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    Modeling Harmonic Loads on Neutrals - Neher McGrath

    Thanks dpc. Thoughts on how I should model it when I actually don't know the harmonic currents? This is an installation where the client wants to have the most flexibility possible for the space (which is a shell data center), and wants it engineered as robustly as possible to take into account...
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    Modeling Harmonic Loads on Neutrals - Neher McGrath

    Has anyone seen any research on how to properly model the heating affect of neutral current due to harmonics in Neher McGrath ductbank heat analysis? I have a data center project, where the load could have a good bit of harmonic distortion, and I've been modeling the neutral loads in ductbanks...
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    How big a raise after I pass my PE??

    Well, I ended up with 10%, which is absolutely awesome considering the responses I've gotten here. I really appreciate all of your help and opinions.
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    How big a raise after I pass my PE??

    Good grief that's depressing. I moved from Milwaukee to San Francisco, where the cost of living is 71% greater but the salaries are only 13% higher. And took a pay cut. For the love of a great women. That didn't last. Sometimes ya gotta see how it plays out.
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    How big a raise after I pass my PE??

    Ed, I agree, that is why I'm trying to look at in as percentages. JAE, what is the percentage raise for the $4-6G? I moved out here to the City by the Bay from the great state of Wisconsin, I am unfortunatly fully aware of the cost of living difference.
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    How big a raise after I pass my PE??

    Also, I don't mean to give the impression that I am scoffing at a 7% raise, because I'm not. I just want to make sure I'm being paid what I'm worth, and it's hard to gauge one's worth without these types of exercises.
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    How big a raise after I pass my PE??

    Wow, this is some great response!! Fortunately for me, I work for a firm that designs large mostly industrial buildings (hospitals, data centers, etc), and everything that goes out of the office must have a PE stamp on it. Even though everyone could use the lead electrical and mechanical...
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    How big a raise after I pass my PE??

    I just found out I passed the electrical PE exam in California (WOOOOHOOOO!!! Thank god thats over) and the bosses today offered me a raise. Originally, the big boss had mentioned that they were considering promoting me early (basically skipping a step) when I got my PE. Today I met with him and...
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    Looking for Life Cycle Cost Analysis Software

    I work for a MEP consultant and engineering firm with clients predominatly in the healthcare industry. We regularly add or renovate a great deal of a hospital's infrastructure, affecting equipment that is a pretty hefty capital investment. In doing so, we regularly run into different emergency...

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