A discussion on conflict in the workplace. Should you avoid it, ignore it, or address it and risk destablizing your workforce?
An 8-inch model screw, tested in a water tunnel at a rotational speed of 22.5 revolutions per second and a velocity of flow of 12 feet per second, yields a measured thrust of 28.5 pounds, a torque of 3.45 pounds and an efficiency of 70 per cent.
If the model scale is 1:25, what should be [...]
Doug had forgotten the 5 digit code to his briefcase. However, he did remember five clues:
The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen;
The fourth number is one more than the second number;
The first number is one less than twice the second number;
The second number plus the third number equals ten; and
The sum of all [...]
Do you agree with the notion that the “reason that so many engineers are out of work and for longer periods than in the past is that there are so many more of them in the work force?”
Today’s topic is an interesting one, and depends largely on personal preference. It’s something that comes up for engineers every day: Be decent at many things, or be the absolute end-all-be-all expert in one thing? Some might respond with, “Well, how about being an expert at everything?”
Challenge your brain with this interesting brain teaser. Given a number of statement find the solution to the question asked.
Darron Pustam discusses the idea of effectively integrating all of your firm’s technologies under one umbrella that will undoubtedly save you time and money.
A team of 6 girls and 4 boys put together a 2200-piece jigsaw puzzle in 4 hours. The same jigsaw puzzle was put together in 8 hours by a team of two girls and five boys.
Who are better at putting jigsaw puzzles together, boys or girls, and by how much?
US News and World report recently published their list of the top 10 engineering graduate schools in the USA. This year’s list contain some of the usual contenders plus several other newcomers.
Insert +, -, x or / in suitable places on the left hand side of = so as to make the above equation true:
A guide pointing out the various benefits of using social networks as a means of career development and capturing news clients and employees. These benefits include,
Recruiting Professionals
Industry News
Relationship Building
Marketing/Branding
Recruiting College Students
Recruiting Boomerangs
RFP’s
Professional Growth
Can you figure out a way for four people to cross a rickety bridge in exactly (or under) 17 minutes?
Carol Metzner of CivilEngineering Central.com revisits the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse news item from two years ago and discusses what has been done as a result.
A discussion about the $787 billion stimulus package which included $48 billion for transportation. Six months after, have you seen the results?
Discuss. No electoral system will ever produce the right leaders.
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?
Given some facts, determine which of the following is an underlying assumption of the above argument