Category: Engineering Codes

Building codes and specifications

ACI Rebar Lookup May 2023

• khoitsma
• ACI, Engineering, Engineering Codes, Excel, Python, PyXLL
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I built a rebar lookup using PyXLL

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PyXLL using Jupyter and PySimpleGUI Interface (with video) Dec 2022

• khoitsma
• AISC, Excel, Jupyter, PySimpleGUI, Python, PyXLL, Video
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This post features:
  the PyXLL add-on
  Jupyter
  the PySimpleGUI graphical interface

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Easy Section Properties for Array of Points © Oct 2022

• khoitsma
• AISC, Concept, editor's pick, Engineering, Mathematics, Steel Detail
• 0 Comments

Based on finite calculus

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AISC bolt holes Aug 2022

• khoitsma
• AISC, editor's pick, Python, Steel Detail
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This code illustrates the readability of Python.

Compare reading the text of AISC 15th Edition Manual, Section J3 to the program statements.

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Pipe Flexibility using Julia and Jupyter Jul 2022

• khoitsma
• ASME, Engineering, Julia, Jupyter, Plotly, Plots, Symbolics
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I compared equations from den Hartog, from Kireev et al, and from B31.3 Table D300.

The agreement was quite good.

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ASCE Exact Wind Integration (closed form equations) Jun 2021

• khoitsma
• ASCE, Calculus, Cocalc, editor's pick, Excel, Jupyter, Mathematics, Python, PyXLL, SageMath
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I developed a Python function to calculate closed form exact values for wind forces and wind CGs.

I use only calculus — no bar charts with 0′ to 15′, 20′ to 25′, et cetera —- a curve rather than a step function. I present derivations and examples.

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