Category Archives: Newton

Falling feathers and hammers

Posted on 09/11/2018 by dougaj4

It is well known that at the end of the Apollo 15 Moon landing, Commander David Scott dropped a hammer and a feather to demonstrate that they would accelerate at the  same rate, and land on the ground together: What is … Continue reading →

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More iterative solvers

Posted on 28/10/2018 by dougaj4

Following the recent post on using Brent’s Method solvers on an array (Iterative solvers and arrays), here is another example with an engineering related problem.  The example is included in the xlScipy3 spreadsheet, which can be downloaded from: xlScipy3.zip The depth … Continue reading →

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Iterative solvers and arrays

Posted on 21/10/2018 by dougaj4

A recent thread at Eng-Tips was looking for a solution to the problem described  below: The solutions to this problem described below can be downloaded from: ItSolve.zip and xlScipy3.zip The ItSolve.xlsb spreadsheet contains a user defined function (UDF) to solve iterative … Continue reading →

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Australian Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on 03/10/2018 by dougaj4

What the Australian  Government says: PM claims Australia will meet Paris target ‘in a canter’ despite emissions climbing. Morrison says rate of increase not as high as previous years and renewables investment will ensure Australia meets commitment pm-claims-australia-will-meet-paris-target-in-a-canter-despite-emissions-climbing What the … Continue reading →

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New AS 3600 and RC Design Functions 8

Posted on 23/09/2018 by dougaj4

A revised version of the Australian Concrete Structures code, AS 3600, was recently published, with many significant changes, including: Changes to ULS reduction Factors Creep and shrinkage Curvature and deflection calculations Crack width calculation and stress limits Major  changes to … Continue reading →

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