Recent content by doberdorks

Also, if you have a restraint instead of a spring the difference may be preload. SLH

Well, 10x depends on your frame of reference 1. deltaT (assume 70degF install) 52x 2. Absolute approx 2.5x... (sorry, couldn't resist, hope no one takes it as sarcasm) SLH

How about "sign up for both October and April, & consider the October to be just a practice exam"? (Unless there is a minimum time between test taking).... It might help to reframe this - "what's the worst that can happen -- I take the test once more but have more practice under my belt"...

Do you have a local jurisdiction? If so, I would ask them as well. They should have the final say. SLH

I've always thought that a bit of a ribbing (along with the right answer) was part of the price payed for asking a foolish (or lazy) question. I haven't seen much here that I think crosses that barrier. I've always said, "better the right answer with a little snarkiness than the wrong answer...

Where I am the answer would be no you are NOT an EIT. Personally I would just sign the email as Joe Smith XYZ company and leave it at that. SLH

Whoops, sorry about that -- I was answering the wrong question, I guess really my comment is "if you think your resume is enough to 'distinguish' yourself, good luck". My jobs have been (no particular order) 1. Working for profs from undergrad, underpaid but doing cool stuff 2. Though...

MM, I don't agree. I'd add develop contacts (go to all those CSME ASME etc meetings), learn about how to dress for an interview, learn how to prepare for interviews, figure out how to cold call people without annoying them, and most important, learn to give people feedback -- so if someone...

Would "T" in the bulletin below be your number? http://www.tdwilliamson.com/PDF/Download/111000100.pdf SLH

I've had good luck talking to TDW, maybe if you call and ask for engineering rather than sales it would help. Or perhaps you can ask "is the wall thickness the same as the attached pipe"... For a pipe stress I'd be asking for a SIF or the like rather than wall thickness... if you're trying to...

Well, my opinion is that the course would help you learn more, but not help with what you appear to want to learn. Personally I'd LOVE to get the information you list -- better than the "zero" or "dead silence" that I normally get for allowable loads. In your case, I'd just ask the vendor --...

That might depend on location (grin). SLH

Hey, I missed that one... Funny, every one I've worked with has had at least one. I just can't figure it out.... In fact I don't think I've ever worked at a more than one-engineer workplace where there wasn't more than one. SLH

If possible, clueless works (grin)... ie if you just don't notice the drama, people may stop bringing it to you.... SLH

Yes and no, my comment for questionable comments is basically "it's not a problem until you let someone know it's a problem". Personally there are a lot of things that don't offend me in the workplace, there are others that do, for the ones that do, I (hopefully with humour) let people know that...