Category Archives: Newton

Cracks in the Dome

Posted on 15/07/2012 by dougaj4

On 28 July 1987 (close to 25 years ago) The New York Times Reported Cracks in a Great Dome in Florence May Point to Impending Disaster … but those caring for the dome worry that it has recently embarked on … Continue reading →

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Units for Excel

Posted on 11/07/2012 by dougaj4

One of the reasons that programs like MathCad tend to be preferred to Excel for engineering and scientific applications is that they have much better facilities for dealing with different units of measurement.  This isn’t difficult, since the only built-in function provided … Continue reading →

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LatPilePY 1.04

Posted on 04/07/2012 by dougaj4

Following comments from Stephen on LatPile 1.03 I have modified the code so that if the specified Soil Properties range includes lines 8 and 9 (for specified effective depths at the top of each layer), but these lines are blank, the effective … Continue reading →

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The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore – Dimensions

Posted on 30/06/2012 by dougaj4

This post is a continuation from The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence Different sources give a wide variety of different dimensions for the dome, but there seems to be reasonable agreement that the “across flats” diameter of the … Continue reading →

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The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

Posted on 19/06/2012 by dougaj4

The dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore was the first dome structure of that size built since the Pantheon in Rome (126 AD) and the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (537 AD).  Some sources say it is a little larger … Continue reading →

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