 26/11/2009 by dougaj4

A nice puzzle from Tanya Khovanova’s Math Blog Which of the shapes below is the odd one out?

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