Tag Archives: AS 3600

AS 3600 public comment draft and py_RC Design

Posted on 11/09/2026 by dougaj4

A draft of the latest update to AS 3600 (the Australian code for concrete structures) was recently published for public comment (now closed). There are many significant changes to design procedures, and I have updated the py_RC Design spreadsheet to … Continue reading →

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py_RC Design with 3D Cache

Posted on 12/07/2026 by dougaj4

Following my recent post on passing 3D arrays from Python to Excel I have now added a py_UmomC function to the py_RC Design spreadsheet. The new spreadsheet and Python code, along with related code, can be downloaded from: py_RC Design.zip … Continue reading →

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py_RC Elastic 1.04 and fatigue to AS 3600

Posted on 06/08/2025 by dougaj4

The py_RC Elastic spreadsheet (last discussed here) has been updated with a new function py_Fatigue3600, providing design for fatigue to the latest AS 3600 concrete structures code. The new spreadsheet and associated Python code can be downloaded from: py_RC Elastic.zip … Continue reading →

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py_RC Design 2

Posted on 12/05/2025 by dougaj4

Following the previous post, the py_RC Design spreadsheet has been updated with improved versions of the py_UMomp and py_UMomBiax functions. The revised version can be downloaded from: py_RC Design.zip The py_UMomp function is based on the Umom function, with the … Continue reading →

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py_RC Design

Posted on 03/05/2025 by dougaj4

The py_RC Design spreadsheet provides Python versions of the reinforced concrete design functions in the RC Design Functions spreadsheet. The current version can be downloaded from: py_RC Design.zip See also: SLS Concrete design with Python for additional SLS design related functions. … Continue reading →

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