The answer to this question depends on you, and the nature of the tech job.
If you work as a tech in an organization with a lot of upward mobility, and if you can demonstrate your competence, the tech job could well be a lead in to an engineering position.
That's how it turned out for me.
Here is some information I copied directly from the PDA's Help screen which should clarify some of the issues being raised in this thread. Note that there is more than one measure of capacity which can be read from the PDA, depending on the predominant soil type, and whether the pile is a...
Yes, you will find a job. It may not be the job you want initially, but you will be able to get your foot in the door. That's all you need to get started - ambition, ability and industry will take you the rest of the way.
You may want to carefully consider whether or not to get your undergrad...
We have used drilled shafts in situations where vibration was a critical consideration. You might also want to look at the Giken press in pile method. Essentially, it uses hydraulic jacks to push a pipe pile into the ground. Quite expensive, but it has been used extensively in Japan, where it...
