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Cubic Spline Interpolation for Beam Deflection

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Cubic Spline Interpolation for Beam Deflection In this video, we explore how cubic spline interpolation can be used to accurately model beam deflection, a key concept in structural and mechanical engineering. Starting from discrete data points, we demonstrate how smoother and more realistic curves are generated compared to linear or lower-order interpolation methods. Using Python, the video walks through the process of implementing cubic splines to analyze deformation under load, highlighting both the mathematical intuition and practical application. Whether you're a student, engineer, or data enthusiast, this tutorial provides a clear and visual understanding of how interpolation techniques improve the accuracy of beam analysis. Enjoy the video below. File used in this video: link More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Engi...

Concrete Beam and Column Design in SCIA Engineer

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Concrete Beam and Column Design in SCIA Engineer 🔧 Concrete Beam & Column Design in SCIA Engineer | Step-by-Step Tutorial In this video, we dive deep into the design of reinforced concrete beams and columns using SCIA Engineer. Whether you're a civil engineering student or a practicing structural engineer, this tutorial will guide you through the essential workflow and practical steps needed to perform accurate structural design. 📌 What you will learn: - Modeling concrete beams and columns in SCIA Engineer   - Assigning materials, cross-sections, and loads   - Understanding internal forces (N, V, M)   - Reinforcement design according to Eurocode   - Interpreting results and design checks   - Tips to avoid common mistakes in SCIA modeling   💡 This tutorial is perfect for engineers working with Eurocode standards and those looking to improve their structural design skills using advanced software. 🛠 Software used: SCIA Eng...

SCIA Engineer Base Plate Design

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SCIA Engineer Base Plate Design In this video, we demonstrate the step-by-step process of base plate design in SCIA Engineer. You’ll learn how to model the column base, apply loads, define anchor bolts, and perform design checks according to relevant standards. Perfect for structural engineers and students who want a clear and practical guide to designing steel base plates efficiently. Enjoy the video below. More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineerHunterSE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engineerhunter Threads: https://www.threads.net/@engineerhunter Twitter: https://twitter.com/Engineer1Hunter Telegram: https://t.me/engineerhunter Blogger: https://engineer-hunter.blogspot.com

Save Hours! Import Structural Loads from Excel to Robot Using VBA

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Save Hours! Import Structural Loads from Excel to Robot Using VBA In this video, you’ll learn how to efficiently import structural load data from Microsoft Excel into Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis using VBA. The tutorial walks through preparing load data in Excel, creating and running a VBA script, and automatically transferring loads into Robot with accuracy and speed. This workflow helps reduce manual input, minimize errors, and save valuable design time—especially for projects with repetitive or large amounts of load data. Whether you’re a structural engineer or a student looking to automate your analysis process, this step-by-step guide will help you streamline your Robot Structural Analysis workflow using Excel and VBA. Code: Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineerHunterSE Instagram:...

SCIA Engineer : Soil Interaction compare with ETABS

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SCIA Engineer : Soil Interaction compare with ETABS In this video, we show you how to create a soil spring data in SCIA Engineer and in ETABS. Then, we compare the results from both software including deformation, internal forces and soil pressure. Both of the model we use are identical. Only the linear analysis is performed in this video, so the uplift effect will be included. Code: Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineerHunterSE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engineerhunter Threads: https://www.threads.net/@engineerhunter Twitter: https://twitter.com/Engineer1Hunter Telegram: https://t.me/engineerhunter Blogger: https://engineer-hunter.blogspot.com

How to Import Load to ETABS using VBA via Excel

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How to Import Load to ETABS using VBA via Excel In this video, we show you how to import point loads using VBA via Excel to ETABS. If you have a lot of data to input in ETABS and you want to input the data manually, the chance that you input the wrong value is high. So, you can write a small program in VBA to help you import all the loads quickly and correctly. You can save a lot of time by using this method. Code: Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineerHunterSE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engineerhunter Threads: https://www.threads.net/@engineerhunter Twitter: https://twitter.com/Engineer1Hunter Telegram: https://t.me/engineerhunter Blogger: https://engineer-hunter.blogspot.com

Spencer Method for Slope Stability Made Easy With Python!

