Tag Archives: Runge-Kutta

More on buckling columns

Posted on June 27, 2010 by dougaj4

Coincidentally, at about the same time as I wrote about column buckling for a column with a point load on the end, Autar Kaw at The Numerical Methods Guy was writing about buckling of columns under self weight, using the theory of … Continue reading →

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Using the AlgLib ODE (Runge-Kutta) Solver with Excel

Posted on June 18, 2010 by dougaj4

Or to be more correct, the AlgLib Cash-Karp Solver, Cash-Karp being a refinement of the Runge-Kutta method of solving ordinary differential equations. Solution of differential equations is an iterative process requiring the repeated application of the solver routine followed by evaluation of … Continue reading →

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