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Recent content by rjmc
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cbr correlation
Could you re-state your question, it is a little confusing. If it's about test correlations, in civil, we have the ASTM and AASHTO standards. They correlate with each other very well. What is done in France, I don't know. As for the Clegg, I have not heard of that one. But the CBR was originally...- rjmc
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- Forum: Civil/Environmental engineering general discussion
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PCBs
I don't know what the environmental laws are like where you are, but out here on the West coast, who ever made a serious proposal like that, would be drawn and quartered in the public square. Getting a permit to burn a building for the fire department to practice on is hard enough, but a known...- rjmc
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- Forum: Civil/Environmental engineering general discussion
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Who are the experts
Most of the work these days is contracted to the civilian sector. A lot of companies do ordnance disposal. The military is involved for the most part as managers, with contractors doing the actual disposal. As an example, the Aleut tribe in Alaska has a mobile system. They can load their...- rjmc
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- Forum: Civil/Environmental engineering general discussion
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Barrel Rifling
If you watch the History channel, they have a show called "Tales of the Gun", It's about firearms history. They have several episodes dealing with the manufacture of guns. They show the process including the rifling of the barrels. The machines that they use can do half a dozen barrels at once.- rjmc
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- Forum: Civil/Environmental engineering general discussion
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IBC Certifications ?
Knowing how to use the building code is not as important as having a certification that says you have passed the test. I am now in a position that I need the "Special Inspector" cert's (our client requires it), and I suck at taking tests. Does anyone know of a good study program that can help?- rjmc
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- Forum: IBC/ICC/CABO (building officials) Code Issues
