Category Archives: Newton

Rounding to significant figures

Posted on 17/02/2022 by dougaj4

Edited 19th Feb 22, following comment from Larry Schuster Excel does not have a function to round numbers to a specified number of significant numbers, and (rather to my surprise) neither does Python. It is not too hard to write … Continue reading →

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SectionProperties update 3

Posted on 09/02/2022 by dougaj4

The SectionProperties spreadsheets previously posted had limited graphics capabilities due to problems with the plotting routines causing Excel to crash. I have now fixed that problem by updating some Python libraries with pip: installing mkl-service numpy 1.21.2 -> 1.22.1 Pillow … Continue reading →

Posted in Beam Bending, Charts, Charts, Coordinate Geometry, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Link to Python, Maths, Newton, NumPy and SciPy, PyXLL | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

SectionProperties update update

Posted on 26/01/2022 by dougaj4

Since my previous post on the Python SectionProperties program it has been updated to Rel. 2.02, with some major changes: The mesh generation library has been changed from MeshPY to Triangle New functions have been added for: Steel sections Concrete … Continue reading →

Posted in Concrete, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Link to Python, Newton, PyXLL, Strand7 | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Embedding OneDrive in WordPress

Posted on 23/01/2022 by dougaj4

Every time I try to add a new link to a file on OneDrive in WordPress, it seems they have changed the system to stop it working.  After much trial and error, the procedure given below works, for now. Open … Continue reading →

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Publications

Posted on 23/01/2022 by dougaj4

I have recently updated my list of publications. Click on the “view full-size” icon in the bottom right corner for a full screen view, or click any link to download.

Posted in Concrete, Geotechnical Engineering, Newton, Strand7 | Tagged , , | 4 Comments