We have recently begun using 3rd party FEA folks from a non-domestic low cost provider. This has been to supplant (eventually replace?) our own FEA staff. The 3rd party seems to know how to build models & run them well, but fall down in a number of areas. For one, they don't know what an...
I knew a guy when I was in college that worked at a restaurant as a waiter. Restaurant management asked him to terminate one of their employees, on their behalf. After he saw how much grief he got from the fired employee, he told management: "Next time you want me to fire someone for you, give...
I cannot find anywhere in the state regulations where it says that its illegal/unethical to quit a job a short time after starting it.
One of my former employers hired 2 of us at the same time. After a week, he threw 1 of us out, for no cause other than "I don't think its working out".
Yagonyonok,
There's an old saying: "If you go looking for trouble, you will find it."
If you find that a person has violated the state ethical guidelines, then report them to the state board, not to their boss.
If I was to do something like this, I would first calculate the kinetic energy of the fragments. Then I would calculate the energy capacity of the following modes of failure:
a) bending
b) gross shear
c) membrane action
d) local compression
The lowest value of all of the 4 above would be the...
If you are looking for drag coefficients, they can easily be found on the internet. They are not specifically a "code" thing, but are a fluid mechanics thing.
JLSeagull,
Some of my employers did quite a bit of "Timesheet Fraud". They made me juggle what I charged on various projects to make themselves look good to upper management/clients/banks. It was kind of like the US national debt, borrowing from future projects to make the current ones look good.
Hello Folks,
I am interested in learning more about structural dynamics. I would appreciate some book recommendations. Ideally, I would like a book that covers all types of structures (civil, aero, mech, vehicular, marine, etc).
Thanks.
When an employer says that they are looking for a long term employee, what they are really saying is:
"We want the opportunity to get rid of you by our choice, rather than you choosing when to get rid of us."
Take the job.
ChemEng84,
You've touched on several topics that I'd like to help clarify:
a) Qualifications to work as an engineer in the USA - It is all varied here in the USA. Some engineering jobs require PE licenses, some require PHDs, some master's degrees, some batchelors degrees and some experience...
Racecar driver Robby Gordon (not to be confused with Jeff Gordon) once said: "You don't have any friends at 200mph".
I also wonder how much faith a court would have with a witness who was testifying "at the point of a gun". Best to keep you on the payroll (in one way or the other) for the...
