Re: HP 48GX or 49G+RPN? Message #2 Posted by Marx Pio on 6 Dec 2000, 1:38 p.m., in response to message #1 by Dan
I'm a structural engineer too and if you want a machine to do the job the HP48GX is the choice. I own a HP49G but I really didn't like the keys that are made of rubber, but 49 has 1,5Mb of flash-rom and are faster then 48GX. I used an HP28S for a long time with a program to check bending moments and shears on a multispan beam, and you are right in be dissapointed with the battery holder. I have an HP 42S with the same routine for beams and an routine for bending moments and reactions on a isolated slab by the Marcus process. And day by day job, I use a 16 year HP 15C.
In fact, PC Structural Analysis softwares will help you be more productive, and the small routines in HP machines will lend a hand on-site checking.
Pio
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