Category Archives: Newton

Concrete ULS spreadsheet update-2

Posted on 17/07/2013 by dougaj4

The concrete ULS design spreadsheet last posted at: Concrete ULS spreadsheet update has been updated to fix a problem encountered with non-symmetrical reinforcement using the Eurocode 2 rectangular stress block. Download from ULS Design Functions. Typical input and output interaction diagram are … Continue reading →

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Rain, Steam and Speed

Posted on 14/07/2013 by dougaj4

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Isambard Kingdom Brunel were the leading British practitioners in their respective fields in the 19th Century.  Their works came together in Turner’s painting “Rain, Steam and Speed”, which depicts Brunel’s Maidenhead Railway Bridge over the … Continue reading →

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Concrete ULS spreadsheet update

Posted on 10/07/2013 by dougaj4

The ULS Design Functions spreadsheet has been updated with the addition of provision for the Eurocode 2 rectangular stress block.  The new spreadsheet can be downloaded from:  ULS Design Functions.zip (including full open-source code). For more details see: ULS Analysis … Continue reading →

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Sydney Opera House and Peter Rice

Posted on 05/07/2013 by dougaj4

This year is the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, and to mark the occasion the ABC and the Sydney Opera House Trust have put together an interactive web site documenting the history of the structure: … Continue reading →

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Using RC Design Functions – 3

Posted on 08/06/2013 by dougaj4

In the previous post in this series I looked at the results available from the EStress function in the RC Design Functions spreadsheet.  Three associated functions are: EstressCap PLCurve TStiff EStressCap finds the maximum bending moment for a specified axial load, … Continue reading →

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