Category Archives: Newton

Drawing in Excel – 2

Before getting down to basics, the attached file: Animation demo Illustrates how Excel shapes can be simply animated. Screen shot: The code for the animation (having previously drawn a circle and a rectangle with no fill, and noted their names): … Continue reading

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Reinforced Concrete Section Analysis – 4

Previous post The spreadsheet presented in the previous post in this series uses the basic equation given below to find the location of the neutral axis: For a cross section with any applied axial load at eccentricity e, measured from … Continue reading

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The roof of the Taq-i-Kisra; Analysis

Following the previous post, I have compared the stresses in the Taq-i-Kisra assuming either a catenary or parabolic profile. I have also compared constant depth sections with sections increasing in depth towards the supports. The arch span was taken as … Continue reading

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The Roof of the Taq-i-Kisra

A higher resolution image, from a slightly different viewpoint The roof of the Persian Throne Room of the Taq-i-Kisra, now in Iraq, is the best surviving example of an ancient large span structure built to a catenary profile, the shape that … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Tunnel, Eastern Portal; during construction

13th July 2006. Click on thumbnail, then click on image to see full size.

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