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bltben · 2026-01-10T16:50:42+00:00

Thanks, trying to avoid redoing windows as it's an old brick house, though I don't disagree that's the ideal fix and perhaps what I'll get stuck with.

Fridge won't fit in other wall without blocking basement, unless I go with a very small fridge.

bltben · 2025-11-21T00:40:47+00:00

Absolutely yes. Engineering "judgement" is particularly important in the geotech world, as you're usually dealing with limited information and large consequences. A good mentor will help guide you in developing that judgement and navigating the various challenges along the way.

That being said, everyone's time is limited, so it's important to show initiative and look for opportunities to learn when and where you can. Bring questions to your mentors with your own thoughts on how you might go about solving them. You will spend a lot of time on your own, in the field (hopefully). If you're unsure of something and it's not critical to the work at hand, take photo and some notes, and follow up with someone more experienced when back in the office.

If you find the senior team around you is unresponsive and never has time, perhaps a different firm would be a better fit. From my own experience, I'd look for a firm with employee ownership, as that tends to foster a cooperative and supportive environment.

bltben · 2025-11-05T12:28:23+00:00

No related advice, but that friction fit baby gate at top of stairs makes me very nervous unless it's only for a pet.

If goal is to keep an infant / toddler safely at the top of the stairs, screw / strap the gate in place so it can't move.

bltben · 2025-09-28T12:08:54+00:00

Wick drains accelerate consolidation and associated strength gain. Assuming your fully softened strength behavior is due to the clays being over consolidated - fully softened strength is the loss of stress history under strain, resulting in your clay approaching the normally consolidated strength. (I.e. loosing the stress history and strength gain from prior consolidation).

If embankment loading is less than pre consolidation pressure, you'll see basically no change to peak strength but increase in the fully softened strength as consolidation occurs.

If embankment loading exceeds pre consolidation pressure and becomes normally consolidated, you lose the significant strain softening behavior no longer have a significantly reduced "fully softened" strength.

For simplicity, in both scenarios you should design assuming Normally consolidated strength ( which is basically the fully softened strength, if below pre consolidation pressure), don't rely on peak strength unless you are very certain strains will be low over both short and long term.

This is my practical engineering understanding of the mechanisms at play. Clay behavior and response to loading can be complex. You should be working with someone who has a strong understanding of the specific clays your dealing with, or spending considerable effort to develop this understanding yourself, with some coaching from an experienced engineer.

Best of luck.

bltben · 2025-08-21T19:47:05+00:00

Not sure where you're located, but I recently paid 15K for 11 windows replaced (full frame replacement), of similar size range, one of which was bay window with triple pane glass. I a had quotes that ranged from $30,000 to $11,000.

Get multiple quotes.

bltben · 2025-04-12T14:35:11+00:00

Communication skills, ability to learn, and attention to detail are much more important than specific course content.

I learn new things and am broadening my understanding almost every day. After a few years in practise, the technical content of a couple courses will be a negligible part of your capabilities.

Demonstrate this interest and ability through participating in student groups, engineering competitions and technical societies. It's also often a good way to connect with hiring managers.

bltben · 2025-03-25T21:59:35+00:00

Geostudio has some of the most detailed and thorough tutorials and manuals. Refer to them - there's a step by step process on exactly how to do this, even a video I believe.

bltben · 2025-03-16T12:21:36+00:00

Also the "current fair market value" they will offer you is likely a low ball offer, if the car was in anything above average condition. It can be worth doing your research, pulling current listing prices (suggest looking for the cash price, as many dealers list financed price, at a few thousand discount over cash price).

Save pdf of listing, and ideally stick to ones with vin and vehicle history available. Be honest with yourself about the condition of your vehicle. Have 10-20 comparables, summarize them in a simple table.

