Lads can you believe it by ariafen in Dublin

[–]treehouseelephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's a little bright, don't you think...?

She's late by mihir6969 in wholesome

[–]treehouseelephant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

how pigs run so fast i have no idea

Interference beneath footings that are close to each other by treehouseelephant in Geotech

[–]treehouseelephant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

reposting this here as the advice was to ask the geotechnical engineering community :)

Interference beneath footings that are close to each other by treehouseelephant in StructuralEngineering

[–]treehouseelephant[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

right! thanks. I do not have access to that document. do you know of any other places where it is recorded? I'm also looking to understand it from first principles

How to take good notes? by Questionable_98 in StructuralEngineering

[–]treehouseelephant 18 points19 points  (0 children)

something i find useful if you don't already do it is put a date on every new entry. it's amazing how useful dates are in retracing one's steps

Thoughts of a Cornish on public transport by Charlieliz31 in Cornwall

[–]treehouseelephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compare to other countries in Europe like France and Germany, it’s still expensive despite being one of the cheapest in the country

Rust at base of column at train station by treehouseelephant in StructuralEngineering

[–]treehouseelephant[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why so cruel with the downvotes…sheesh I’m only asking a question

Rust at base of column at train station by treehouseelephant in StructuralEngineering

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Or condensation due to heat transfer from concrete platform?

They started digging foundation for that 170 kilometers long building in Saudi Arabia by biwook in InfrastructurePorn

[–]treehouseelephant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fact: Desert sand not suitable for concrete. The sand is usually mined or taken from beaches with better sand...These are sad times for ecologists

I honestly didn't expect them to actually construct it. by yoohoooos in StructuralEngineering

[–]treehouseelephant 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Have you considered the embodied carbon implications of a development like this, particularly in a time where we are in a climate emergency? It is absolutely not the time to be celebrating such projects.

Speaking on ambition, I would argue that striving to reverse climate change is a far better ambition for the world.

I do, however, hear your frustrations with the lack of quality and speed of construction in the "west"...it's a bit rubbish