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    Self employed doing precast consulting engineering

    Hi folks, I've have about 6 years of precast experience and most recently doing consulting for several producers. I have done major projects in parking, retail, residential, and medical for 5 different producers and am familiar with drafters, engineers, project managers, and production staff...
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    RAM Modeler: Easier model manipulation?

    In almost any engineering software or cad program, to manipulate the model you press and hold middle click to move the model and zoom in where your cursor is. RAM Modeler does not do this and it is incredibly annoying. Am I missing something? Can I change a setting and fix this?
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    Using FE reference manual for PE Exam

    Greetings, Wondering if anyone can comment on how useful the FE reference book from NCEES is for the PE exam? Assuming just the morning session as you'd probably be using other materials primarily for the afternoon.
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    Young Engineer w/ offer to contract doing FEA or Test Plan Development, never contracted before

    Thanks for the advice. I already aware of all the added responsibilitiew such as health care, retirement, etc. I do have an option to contract through a friend's llc and have access to his payroll and accounting services, saving me about 10% vs a traditional contracting firm. I figure this is a...
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    Young Engineer w/ offer to contract doing FEA or Test Plan Development, never contracted before

    Hello everyone in the community - Me: MS, structural (civil) engineering, 2.5 yrs in workforce I worked in aerospace directly out of college doing carbon fiber and aluminum FEA and stress analysis. Funding issues caused me to leave. My current job I've had for 1.5 yrs is working in a large...
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    Boeing Wingbox Method BDM-6840

    Well this question is very specific, but maybe someone out there has some insight or has done this before. Okay, so in BDM-6840, for a multi-cell wingbox, there is a process (specifically Step 10 of the method) where you reiterate the calculation of shear flow, q. It is multiplied by a carry...
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