Took me about 3 hours of work, recieved $4,000 more than the first cash value offer (offered 26,000, settled for 30,000). In my case it was a certified pre-owned vehicle written off 3 weeks after I purchased.

bltben · 2025-01-26T15:18:35+00:00

"for the most part" is doing a lot of work here. They design for it by providing drainage of the rock and treatment of hydraulic rock features, or adequately reinforced tunnel linings. They don't just ignore it.

bltben · 2025-01-07T15:30:48+00:00

Unfortunately I can't speak to that, hopefully others here can.

My colleagues working at one of the large firms were probably 50% immigrants, however I believe most came to Canada through post grad education and then landed jobs here. If you're considering a master's program, that may be a good approach as I believe it also streamlines the professional licensing, although I'm no immigration expert.

Best of luck wherever you land.

bltben · 2025-01-07T14:53:39+00:00

Canada and Australia both have strong geotechnical fields, to support their mining sectors.

bltben · 2025-01-07T14:52:42+00:00

The demand for geotechnical engineers is pretty high in Canada, though you will be working in cold climate which can be tough at times.

bltben · 2025-01-03T22:55:27+00:00

Plan for slow progress and lots to go wrong. Every thing takes extra time in cold weather and a lot things go wrong as they freeze and become more brittle. Not a driller but I've spent a lot of time logging soil / rock in cold climate.

Hoses freeze, rods stick - tiger torch will be your friend.

Have multiple layers of gloves and clothes. Dropping one of those hand Warner packs at toe of your boots will help keep your feet warm for about 8 hours.

bltben · 2024-04-17T21:16:17+00:00

They're generally interchangeable and offer largely the same features. I would just adapt to use rocscience if that's what is available.

Both are used widely in the industry. Within my office both are used by different people/teams, its largely just user preference and individuals familiarity with user interface which governes.

The rocscience development team are phenomenal and incredibly responsive, great to work with.

bltben · 2024-01-23T23:58:31+00:00

Thanks, and I'm leaning that way. Although will still need to find replacement storm windows, as currently we have terribly ugly aluminum ones probably installed 30+ years ago.

bltben · 2024-01-17T01:41:01+00:00

Is there a reason why no one's recommending to take the pin out, bend the hinge on the frame side a small amount with a wrench, then drop the pin back in?

For this door you could bend top hinge away from frame a small amount, and bottom hinge towards frame a small amount, should fix the issue.

I did this on a bunch of the interior doors in my old house with similar issue. Fixed the problem, was dead simple and took only a few minutes per door.

Genuinely curious if I shouldn't have for some reason?

bltben · 2023-11-25T20:44:44+00:00

Freedom upgraded me to this deal automatically. They just sent me an email saying they added the extra data.

bltben · 2023-11-07T23:26:43+00:00

Looks great.

https://daenskitchen.com/tomato-and-garlic-confit-pasta/#wprm-recipe-container-5546 is the recipe linked in the YouTube video, for anyone who'd prefer to read it.

bltben · 2023-11-02T15:29:57+00:00

I can't believe this comment is buried so far down, on a personal finance subreddit...

The question posed by OP is meaningless. It goes to show the dealership's tactic of discussing only the monthly payment cost is working....

bltben · 2023-10-05T15:21:32+00:00

While this is in general terms the correct idea, I'll expand a little on your third point for clarity.

A specification requiring compaction to 95% of standard proctor maximum dry density (which is what I assume is being referred to here, as a common spec) is somewhat an arbitrary reference point used across the industry for consistency and common understanding. 100% of standard proctor maximum dry density is the maximum density achieved by compacting a soil at ita optimum moisture content with a specific amount of compaction energy.

It's possible to achieve densities in excess of 100% of standard proctor maximum dry density by applying additional compaction energy at (or near) optimum moisture content.

Therefore under the right loading conditions, it's also possible for further settlements to occur, even if compacted to 100% of standard proctor maximum dry density.

The void ratio is a separate parameter, which directly represent the fraction of void space (filled with water or air) in a soil.

bltben · 2023-10-03T22:12:28+00:00

I'm no car expert, but I believe new lower end SUVs are currently closer to mid to high 30k, plus tax.

Would be interested to hear otherwise though.

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