I didn't have to take stormwater or traffic either, but instead of getting a CE degree I have a general engineering degree with a specialty in civil engineering. I also pulled down (2) steels, (2) concretes, (3) analysis, (1) foundations, (1) timber and masonry(which really wasn't a very...
I agree with youngstructural, the inclusion of new education requirements would have absolutely dissuaded me from pursuing an education in engineering.
Initially I was very skeptical about going into engineering, I had wanted to be an architect but I didn't have the money to go out of state and...
Was flipping through Amazon and found this
http://www.amazon.com/Steel-Structures-Design-Behavior-5th/dp/0131885561/ref=pd_ts_b_5?ie=UTF8&s=books
its available for purchase starting September 18
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your statistic is far from clear. Is it that 1 in 500 to 1 in 1000 beams ultimately fail under the LRFD design regime, or is it that 1 in 500 to 1 in 1000 failed beams under the LRFD design regime fail due to typical loading conditions.
I am not mistaking an incipient failure for...
It depends on how it's done. I heard one case where an entire department of consulting engineers uprooted and stole client contact information, worksheets etc. Needless to say they were up to their eyes in lawsuits by the end of the week.