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Spencer Method for Slope Stability Made Easy With Python! In this video, I explain slope stability analysis using the Spencer method. I walk through the custom Python code and highlight key parts of the analysis. Check out the previous video for the full code related to slope analysis! Code: Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineerHunterSE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engineerhunter Threads: https://www.threads.net/@engineerhunter Twitter: https://twitter.com/Engineer1Hunter Telegram: https://t.me/engineerhunter Blogger: https://engineer-hunter.blogspot.com

ETABS Load and Load Combination

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ETABS Load and Load Combination You can write a small application for creating load pattern and load combination in ETABS. This video will show you how to use ETABS API and C# coding to do those works. You will be able to create a wpf application using Rider IDE. Application: Link Code: Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineerHunterSE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engineerhunter Threads: https://www.threads.net/@engineerhunter Twitter: https://twitter.com/Engineer1Hunter Telegram: https://t.me/engineerhunter Blogger: https://engineer-hunter.blogspot.com

Simple Effective Length Factor Computation

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Simple Effective Length Factor Computation In this video, we compute the effective length factor using American standard. You can compute the effective length factor using formula from AISC 360-22 or using alignment chart. After watching this video, you can find the value K for concrete structure and you can apply it on steel structure as well. Reference files: Here Enjoy the video below. More about us: Donate Us: https://www.patreon.com/c/EngineerHunter Shop: https://www.patreon.com/engineerhunter/shop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engineerhunter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineerHunterSE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engineerhunter Threads: https://www.threads.net/@engineerhunter Twitter: https://twitter.com/Engineer1Hunter Telegram: https://t.me/engineerhunter Blogger: https://engineer-hunter.blogspot.com

Slope Stability Analysis using Ordinary Method of Slice and Python

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Slope Stability Analysis using Ordinary Method of Slice and Python We can use the Ordinary Method of Slice for slope stability analysis. In this video, we show you how to implement the python code for slope stability analysis using ordinary method of slice. We used the example from Braja M. Das' geotechnical book. For IDE of the Python script is Pycharm. We wrote the code in Jupyter Notebook. You can download the code and the files we used in the video via links below. Code as Jupyter Notebook: Here Code as Python file: Here Other reference files: Here Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Column Design in CSICol

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 Column Design in CSICol We can perform structural designs of concrete column using CSICol. In this video, we use 2 options to do that. First one, we create a section in CSICol and design the column in the software. The second option, we import the results from ETABS, then do the structural design in CSICol. Before we import the results, we need to perform the structural analysis and create the load combination in ETABS first. Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Import and Export Shapes in CSICol

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 Import and Export Shapes in CSICol In this video, we show how to import section shapes in CSICol using various tool in the program and after that we export the created section in CSICol to DXF file that you can open in AutoCAD or other CAD program. This is the file used in this video.  Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Drawing Compare in AutoCAD and Bluebeam Revu

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 Drawing Compare in AutoCAD and Bluebeam Revu This video shows how to compare two revisions of dwg files and PDF files using AutoCAD and Bluebeam Revu. You can find the differences between these two revisions easily and much faster. This is an useful tool for comparison of large drawing which has many changes between each revision. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Beam Deflection per ACI 318-19

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 Beam Deflection per ACI 318-19 This video shows you how you can take the elastic deflection from ETABS and compute for short term and long term deflection manually in your own Excel. You can download the excel file in the link below. You can also check the reference books we show in the videos to find more details. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Writing Your Own Calculation in Tekla Tedds for Word

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 Writing Your Own Calculation in Tekla Tedds for Word In this video, we show how to write an calculation script using Tekla Tedds for Word. It is not difficult to use this software because we just write the formula and calculation like doing a hand calculation. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Beam Design per ACI 318M-19

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 Beam Design per ACI 318M-19 In this video, we show how to do beam design using hand calculation and compare results with those of ETABS per ACI 318M-19 code. The design script is written in MATHCAD Prime. You can find the script file in the description of this video. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Base Plate Design in Tekla Tedds

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 Base Plate Design in Tekla Tedds In this video, we show you how to perform the base plate design in Tekla Tedds. You can take the reaction forces in ETABS and input them in Tekla Tedds to get the result of base plate design. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Lateral Bracing in ETABS

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 Lateral Bracing in ETABS In this video, we show how to define the lateral bracing using ETABS. There are many ways you can apply but the option in this video is easier to define and easy to use. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Non Prismatic Sections in ETABS

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 Non Prismatic Sections in ETABS We show how to create non prismatic section in ETABS properly. We can set the length of each segment of the beam. We need to select a correct option for flexural stiffness of both axis for each segment. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter

Live Load Reduction Factors using ETABS

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 Live Load Reduction Factors using ETABS We show how to compute for live load reduction factors using ETABS and hand calculation per  ASCE 7-10. This is the file used in this video. Link Enjoy the video below. More about us: https://linktr.ee/engineerhunter