Category: Engineering

Florida International University (FIU) pedestrian bridge collapse

• khoitsma
• Engineering, General, Science
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So many ways to have avoided this catastrophe

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Easy Section Properties for Array of Points © Oct 2022

• khoitsma
• AISC, Concept, Engineering, Mathematics, Steel Detail
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Based on finite calculus

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Safe Drainage Aug 2022

• khoitsma
• Engineering, General
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Avoiding deaths due to drowning in floodwaters.

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A Tale of Two Houses

• khoitsma
• Engineering, General
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Good order is the foundation of all good things.

— Edmund Burke

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The elastica: a mathematical history — Raph Levien Aug 2022

• khoitsma
• Calculus, Engineering, Mathematics
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AISC bolt holes Aug 2022

• khoitsma
• AISC, 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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Two Point Lift with Rotation Aug 2022

• khoitsma
• Engineering, Excel
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Two point lifts with rotation sometimes defy simple intuition.
I present several features in my Excel spreadsheet.

 

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Silver Bridge Disaster

• khoitsma
• Engineering
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Design lessons from a 1967 bridge failure

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Asymmetric Frame Loading Jul 2022

• khoitsma
• Calculus, Engineering, Jupyter, Mathematics, Plotly, Python, RISA-3D, SAP2000, Sympy
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In memory of Dr. Terry Kohutek, Texas A & M, Professor of Civil Engineering

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Structural Calculations for Beams Using Calculus via Sympy Jul 2022

• khoitsma
• Calculus, Computer Algebra, Engineering, Jupyter, Mathematics, Plotly, Python, Sympy
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Something about calculus and Sympy is lovable.

Click to see R1 plot; hover over data points to see data values; use finger or mouse to select rectangular area of interest

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