I need to design a diversion berm, which is basically a retaining wall at the end of a drainage channel to make sure water goes into a drainage pipe. In the case of the 100yr storm, it acts as a weir and has a 4' x 1.5' cutout in the middle of the retaining wall. There is a 3 to 1 slope leading...
I have about 2 years of bridge design experience. Once I earn my PE, I would like to start my own consulting firm in low-rise building and facilities design. I don't have much building design experience, but it's what I learned in school and I enjoyed it much more. Finding a job as a...
Hi, I graduated May 2008. I've been doing structural bridge design work for the past 9 months in New York City. I really want to move to building design. I hear it's a bit more fast paced, it's more closely related to what I learned in school, and it's what I eventually plan on doing in my...
I am a new bridge engineer, fresh out of college and 2 weeks on the job. My boss uses R, torsional resistance, instead of J, polar moment of inertia, to determine the angle of twist in an I-beam. The reference he showed me only refers to a section with equal plates for the web and flanges. Is...
