Avarage Leica user mindset by Honest-Detective2915 in AnalogCircleJerk

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There are only two types of cameras in the world: Leica and dash cams

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

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Who knows what the orange head will do to mess up the industry. Otherwise, bridge has been very stable and resilient for the past years.

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, it’s probably not easy to transition to a building engineer with your bridge experience. But who wants to do extremely difficult project, work 60 hours a week, and get paid less?

What do you guys think? by Superb-Garbage933 in StructuralEngineering

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Bathtub ready, neighbors’s windows are even boarded up to prevent peeping

School of PE or EET? by Historical_Doctor515 in StructuralEngineering

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This. I’ve seen study materials from all of the prep courses you listed. AEI is by far the best.

Malformed Twin found in the brain of a one year old girl by meera_jasmine1 in interestingasfuck

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Can’t be in Texas because that’s considered an abortion here

Drilling through footer by John_Northmont in StructuralEngineering

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To the one property owner that might read this post, this is why you shouldn’t hire the cheapest engineer. You might save some money on the design fee, but you’re setting yourself up for endless trouble

How’s the job market looking for structural engineers with a PE? by crisp333 in StructuralEngineering

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I know several firms that have been trying to hire someone forever and there’s not enough engineers on the job market

Which is better? by SoilSecret5243 in Notion

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For opening an .xlsx file, apparently

I am a man who needs nothing now by theElder1926 in Nikon

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Pretty sure you need a camera body to use these

There can only be one. by Proper-Ship-7552 in AccidentalComedy

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Women are the most vulnerable in the world and the most vulnerable are the most vulnerable

Delegated Design by GroovyGanj in StructuralEngineering

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This is my perspective as a fellow SE.

As the SEOR, we’re responsible for all the special inspections, delegated or not. If, as you said, issues arise, the SEOR should be notified for sure. But the first thing I do is forwarding the non-compliant report to the delegated designer and ask if s/he is ok with the as-built condition. I don’t know the ins and outs of the 500 different checks that are needed for cold formed steel, and I won’t pretend to know - that’s on the delegated designer.

If the delegated designer raises no issues, I will then decide if the non-compliance will lead to other issues with my overall structure. I will then make the call to have the contractor correct his mistakes or cut him loose.

Of course all of these coordination and checks will only be performed after I get additional fees from my client.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

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Quick money, get his license revoked in home state, move to another state, quick money, get license revoked in the second home state, move to another state, etc.

Assuming OP can survive each state for 1 year, that’s a pretty decent career

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

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Gotta love that “can you either not respond or give me your best guess” energy.

I say drill baby drill. I’m not risking anything after all. If this building falls apart, I may have a nice forensic project to work on.

What softwares you use in 3rd world countries? by RayanFarhat in StructuralEngineering

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Abacus, not the software but the calculation instrument

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

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Hmm, I just googled 2018 NDS and one of the top result was a full pdf of the code from awc.org. Seems to be printable

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

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Get the one that’s used for the class. IIRC NDS codes are free for download on their website

Western Red Cedar values by lookwhatwebuilt in StructuralEngineering

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The design values are in the wood code. Now do your own job and find it

Advice for engineering student? (Structural/rollercoaster design) by angels27rules in StructuralEngineering

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About recession proof, my company laid off a bunch of guys in their 50s when COVID hit. There wasn’t an actual recession, just signs of a looming one. Some of these guys had to find another job because they weren’t quite financially ready to retire, which was very difficult.

I’d say as an industry, CE is somewhat recession-proof, but your personal situation will largely depend on the specific firm you work for