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    Technical Knowledge

    Composition of a good PM : he is 25% schooling, 25% experience and 50%(bullshit, able to out shout the other guy)
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    Highway geometric design

    Check out www.12d.com .u should get all yr queries answered
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    3-D to 2-D conversion

    I use 3d solids for creating buildings, with each element(terrain, excavation, column base, plinth,etc) in a seperate layer.Then any view port can be seen and plotted, by putting of and on relevant layers. for each relevant view you can insert an extra layer for dimensioning. Hope my "greek...
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    Site Design / Earthwork Calc Software

    Hi All, Especially 10Gallen I am in Tanzania. My Company has just aquirred 12d and your tip is godsend. In fact check highway engineering forum. My Email is mooslimtj@hotmail.com
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    12d Model

    Hi Guys, anybody familiar with 12d Model.Available at "www.12d.com". My Company has started recently using this program.It can read dwg files too.
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    exporting to excel

    Try copying the entire BoQ(Description,units & rates) to resource sheet and change type to materials, and go to ghant chart and allocate qty in resource allocation.Even Priliminaries & General can be allocated this way.Woa you will not believe your eyes!
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    Aluminum and Steel Corrosion

    We normally use heavy duty masking tape between the two surfaces. It works especially between Aluminium roof sheeting and MS Z-purlins. I used it in abuilding in 1984, and no corrosion has not been detected todate
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    welding galvanized members

    After the welding, we usually use a zinc paint called "GALVAFROID"
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    7 day concrete strength

    In my 22 years construction experience, I agree with MMOT & Bluesman. 7 day strength should be 2/3 of 28 day value
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    Mass properties of walls etc

    How can I get mass properties of walls drawn in Architectual Desktop, so as to get them into tag properties
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    Round Wood Columns

    You want the wooden external surface for aesthetic purposes only! Why dont you infill it with reinforced concrete.
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    Printing in Shade Mode

    Thanks guys both of your ideas work Mooslim [8-)]
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    Printing in Shade Mode

    I can produce very exciting structures in 3d shade mode, but only get 3d Wire frames in printout.SOS guys! I need to it to bamboozle my Boss and his clients
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    Design by rule of thumb

    1]For Quick Guesstimates of Quotations for any work,Rate=Material Cost X 4.Prilimininaries =Materials cost x 1. 2]A good Engineer=25% of schooling + 25% practical experience + 50% be able to out-bluff the other person! From Tanzania
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    detailing question

    I believe that the reinforcement is designed for max moment at centre of span.At the support it is for shear only.So it should not be a big if 'd' is slightly smaller at the support
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