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  1. EddyC

    Engineering Outsourcing

    We have recently begun using 3rd party FEA folks from a non-domestic low cost provider. This has been to supplant (eventually replace?) our own FEA staff. The 3rd party seems to know how to build models & run them well, but fall down in a number of areas. For one, they don't know what an...
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    fastest growing segments of engineering

    ENR magazine only covers constructed products. The other half (manufactured products) it ignores.
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    "For the good of the company"

    I knew a guy when I was in college that worked at a restaurant as a waiter. Restaurant management asked him to terminate one of their employees, on their behalf. After he saw how much grief he got from the fired employee, he told management: "Next time you want me to fire someone for you, give...
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    $25/hr no overtime pay for PE with 9 yrs exp

    I cannot find anywhere in the state regulations where it says that its illegal/unethical to quit a job a short time after starting it. One of my former employers hired 2 of us at the same time. After a week, he threw 1 of us out, for no cause other than "I don't think its working out".
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    Fired for Trying to work on off Day.

    Yagonyonok, There's an old saying: "If you go looking for trouble, you will find it." If you find that a person has violated the state ethical guidelines, then report them to the state board, not to their boss.
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    Ballistic Impact Analysis

    If I was to do something like this, I would first calculate the kinetic energy of the fragments. Then I would calculate the energy capacity of the following modes of failure: a) bending b) gross shear c) membrane action d) local compression The lowest value of all of the 4 above would be the...
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    Drag coefficients for noncircular members

    If you are looking for drag coefficients, they can easily be found on the internet. They are not specifically a "code" thing, but are a fluid mechanics thing.
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    Calling it a day....but at what time?

    JLSeagull, Some of my employers did quite a bit of "Timesheet Fraud". They made me juggle what I charged on various projects to make themselves look good to upper management/clients/banks. It was kind of like the US national debt, borrowing from future projects to make the current ones look good.
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    Structural Dynamics Book

    Hello Folks, I am interested in learning more about structural dynamics. I would appreciate some book recommendations. Ideally, I would like a book that covers all types of structures (civil, aero, mech, vehicular, marine, etc). Thanks.
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    Offered a job, but should I accept it?

    When an employer says that they are looking for a long term employee, what they are really saying is: "We want the opportunity to get rid of you by our choice, rather than you choosing when to get rid of us." Take the job.
  11. EddyC

    Professional Liability

    Are oil & gas plants considered license exempt in your jurisdiction? Perhaps that exemption also extends to engineering subcontractors as well?
  12. EddyC

    Licensure of a foreigne engineer

    ChemEng84, You've touched on several topics that I'd like to help clarify: a) Qualifications to work as an engineer in the USA - It is all varied here in the USA. Some engineering jobs require PE licenses, some require PHDs, some master's degrees, some batchelors degrees and some experience...
  13. EddyC

    Resume Inflation

    State regulations indicate that an engineer shall not say anything that attacks a fellow engineer's reputation.
  14. EddyC

    Becoming Invisible

    Racecar driver Robby Gordon (not to be confused with Jeff Gordon) once said: "You don't have any friends at 200mph". I also wonder how much faith a court would have with a witness who was testifying "at the point of a gun". Best to keep you on the payroll (in one way or the other) for the...
  15. EddyC

    Industrial steel structures design guidance

    hokie, You're giving your age away (to those who know who Glady's Knight is).
  16. EddyC

    Stress concentration on a curve

    My Roarks 7th edition seems to have the case that you described. They give a range of Kt depending upon the size of the angle being used.
  17. EddyC

    Wrongful termination

    I think that you should forget about what happened and just get on with your life & career. Don't think that other arbitary things won't happen to you again in the future, because it happens to all of us more than once in our careers. If work was only about work, it would be easy. 2/3 of the...
  18. EddyC

    failure modes?

    jrisebo, Perhaps the OP is an engineer working for the excavator manufacturer.
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    co-worker non claiming all hours worked

    shacked, Your boss is most likely aware of what your coworker is doing and is playing the two of you off against each other to get more "free" work out of you both. Its a tactic that some employers utilize. Its probably best to keep your mouth shut, as most people resent being "outed". Best of...
  20. EddyC

    what would you do?

    swivel63, I wonder if your ex-employer would also use desertfox's #1 & #2 as a defense against you, if questioned by the authorities? Perhaps they might then sue you for failing to inform them promptly?

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