The two main programs that I’ve developed in Visual Basic are now available here: FEBeam: a finite element beam analysis package; TrussMaster: a truss analysis package. These programs are close to fully-fledged but there are still some rough edges. Also made available are: TrussGenerator: an auxilliary program to TrussMaster; Steel Section DB: a steel sections [...]
The C++ section of the website has been updated with many small programs available for download: Nelder-Mead simplex algorithm; Runge-Kutta, 4th order program; Generalized Extreme Value distribution fitting program; Machine Epsilon calculator; Matrix class based on STL; Monte Carlo calculation of pi; Square root of a matrix program; Steelbeam analysis program. The Visual Basic section [...]
The WordPress plugin MultiFeedSnap (855 hits) has nicely proved to be quite popular. Consequently, I’ve moved it to its own page, rather than try maintain it as a post. The page is here (855 hits). Please post any comments or queires you have at that page (855 hits). Thanks to those who are checking it [...]
Research into bridge loading applies existing science and techniques to solve what is quite obviously a practical problem. Even so, I’m often asked what good is the research, and “sure isn’t that all known about already?”. Those involved in pure blue-skies research must have it much worse than I do. In reading Petr Beckman (37 [...]
Presentations on research papers and general structural engineering topics that I’ve made are now available here. There’s also a presentation made to 5th and 6th year second-level students during maths week, October 2007. The presentations are all in PDF format so some animation effects are missing, but such is life.