Thanks again for all the responses.
Not to belabor the point, but the "components" to which I referred earlier are precast concrete manholes and the "adjacent components" are concrete sewer mains.
I wanted to present the issue as objectively as possible, so as to garner objective feedback from...
Ron, no offense taken!
To your second statement - I agree. I did "jump the gun" a bit instead of slowing down and thinking through the reasons behind the suggestions.
And the decision to remove my name from the report was rash and insulting to my boss - I see that now.
Again, thanks to...
If his judgment is indicated by his actions, then his boss was correct in doing what he did.
Ron....Ouch. I would like to think this was an example of poor communication on my part, rather than a direct reflection of my judgement. Again, my motivation was to have the recommendations supported...
Thanks again to everyone's insight. I have decided to wait and see. I learned that my boss is dealing with some personal issues, which may have explained his unhappy demeanor yesterday. It could have been coincidence - he learned of this personal issue shortly before receiving my report.
So...
Thanks for all the responses.
Ron, your post hit it on the head, I think. You make some great points and, upon reflection, I agree with what you've stated. I think I may see what the intent was but, perhaps at the time, the communication wasn't as clear as it should have been.
I see now how...
Oh, and the only reason we were replacing adjacent components is because they no longer met the "latest" standards. They were in fine condition as well but were slightly undersized - again, per the client's most recent design standards.
From a technical standpoint, the system was/is working...
My biggest concern was the reasoning for why the changes to my report were being made.
It was soley because my boss felt the client would not look favorably on my recommendations. No other reasons were given.
So, I was then in the position where I had to write a report that gave data which...
Ok, so I wrote a report on a system, providing a summary of the data from our inspections and then recommendations for repair or replacement.
My boss reviewed the report and told me to change a number of my recommendations. His reasoning was, "The client won't like what you've proposed. They...
jdslon,
I did pretty much what you're contemplating; I am a ME by education and was working for an aboveground storage tank inspection company while working towards my P.E.
I earned my P.E. in 2006 then was disappointed to learn that my current employer wouldn't acknowledge that milestone at...
bimr - LoL, I wish I could! I have boring analysis from our geotechnical engineer and the blowcounts are consistently low along the pipeline corridor. One possible theory is that the majority of the soils out there are some type of riverbed silt or sand (since the entire railyard sits on a...
coloeng - the line to be abandoned runs under a railyard. The owner of the railyard is asking the question.
cvg - my thoughts exactly. But before I analyze the use of a cellular grout (or other lightweight fill), I wanted to know if the PMs concern was even a valid one.
Hey all,
For larger diameter buried waterlines that we need to remove from service (16" diameter and larger), we specify that a flowable fill should be used to fill the pipe.
For this particular application, the soil bearing capacity is very low (N60 blowcounts of less than 8). The project...
Is this a private water utility, doing work in a local community?
If so, it sounds like they may already have to abide by at least some of the design standards of the local municipality.
In my area, we have one private water utility that owns/operates a number of wells, pump stations, and...
You may be able to befriend one of the plant managers at a local municipal treatment facility already using these filters.
I thought Infilco Degremenont purchased the company that made the ZeeWeed filters....guess not.
Anyways, talking to a local sales rep can also help. If you can trade...
Anyone know of a good resource for designing thrust restraint collars?
The application is a 16-inch diameter ducitle iron watermain along a busy roadway in Virginia.
I'm looking at options for thrust restraint (thrust collars, thrust blocks, restrained joints, combinations of these) and was...
