Category Archives: Newton

Reinforced Concrete Section Analysis 7 – rectangular sections

Posted on 05/11/2008 by dougaj4

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 →

Posted in Beam Bending, Concrete, Newton, UDFs | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Bridges of NSW

Posted on 02/11/2008 by dougaj4

An excellent and detailed account of historical bridges in New South Wales: Bridge Types in NSW Historical Overviews

Posted in Arch structures, Historic Bridges, Newton | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Reinforced Concrete Section Analysis – 6; Ultimate Limit State

Posted on 23/10/2008 by dougaj4

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 →

Posted in Beam Bending, Concrete, Newton | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

ELASTIC SOLUTIONS FOR SOIL AND ROCK MECHANICS

Posted on 22/10/2008 by dougaj4

Found on the Web: Edit 26 Feb 2023:  Link no longer active ELASTIC SOLUTIONS FOR SOIL AND ROCK MECHANICS “Professor Harry Poulos, Emeritus Professor from the University of Sydney and a Senior Principal Consultant with Coffey & Partners, has graciously … Continue reading →

Posted in Newton | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Will it Fall Over?

Posted on 28/09/2008 by dougaj4

Is the arch in the picture below stable, or has it been created in Photoshop, or perhaps with the assistance of some glue or external straps? A simple analysis suggests that tension will be generated at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arch structures, Finite Element Analysis, Newton, Ray Tracing | Tagged , | 2 Comments