As a civil engineering graduate from the USA, I have taken my degree to the construction side working with a national Construction Manager (reviewing submittals, doing RFIs, assisting project managers and superintendents, etc.).
With less than 2 years of experience, how difficult will it be...
Our building sturcture has some precast-prestressed hollowcore floor slabs. On top of the hollowcore slabs, a 2 in topping slab is placed to finish it off. The mix design of the topping is the same as the interior slabs on grade (3/4" aggregate w/ min. strenght of 3500psi, but 28-day breaks...
Not really a spreadsheet question, but I'll try anyway...
If you have multiple Microsoft Word files in a directory, is there a way to merge them all into one file (other than copy and paste). For example, a book is in MSWord format and each chapter has its own file. I would like to merge all...
Couple questions....
(Fly Ash)
Why is Fly Ash limited in the mix design. On my project, the fly ash is limited to 25% for spread footings of a building. Also, there is no fly ash allowed in the mix for the interior slab-on-grade (SOG). What are some reasons that no fly ash is permitted for...
The spec book on my project states backfill material is to have a dust ratio less than 2/3. To find the dust ratio, do you take the percent passing the #200 and just make sure it is less than 66.6 percent (2/3)?
I'm not sure what this spec is all about. I've only worked around crushed...
I am seeking information on BRINE and AIREATION PONDS that are constructed as part of the water treatment systems for large facilities (or small communities) in remote locations (not industrial or mining waste). These are two new terms for me, so my questions are basically: what are they, how...
I noticed Bechtel got a HUGE contract for rebuilding Iraq. What are the chances of someone without much experience getting in on the action overseas (I'm in the United States). I didn't notice any job postings on their web page, but would consider many engineering and CM positions...
I am hoping for comments on the use of passive sentence (PS) in engineering writing by "working" engineers. I use that term to distinguish between the engineers who may be doing research, say for a technical periodical.
I have the hardest in avoiding passive sentences, so I take more...
I was observing a neighbor's retaining wall. It is a stem wall on a strip footing (at least a foot deep). The wall ranges from 2.5 to about 4 feet high and roughly 40-45 feet. I want to say it was 8" thick at the top (possibly 6"). Not sure if the wall and footing are monolithic...
To start, I'm and EIT with years to go until my PE.
I understand that when a PE seals construction documents that he/she has just assumed a certian amount of liability. My question is how far does this liability extend. I have heard that, even after the PE is dead, their family and children...
Does anyone have any knowlege of coring through concrete floor slabs in so that post tensioning cables could be run through them in the event that the original slabs were insufficient (design error). I was curious if there were any articles on this procedure or if it has ever been done. I was...
Can somone explain to me what "hot" cement is. It has something to do with the industry, or certian compainies, using cement that was not processed correctly.
Thanks for any info on the subject. Any discussion on how the performance of the concrete is affected is also welcomed.
Thanks
I have many tables of x and y values in Excel 97 (same file) that i would like for autocad to read the table and plot the points on top my exsisting drawing. Does anyone have a routine for this, or is there a way to do it without having to use lisp. I would prefer to have the plotted points...
I'm curious if the truck driver was too add water to the mix while on site, would the addition of water have any significant effect on the entrained air. Also, how does the amount of time in the mixer affect the entrained air (if at all) for the case if the truck got stuck in a traffic jam for...
I'm wandering if only an experience person can determine if "proof rolling" on subgrade material is satisfactory. I have observed rolling operations before, but just became familiar with the term.
I now that some deflection of the soil will occur just from great weight of the...
I needs some help on this. It may or may not be possible, but so far I can't find anyone who understands question let alone answer it.
Lets say you want to use MINVERSE(A1:C3). Traditionally you would *manually* type (or select) the cell range when you write the formula. With me?
Take this...
I would appreciate very much some advice so that I don't make a bad decision for my first career move. Please excuse me if this question is inappropriate for this forum.<br><br>I have just graduated with a CE degree and at this point have no engineering work experience. I...
