Category Archives: Newton

Durability of Concrete Structures

Don’t put yourself or your concrete assets at risk. Designing and constructing for durability is one of the most important aspects of any construction program. However, requirements for concrete durability are extremely fragmented in Australia. These conflicting requirements put designers, … Continue reading

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Section Properties Update

The Section Properties spreadsheet provides formulas for the section properties of 35 different defined shapes, calculation of section properties from coordinates, and interactive calculation and plotting of any chosen shape with defined dimensions: The latest version added the function to … Continue reading

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Life in the Universe?

What the Daily Mail said Brian Cox said: We are alone in the universe: Professor Brian Cox says alien life is all but impossible and humanity is ‘unique’ Presenter makes bold claim during BBC documentary He says the spark of … Continue reading

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Assorted links

A collection of useful Excel and science/engineering related links that I have discovered/rediscovered recently: Craig Hatmaker’s Beyond Excel: Everyone knows Microsoft Excel is a powerful data mani-pulation engine, but data lives in databases and only a few Excel experts know … Continue reading

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More Pointed Arches

Visiting England’s New Forest region recently reminded me of the old bridge at Fordingbridge: The gothic arches of this bridge bear a striking resemblance to the Admiral’s Bridge at Palermo, featured in the previous post, which made me wonder if … Continue reading

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