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  1. MRM

    Sustainability in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 1st cannon of code of ethics

    I haven’t seen much discussion on this (if any), which mainly relates to civil engineering practice. Then again, maybe it's also something going on in other engineering disciplines too... The ASCE 1st fundamental cannon of the code of ethics is written as follows: Engineers shall hold paramount...
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    DCP to SPT II

    I saw that Moe had a post (now a closed thread) about DCP to SPT correlations and related items. I thought I'd share a recent paper of mine that considers some things along these lines (SPT to Sowers DCP correlations, various somewhat interesting ways in which the DCP might be used, results of...
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    I'm still around-MRM

    Hi everyone: It's been about a year now since I've last been on the site...I'm embarrassed to say... SlideruleEra asked me about how my first year went at Gonzaga University back in 2014. I'm so sorry I missed that! It seems like I do one of these updates every couple years lately... I've been...
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    Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois

    Are PE's permitted to design retaining walls (reinforced modular block, in this case) in the state of Illinois? There is quite a bit of ambiguity in what a PE may design compared to an SE from all of the materials/guides I've seen from the Illinois website about this.
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    Use of EIT/EI/IE designations

    Happy superbowl weekend all: I've been searching, but finding little on this...does anyone know of a list showing which states recognize the use of the EIT/EI/IE designations? I believe some do and some do not. The question came up today as we were discussing some licensing issues, and I...
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    Answer to SRE (finally)-How is MRM doing in academia?

    SRE: You asked a question of me back in May about how I'm doing in the academic world...here's an emoticon for how I feel right now: [3eyes] and [neutral] and [surprise] Today is the first day I've checked EngTips in quite a while... however, I do think about my EngTips colleagues much more...
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    Nuke gauge source

    Back when I was trained on the gauge, I seem to recall the safety instructor mention to our group that if the cesium source tip were placed in your shirt pocket (left side, by your heart), you would likely die within about an hour. I've been wondering if I recall that correctly, or if I just...
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    Faculty consulting

    Hello Foundations by Terzaghi!! What do I know? I’m about 4 or 5 years older. That’s good news for me because it means that I’m still alive! And life is fun; I want to be alive! [afro2] Without really noticing it at the time, I realized that I’ve taken a little break from Eng-tips there, I...
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    Forms of compensation

    Hi everyone. From a tax, legal, and ethical standpoint, what can be called, "compensation?" I'm working part time while in school to bring in enough money, basically, to pay for gas. Let's say I make $300/month on the average. What if I were to approach my employer (a small engineering firm)...
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    Returning to grad school-keeping hand in consulting

    Earlier this year, I was accepted into the Ph.D. civil/geotech program at U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a fellowship award. I’ve accepted this appointment and I’ll be heading back to school this fall. Even before I had been accepted (or had even submitted my application to U. of I.)...
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    ETJPE

    Hi all. BigH, a while back, you, VAD, SRE, McCoy, and others had discussed an electronic technical journal for practicing engineers (ETJPE). Are we still interested in doing that? I've got two papers that I'm making some changes to and I'd like to submit them to the ETJPE. I think that...
  12. MRM

    Attic Ventilation Part II

    A while back I asked about attic ventilation (see thread391-115032). I looked into it more and after sealing up the attic entry hatches on both sides (it's a duplex) in 2005, I haven't seen anymore frost on the nails on the underside of the roof sheathing. I've noticed that the seal (garbage...
  13. MRM

    Beaver Dams

    Hi, Has anyone ever attempted a seepage analysis through a beaver dam? Anyone know of any papers on the subject? Thanks.
  14. MRM

    Design of membrane-lined ponds

    I've been asked to assist in finding the solution to a problem involving membrane-lined ponds for a WWTF. The pond was recently constructed (during some very wet months here). The general design features 3:1 side slopes, smooth geomembrane, topped with a consistent 8 inches of "sand,", and...
  15. MRM

    M.Sc. or M.S.

    Quick question: what is the correct way of indicating a Master of Science degree? Is it M.Sc. or M.S.?
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    Recommendations with Settlement in Mind

    As with most geotech firms, we typically provide foundation/subgrade preparation recommendations for various projects so that the final structure will not experience large settlements or other problems. Those well-known "acceptable" settlements are usually 1" total and 1/2" differential. In...
  17. MRM

    Billing Multipliers

    Most engineering firms seem to have multipliers well over 3 for their billing purposes. I'm curious from those of you who have gone out on your own; what is your billing multiplier? Have you really had to even calculate it? I would think that once you eliminate unnecessary meetings and other...
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    Indemnity Clauses

    Every so often, our company brings our professional liability insurance carrier rep into our office to give the project managers a refresher course on contract language. Recently we had one such visit. We were reviewing a clause in a fictitious contract that read: Indemnity “The Consultant...
  19. MRM

    Professor Ethics

    I've been reading some of the recent "moonlighting" threads and they've been very interesting to me. While reading them, some questions about professional liability insurance coverage and general liability come to mind. What happens if someone holding an academic position (a professor of some...
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    Poll of possible lab participants for new project

    Based on conversations with the members here, I've got a follow up project to my alternate limit density method in mind. The project involves having several independent labs test the limit density of sands using my method. At this time, I’d like to observe 1) how the limit densities of the...

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