KootK
Structural
- Oct 16, 2001
- 18,675
Old dogs,
A fellow I used to work with had a great little brochure on economical concrete design. It told the story of an eager beaver 50's looking engineer who detailed a concrete frame so that every beam size and reinforcing bar was optimized to save as much material as possible. Then his wise manager went about explaining to him that economy was largely a function of formwork costs and therefore repetition etc. It was great. And funny.
Anyhow, I've got some junior engineers working with me and I'd love to have this brochure handy to share with them. Unfortunately, I'm no longer able to get in touch with my former colleague. Does anybody recognize the document? Know the title, publisher, or approximate year of publication? If I remember correctly, the brochure was about 6" x 11", fold out style. I know, it's a long shot...
Thanks,
KK
A fellow I used to work with had a great little brochure on economical concrete design. It told the story of an eager beaver 50's looking engineer who detailed a concrete frame so that every beam size and reinforcing bar was optimized to save as much material as possible. Then his wise manager went about explaining to him that economy was largely a function of formwork costs and therefore repetition etc. It was great. And funny.
Anyhow, I've got some junior engineers working with me and I'd love to have this brochure handy to share with them. Unfortunately, I'm no longer able to get in touch with my former colleague. Does anybody recognize the document? Know the title, publisher, or approximate year of publication? If I remember correctly, the brochure was about 6" x 11", fold out style. I know, it's a long shot...
Thanks,
KK