In my quest to learn more about the inner workings of the finite element method and its programming implementation, I have started off attempting to program the simplest of FEA models and analyses via the direct stiffness method. (Here is my work so far on the topic of this article …
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Python @staticmethod, @classmethod
Overview of Python's staticmethod and classmethod decorators.
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Easily Zip Ghost Themes with Python
Previous iterations of this site used the Ghost blogging platform which utilized a custom theme. In order to upload it to the Ghost application a zipped folder of the theme is required. To save mouse clicks and keyboard strokes, I wrote a Python script to zip the theme files and …
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reStructuredText Elements
reStructuredText is a great markup language used in the Python world but can also be used for general text activities. It has more specificity in its design and has more functionality when compared to others in its class such as Markdown.
It is the format for content for this website …
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Experimenting with ANSYS ACT in Mechanical
Playing around with Python integration in ANSYS Mechanical.
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Merging and Watermarking PDF Files with Python
There are many Python libraries available for working with PDF files. Here we will perform merging and watermarking operations with the Python library pdfrw. This package is bundled in the WinPython distribution.
It is assumed that your path has been set to find the correct Python interpreter such that pdfrw …
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Zero Gravity Hinges - An Analysis of Microsoft's Surface Studio Hinge
An analysis of Microsoft's Surface Studio hinge by reverse-engineering from published promotional video footage.
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Interpolating Logarithmic Plots for Fatigue Analysis
Here we will develop some classes for interpolating general multi-linear fatigue curves using SciPy's interp1d.