Tag Archives: continuous beam analysis

Using UDFs – Continuous Beam Example

Posted on 03/05/2012 by dougaj4

Recently (well a month ago) a comment was left at Continuous Beams with Shear Deflections asking for a tutorial on how to use the ConBeam User Defined Function (UDF).  In this post I will give detailed instructions for the ConBeam function, but similar … Continue reading →

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Continuous Beams with Shear Deflections

Posted on 31/12/2011 by dougaj4

The Macaulay Spreadsheet has now been modified to optionally include shear deflections, as well as a new option to output support reactions, and fixes to minor bugs. The revised spreadsheet (including full open source code) can be downloaded from: Macaulay.zip … Continue reading →

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Continuous Beams With Spring Supports by Macaulay’s Method

Posted on 15/12/2011 by dougaj4

Following the last post on this topic: Continuous Beams With Cantilevers by Macaulay’s Method, and by popular demand, I have now updated the continuous beam and single span analysis functions to accept spring translational and moment restraints.  Also added is … Continue reading →

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Continuous Beam Analysis by Macaulay’s Method

Posted on 19/11/2011 by dougaj4

The Macaulay spreadsheet now includes a ConBeam() function, analysing continuous beams with any number of segments of different stiffness, subject to any combination of distributed or point loads and moments.  The spreadsheet also includes an example, together with output of … Continue reading →

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Continuous beam with varying stiffness

Posted on 23/08/2009 by dougaj4

Previous Splinebeam post One of my aims in developing the splinebeam function is to carry out non-linear analysis of reinforced concrete beams, allowing for the greatly reduced flexural stiffness of reinforced concrete sections after cracking of the concrete.  To that … Continue reading →

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