Can we use the overpass collapse in San Francisco to direct attention to the infrastructure nation-wide that needs to be replaced? Sure, age and maintenance neglect didn't cause the failure, but it shows what happens when highways are unexpectedly out of commission.
In some of the postings, it sounds like young engineering interns (like myself) don't know their heads from their back-sides. What experiences should EITs be seeking out in order to become a competent engineer?
Also, the general opinion seems to be that engineering schools seem to be...
I entered full time employment in May 2006(still finishing BS Civil/Env. w/ two distance learning courses). I went to work for a land surveyor that owns an engineering firm, and came to find out that he was making other employees fill out new time sheets with hours charged to projects that...
