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| Best civil specialties for employment? | 10/28/2009 |
Q: (1) I'm curious to know which subspecilaties within civil engineering hold the best prospects for ...
A: 1.) It is hard to say with current economy situation but it looks like things are coming around in ...
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| Future City | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I am fourteen and i have an assignment in school for the Future City competition. We have to write ...
A: Typically as the consultant we are contracted by a city to preform a certain task. Such as the ...
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| Hydraulics | 9/9/2009 |
Q: How to calculate the rate of flow of water through a V- notch?
A: We very rarely use the V-notch weir anymore due to the complexity of calculating the rate of of ...
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| newbie | 8/18/2009 |
Q: .im a fresh graduate of BS in Civil engineering.. Fear overwhelms me whenever i think about my ...
A: The market right now is not great but the future is still bright. The civil engineering industry is ...
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| Need favour | 6/27/2009 |
Q: Respected Brother. i have been given assignment to prepare paper for recruitment of new civil ...
A: What is the difference between a Structural Designer and a Structural Consultant? What is bending ...
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| civil engineering technology | 6/15/2009 |
Q: I want to study for a BTech in civil engineering in South Africa .Which field of specializations ...
A: Here in the US the economy is pretty difficult across the all fields of civil engineering. The field ...
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| Patio Overhang column Removal | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have a back patio that has an attached overhand from the house. Currently there are 4 support ...
A: I think you would see a definite sag in the roof line if you were to remove a support. I am not a ...
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| Drink straw structures | 3/16/2009 |
Q: I would like to know how to build a structure using only 10 drinking straws that will be 5 inches ...
A: http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zstrawbridge/ Try this link it may help, ...
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| School project | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Can you please describe some of the stressful situations you experience as a civil engineer and how ...
A: Stress encountered with the job is usually associated with time schedules or making sound ...
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| Twist in Support Beam | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I have a two wooden support beams in my garage and a lolly column, supporting two floors of the home ...
A: I am not a structural engineer but it does sound as if there is a problem. Typically the column ...
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| Hello | 3/10/2009 |
Q: Currently I am a sophomore at Norwell High School in northeastern Indiana. I am in a class called ...
A: These are alot of questions, I will do my best to brief and to the point. Q: Describe the duties ...
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| examples of applied math knowledge in civil engineering | 3/10/2009 |
Q: Bryan - I am looking for practical examples of the type of math used commonly in civil engineering ...
A: the math associated with the degree is far more difficult than the actual math used on a daily ...
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| Civil Engineer interview | 2/13/2009 |
Q: Lindsey, I am currently a student at Rochester Institute of Technology aiming for a bachelors in ...
A: 1)What is your job title? Senior Transportation Engineer 2)Your employer/organization - T.Y. Lin ...
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| Questions for research project | 2/9/2009 |
Q: I was hoping you could answer some questions for a research project I'm doing for school Q: What is ...
A: Q: What is your job title? Senior Transportation Engineer/ Project Manager Q: Why did you choose ...
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| Info about Civil Engineering | 2/9/2009 |
Q: Lindsey my name is Simon and i am conducting on research an i had a few questions for you. 1. What ...
A: I will do the best I can with short answers, I hope that will be sufficient. 1. The early years are ...
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| site safety | 12/30/2008 |
Q: please explain me how to prepare site safety plan.what are the other key plans that a project ...
A: There are lots of plans you should prepare for the construction of a new site. The site safety plan ...
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| box culverts | 12/11/2008 |
Q: Can you explain the installation process for a series of box culverts? Thanks Gail
A: This is not really my area of expertise but I can give you an answer that is generally correct. ...
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| bending moments | 12/4/2008 |
Q: "hi Bryan P. Lindsey i hope that you can help me i am really strugling with the calc for the bending ...
A: It has been quite some time since I have calculated a bending moment but with that said I will try ...
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| Engineering Project | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you could answer these questions and return it to me by Sunday, November 27, ...
A: Q: Where do you work and what does the company do? A: Southeastern Engineering, Inc. (SEI) - ...
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| Civil Engineer Interview | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I'm Nick and I'm a sophomore at a school called Jac-Cen-Del High School in Southeastern Indiana. In ...
A: 1. There are many disciplines in Civil Engineering; Environmental, Structural, Transportation, ...
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| French drain | 11/18/2008 |
Q: The cement patio in the back of the house is cracking and settling down. I know that the gutters are ...
A: It is difficult to say without doing an onsite visit but it sounds that if your remedy should work. ...
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| Water Main Crossing Sewer Line | 11/18/2008 |
Q: Why is it accepted practice to allow a sewer main to cross a water main within 18-inchs vertically ...
A: The 10 foot separation is for construction purposes on parallel lines. The 18 in separation on ...
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| seismic basics | 11/15/2008 |
Q: i need help in seismic design... Our instructor refuses to teach us seismic analysis...and we don't ...
A: The basic principle is sound refraction. We use a system that installs geophones into the ground ...
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| becoming a civil engineer | 11/15/2008 |
Q: Bryan, how did you know you wanted to become a civil engineer? what classes would you recommend ...
A: Good Morning Judith, actually in high school I didn't know I wanted to be an engineer at all. I ...
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| civil engineer career | 11/13/2008 |
Q: im looking into possible careers i might want to pursue and i was considering civil engineering but ...
A: Cortney that is very interesting and complex question. There are many disciplines involved with ...
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| Height of Wall | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I need to know what the height of a wall would be with the top of wall at 155.85 and the bottom is ...
A: I am not quite sure exactly what you are looking for? 155.85 - 148.4 = 7.45 tall or is the bottom ...
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| study of careers in Engineering | 9/24/2008 |
Q: For a project in my high school engineering class, I was instructed to interview an engineer to ...
A: 1. Most are either hired by Private Engineering some are hired by government entities. City Planners ...
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| Daily Job Life | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I am a sophomore in a Civil Engineering program, but I'm still a little confused whether I want to ...
A: I can only speak to my career path and daily activities. I have been fortunate enough to work for ...
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