Hi to all.
On inspection of a water retaining structure today I noticed two cracks have developed either side of a Sandfilter tank. The tank is 27 metres by 9 metres and is subdivided into three sections. The height of the stricter is three metres from the floor level with a 275mm base slab...
Hello to all.
I would like to write the following command in excel but its not going too well.
My problem is.
I have three cells a1 b1 c1
If cell a1 is less than or equal to cell b1 cell then c1 most equal zero
If cell a1 is greater than or equal to cell b1 cell c1 must equal cell a1 minus...
Got this interview coming up shortly for the position of Inspector/Clerk of Works in a major infrastructural project in Ireland.
Summary of project, one immersed tube tunnel, 15k of motorway with 15no or more bridge structures.
I have worked on all of these type projects in the passed and have...
I have this small problem with my excel worksheet at the moment.
When I press return to move from highlight cell to the next, instead of moving vertically down it move horizontally say I’m at A1 and want to A2 but it moves to B1 when I press return.
What is the procedure to change this...
I was just wondering how much are your paying per litre for petrol?
What are the different prices from country to country taking government tax's?
Irelands €1.12/litre but its expected to go to €1.30 this Monday.
What's yours.
The contract I’m working on is entering a new phase, which calls for a lot of levelling to be done on 804 and black top levels.
Is there any spreadsheet available on the web where I can just enter the readings and the results are instantaneous? I tried looking myself on the net, but have made...
The contract I’m working on is entering a new phase, which calls for a lot of levelling to be done on 804 and black top levels.
Is there any spreadsheet available on the web where I can just enter the readings and the results are instantaneous? I tried looking myself on the net, but have made...
LIMERICK City Council will find out next week if it was right to sack a contractor on the main sewage scheme and if a €25 million non-binding award against them will be upheld.
The row dates back to November 2001 when Limerick City Council removed Uniform Construction as one of the contractors...
The European Union, Japan, the U.S., Russia, China and South Korea have chosen France to be the home of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor that's worth $13 billion.
This reactor is supposed to be a source of cleaner energy while making it more as well. The technology could lead to less use...
I saw this programme about the construction and history of the Brooklyn bridge over the weekend, part of it dealt with the scandal of substandard wire being used for the main cable.
Considering how old the bridge is now, what kind of condition is that cable in now?
How are such cables assessed...
Is there any way a damage elastomeric bearing can be repaired? One of these bearing fell from the abutment this morning and burst on impacted when it hit the ground some 10 metres below.
The contractors Site agent is of the opinion that it can be repaired, but I have my doubts. He says he...
American engineers have developed a plastic reinforcement system they claim could help double the life of a typical bridge deck.
Research engineers at the university of Wisconsin in the U.S. developed a fibre-reinforced polymer grid in a bid to cut time on site and help extend the design life of...
My problem is when I go to open a drawing it only loads to about 65% and then freezes. Nothings works I have to go to the task bar manager to shut it down. Tried rebooting the computer but it just happens again.
Can anyone help in identifying the problem?
Several months’ back a small local contractor, who had taken over a contract through novation, approached me. He asked me would I be willing to run the contract as his site agent on a water supply contract, after careful consideration and study of the BoQ and specification of the original...
One of the structures on the contract I’m working on is to be constructed with no bearings. This is the first time I’ve encountered such a structure and was wondering is this normal practice?
The bridge consist of a 50m span deck sitting on an arch profile all cast in-situ and monolithically fix...
Recently I moved to a new site as an RE for a local government job. Every thing was new on the job; new jeeps site offices mobiles etc except for the total stations apparently some years back some guy rushed out an bought a flock of EDM’s at an outrageous price and now there stock with them for...
Just picking up on McCormick93 post (thread731-125070) on his two job offers he remarked that his commute was three miles to one of his job offers.
I was just wondering what distances other member’s commute every day to work and how do you find it?
The world biggest offshore wind went on line yesterday of the coast of Ireland.
The shear size of these turbines makes me proud to be a Civil Engineer.
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