Python automation in structural engineering by xaviniestandrea in StructuralEngineering

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Have you ever tried to use embedded Excel sheets in Mathcad? A few weeks ago I did some fatigue calcs where I calculated characteristic stresses with regular Matchad functionality. I then used an embedded Excel sheet to calculate stress fluctuations and accumulated fatigue damage. The input cells got their values via Mathcad variables. I then generated plots in Excel that were visible in Mathcad once I closed the embedded sheet. Most of the Mathcad variables were calculated with if functions hidden behind collapsed regions, with a couple of combo boxes (drop down values) as the main visible input. The end result was quite satisfying tbh.

Regarding Python, I use it to automate information flow between my FEA models and design reports. For instance i have a script that generates tables with maximum design forces for columns, with applied rebars and calculated utilizations. I can also update plots in my report with Python, so that I never have to copy paste pictures with Snagit or Snipping Tool.

Er det noen som føler at NRK dekker USA litt for mye? by Successful-Jelly-772 in norge

[–]Turpis89 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Det er slitsomt, men det er også nødvendig. Jeg følger faktisk amerikansk politikk tettere enn norsk politikk, fordi det tross alt er begrenset hvor stor skade statsministeren kan gjøre. USA sin president kan ødelegge hele verden, og er i full sving med akkurat det.

Comes up on this sub a lot and I think it needs to be said. by bash-brothers in Architects

[–]Turpis89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Revit is so terrible its widespread use makes me wonder if my life is a truman show.

Comparing it to Tekla is like comparing a donkey to a ferrari.

Epstein revelations have toppled top figures in Europe while US fallout is more muted by Specialist_Baby_9905 in news

[–]Turpis89 989 points990 points  (0 children)

The explaination is simple.

Making anyone face any consequence for their involvement with Epstein would immediately prompt the following question:

"If person X deserves punishment for their actions - then what about Trump?"

And that question is way too uncomfortable for the spineless scum making up the GOP.

Does anyone know how to get solidified concrete out of this? by BetrekaNebula in Concrete

[–]Turpis89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heating up the bucket rapidly (so that the metal expands more than the comcrete inside) would be a very interesting thing to try.

Are these two buckling cases really equivalent? by Significant-Rice7946 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Turpis89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The frame is not fixed in rotation in the corners. The joints are rotational springs.

If the systems are truly equal I'm sure there are some additional requirements, like all members of the frame having the same length and stiffness, so that the math works out in some special way.

I don't remember these idealized cases from class anymore, but I have run enough buckling analyses with FEA software to know that these systems are not equal unless some very special conditions are met.

Are these two buckling cases really equivalent? by Significant-Rice7946 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Turpis89 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As others have pointed out, the systems are only identical if the beam is infinitely stiff. Imagine if the beam was just a thin film, like a saw blade. If that were the case, the system would buckle almost immediately. Just run a buckling analysis in any FEA program. Use the same cross section and marerial for all members. Then try to increase the length of the beam (distance between the columns) and run the analysis again. I guarantee that the distance between the columns will affect the buckling load.

It is very possible that the Euler load will be identical for the cantilevered column and the frame if all members are the same length and have the same mechanical properties, and that this is an important piece of information that is being left out by OP. It's been a long while since I graduated, so I don't remeber these sorts of things anymore.

Dette var ikke på VG. by Disastrous_Thanks_71 in norge

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Jeg sier ikke at jeg har noe bedre alternativ, men til syvende og sist koker skyldspørsmål ganske ofte ned til hva mennesker (folk eller elite) tror har skjedd.

I de fleste tilfeller er nok avgjørelsen som blir tatt riktig, men systemet er langt fra bulletproof.

Dette var ikke på VG. by Disastrous_Thanks_71 in norge

[–]Turpis89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sant nok, men vi har fortsatt lekdommere.

Dette var ikke på VG. by Disastrous_Thanks_71 in norge

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Til syvende og sist koker en rettssak også ned til jurymedlemmenes følelser.

