Tag Archives: Strand7

3DFrame update

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

The update to the Glob_to_loc3 and Loc_to_glob3 functions (and associated functions) has now been transferred to the 3DFrame spreadsheet, which will now give correct results when beams are defined in the global negative Z direction.  The revised spreadsheet (including full … Continue reading →

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ConBeamU 4.13

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

The continuous beam analysis spreadsheet, ConBeamU, is now up to version 4.13 with some minor bug-fixes, and the addition of a non-linear option for the BeamAct functions. See ConBeamU for more details of the functions available in the spreadsheet. Download … Continue reading →

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3D Frame analyses with spring releases – 2

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

The latest version of the 3DFrame spreadsheet (previously presented here) includes provision for spring end releases, allowing for either rotational or translational springs in any direction.  These springs are now incorporated in the model by adjustment of the beam properties, … Continue reading →

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3D Frames, axes and stiffness matrices

Posted on December 9, 2016 by

In the course of adding provision for spring end releases to the 3DFrame spreadsheet, I have also tidied up the code for generating the structure stiffness matrix, and added some documentation to the spreadsheet.  The revised spreadsheet (version 2.02) can … Continue reading →

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3DFrame with spring releases

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

Following the previous post I have added similar functionality to the 3DFrame spreadsheet.  The new file can be downloaded from: 3DFrame.zip As before, see Installing C# dll files, reminder for details of installing the supplied dll files, which provide much better … Continue reading →

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Frame analysis with spring releases; 2D

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

I have updated the Frame4 spreadsheet to allow a rotational spring stiffness to be specified for members with a rotational end release.  The new file can be downloaded from: Frame4.zip See Installing C# dll files, reminder for details of installing the … Continue reading →

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ConbeamU 4.10

Posted on August 28, 2016 by

The ConbeamU spreadsheet has been updated to Version 4.10, to fix a problem with incorrect default parameters being used if the support stiffness columns had empty cells.  The revised spreadsheet (including open-source code) can be downloaded from: ConbeamU.zip Applications in the … Continue reading →

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