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Re-sizing Array Functions
The recent updates to the ConBeamU spreadsheet contained two new functions for entering and re-sizing array functions, and since they will be useful on any spreadsheet containing array functions (which here means almost all of them) I thought they deserved … Continue reading
Posted in Arrays, Excel, UDFs, VBA
Tagged array functions, CSpline2, Cubic Spline functions, Excel, re-size arrays, UDF, VBA
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ConbeamU Update Update
Following some comments from 4Step on the last ConbeamU update, and a thorough check of results against Strand7 results, I have posted a new version that fixes a number of issues with the previous one. The new version number is … Continue reading
Posted in Beam Bending, Excel, Frame Analysis, Newton, Strand7, UDFs, VBA
Tagged ConBeamU, continuous beam analysis, Excel, Strand7, UDF, VBA
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ConbeamU Update; defined support deflections
As promised in a recent post, I have updated the ConBeamU spreadsheet to allow defined deflections to be specified at any support. The new spreadsheet (including full open-source code), can be downloaded from ConBeamU.zip In addition to the support deflections the … Continue reading
Posted in Arrays, Beam Bending, Excel, Frame Analysis, Newton, UDFs, VBA
Tagged array entry, Array function entry, ConBeamU, continuous beam, defined support deflections, deflections, Excel, Macaulay's Method, UDF, VBA
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Pi day of the Century
In North America, where today is 3-14-15, it is Pi day, and since there are not 31 days in April, the rest of us have to go along with that as well. Not only is it Pi day, it’s the … Continue reading
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Getting concrete shrinkage right
At the end of last year, very quietly, the commentary to the Australian Concrete Structures Code (AS 3600) was published. The commentary provides a wide range of explanatory and background information to the requirements in the main code, including some … Continue reading →