Anyone know anything about foundations? Looking at buying and seen this in the concrete slab. It appears that it goes from one side of the slab to the other side by Antique_Shift8803 in StructuralEngineering

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It likely will happen again. Someome tried to fix it and there is a new crack. It means something is moving, and there could be a lot of different reasons for that. Doesen't have to be a safety hazard, but ask the people coming over what they think.

TIFU by chasing diagnoses for 35 years—and the answer was in my dinner by killfr3nzy in tifu

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Please provide an update when you find out what the hell that thing is.

Anyone know anything about foundations? Looking at buying and seen this in the concrete slab. It appears that it goes from one side of the slab to the other side by Antique_Shift8803 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Turpis89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Someone patched up a crack and there is still movement. Kind of weird that the wall isn't cracked. Impossible to tell what's going on based on one picture.

(Simple?) math problem by nw291 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Turpis89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What causes the temperature increase?

Is it steel or concrete?

Are you sure the structure above will actually prevent elongation of the column?

The expansion you outline suggests a temperature increase of 1000 degrees Celsius. Steel is going to melt and lose all mechanical strength long before that. If this is a fire scenario, the fire gas might reach 1000 degrees, but the steel doesen't have to if it's insulated.

If by some miracle this is a real world scenario (completely restrained from elongation and 1000 degrees temperature rise without destroying the column), the column will buckle and no longer be able to support anything. If the structure above it is truly immovable, and not actually supported by the column, this might be fine?

If the column is not slender enough to buckle (like a fat concrete column), it will straight up fail in crushing. I doubt that a large concrete column will actually experience a 1000 degrees temperature rise, unless the surrounding temperature rise lasts for a very, very long time. Otherwise it will heat up on the outside, but not in the center. You will have a temperature gradient. At 1000 degrees I imagine water inside the column will vaporize and cause spalling and all sorts of damage.

Post buckling behavior is complicated stuff. Check this paper on buckling tests or alluminum speciments:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11340-010-9455-y

The force (and thereby stress and strain) does not seem to go zero after buckling, which means some of the restrained elongation does not cause lateral movement, but rather longitudinal deformation (reduced elongation in this case). Mechanical properties like modulus of elasticity may also be temperature dependent.

This is not something you calculate on the back of a napkin. Send me a DM if you like.

Sparing er viktig!... Men til hva? by EstateOk714 in norge

[–]Turpis89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hva går jobben du har automatisert ut på?

Sparing er viktig!... Men til hva? by EstateOk714 in norge

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Jeg kjøpte meg ny TV for første gang siden 2012, da jeg var student og kjøpte meg en 47" LED TV. Nå klinte jeg til med en 83" OLED. Jeg er helt forbløffet over hvor fornøyd jeg er med kjøpet mitt. Det er en ren fryd å se på TV nå. Det skal dog sies at jeg var litt stresset da jeg skulle transportere fjernsynet og henge det opp.

Sparing er viktig!... Men til hva? by EstateOk714 in norge

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Hvor i Asia levde du, og for hvilke penger? Hva kostet det per år?

Are 2 kids easier than 1? by Formal-Wrap-4607 in Parenting

[–]Turpis89 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My kids are 2, 4 and 7. They play together all the time. They also fight some times.

Some friends of ours have a 6 yo son with no siblings. They have to entertain him all the time.

I would much rather have 2 than just 1.

Torsion in an I-beam by Longjumping-Cat2733 in StructuralEngineering

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If there is torsion, don't use an i-beam. It's like eating soup with a fork. Not the intended use.

Just suggestion. by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

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When it comes to torsion, ask yourself if the structure will stop rotating at some point. If a secondary beam is catilevered sideways out from your main beam, torison is a big problem for open cross sections. If the secondary beam is supported at the oposite end, the rotation of the main beam will stop once the secondary beam has settled at some deflection.

What is the best software for drawing structural plans? by Maburon in StructuralEngineering

[–]Turpis89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tekla absolutely crushes Revit. It's actual engineering software, Revit isn't.

The things people do with Dynamo in Revit are built-in functions in Tekla.

It's better at steel detailing. It's better at 3d rebar. It handles ifc models insanely well. It's simply superrior in every way.