Applying for your PE license

An engineer’s guide to applying for the Professional Engineering (PE) license

Written on July 31, 2009 | Posted in Articles, Career | Be the first to comment

Extreme Engineering – Tokyo Sky City (Part 1-5)

Extreme Engineering – Tokyo Sky City (Part 1-5)

Written on July 31, 2009 | Posted in Videos | 1 comment

Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the given argument

Discuss. No electoral system will ever produce the right leaders.

Written on July 30, 2009 | Posted in Discussions | 5 comments

All about online savings accounts

Now that you have joined the league of spend less and save more, what do you do with the extra cash every month?

Written on July 29, 2009 | Posted in Finance | Be the first to comment

A back-to-college guide for engineers

Our back to college guide is a product of this collective intelligence. The sole goal is to provide engineers with insightful and important articles aimed at guiding you through the decision making process and the actual implementation of getting advanced degrees.

Written on July 27, 2009 | Posted in Education | Be the first to comment

Support Wastewater, Drinking-Water Infrastructure Investments

The Senate is set to consider a bill next week that would authorize $38.5 billion for wastewater and drinking-water infrastructure over the next five years. S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act, could come to a vote in the Senate as early as Monday, July 27.

Written on July 26, 2009 | Posted in Infrastructure | Be the first to comment

A day-to-day guide for engineers

Our day-to-day guide is a product of engineers’ collective intelligence. The sole goal is to provide engineers with insightful and relevant articles aimed at guiding them through the day-to-day challenges of an engineer’s life and career?

Written on July 24, 2009 | Posted in Career, Education, Finance | Be the first to comment

Engineering an Empire – The Persians – Part 1of 5

A celebration of engineering marvels by looking at one of the most mysterious civilizations in the ancient world.

Written on July 22, 2009 | Posted in Projects, Videos | Be the first to comment

All about cloud-computing and how it applies to engineers

If you have been paying attention to the Google, Microsoft rivalry you might have figured out that these two titans have something up their sleeve. On one hand it is search. One the other it is cloud-computing. What does this mean to engineers?

Written on July 22, 2009 | Posted in Discussions | 2 comments

Determine which of the following is an underlying assumption of the above argument

Given some facts, determine which of the following is an underlying assumption of the above argument

Written on July 20, 2009 | Posted in Discussions | 7 comments

An engineer’s guide to understanding true, estimated, bid, expected, and budget costs

As a consultant, I am fortunate to work in many different industries on various projects involving all types of customers and contractors.

Written on July 17, 2009 | Posted in Career | Be the first to comment

Energy saving – Spending Money To Save Money

Saving energy starts with expectations about cost and doing the obvious.

Written on July 16, 2009 | Posted in Finance | Be the first to comment

An engineer’s guide to smart budgeting and realistic debt management

You are finally finished with college and you are happily employed at hopefully the company of your dreams. Before you realize it, six months have passed and the first payment on your student loan is due. So, how do you prioritize your bills while still cognizant of future spending, down payment on a house, marriage etc? This article provides a realistic guide on smart budgeting and debt management from an engineer’s perspective.

Written on July 15, 2009 | Posted in Articles, Finance | Be the first to comment

In Defense of the Land Development Engineer

Over the years I have often seen outstanding land development engineers desire to break into a new area of specialization under the civil engineering umbrella, yet they have found the opportunity to do so to be scarce, at best, purely because they have a background in land development. That said, after discussing this topic with numerous land development engineers across the country, I have been so inclined to blog…in defense of land development engineers.

Written on July 9, 2009 | Posted in Articles | 1 comment

Erosion control drainage system for waterfront properties

Many waterfront properties all over the world having retaining walls or seawalls are aging to the point of needing repair or worse, replacement. Failure to provide proper weep hole relief has resulted in water being trapped behind the wall causing erosion, pressure, and wall failure.

Written on July 9, 2009 | Posted in Press Releases | Be the first to comment

Brain Teaser – Rectify this equality

How long will it take you to solve this equality?

Written on July 7, 2009 | Posted in Discussions | Comments Off

Schwarzenegger: US Infrastructure “Like a Developing Country”

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger advocates for a high-speed rail system to modernize US infrastructure, which he considers to be on par with that of a developing country. He says, “Our trains go the same speed today as they were 100 years ago,” Schwarzenegger says. “So where is the progress?”

Written on July 4, 2009 | Posted in Infrastructure, Videos | Be the first to comment