Brain teaser – Make this equation true, 999999999999999 = 1990
Insert +, -, x or / in suitable places on the left hand side of = so as to make the above equation true:
10 ways social networking can impact your business and career as a civil engineering professional
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
Cross a Rope Bridge in 17 minutes
Can you figure out a way for four people to cross a rickety bridge in exactly (or under) 17 minutes?
The Bridge Collapse…Two Years Later. What Do We Know?
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.
Is the Stimulus Working for the Transportation sector?
A discussion about the $787 billion stimulus package which included $48 billion for transportation. Six months after, have you seen the results?
Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the given argument
Discuss. No electoral system will ever produce the right leaders.
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?
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
Brain Teaser – Rectify this equality
How long will it take you to solve this equality?
Brain Teaser – How long did Christopher live?
Christopher’s youth lasted 1/6 of his life. He had his first beard in the next 1/12 of his life. At the end of the following 1/7 of his life Christopher got married. Five years from then his son was born. His son lived exactly 1/2 of Christopher’s life. Christopher died 4 years after the death of his son. How long did Christopher live?
LEED Accreditation – Fad or Necessity?
Is the LEED certification here for the long haul, or is it just a fad?
Is it really necessary to become a LEED accredited professional (LEED AP)? Can you design for sustainability without having LEED accreditation? Is this just another acronym to put on a business card? Or, as some suggest, is this a half hearted attempt by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to exploit the demand for solutions to environmental issues and make some money along the way?
Brain game – weighing 24 coins
What is the minimum number of weighings required to identify the coin, and why?
Be An Engineer
In an article aimed at discussing what it really means to be an engineer, Philip Shucet, past Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation makes a concerted effort to reinvigorate the value of “being an engineer” in Virginia DOT. He penned “BE AN ENGINEER” for our June newsletter. What do you think of his comments??
Brain Teaser – An unusual paragraph
A simple but unusual paragraph. Can you spot anything odd about it?
Google’s new targeted ads display. Would you consider this virtual stalking?
As part of Google’s quest for global domination, they are launching an advertising system makes it possible for websites to interact with each other and share information about the users. Would you consider this stalking?
Arrange the numbers 1-9 in a 3×3 square using each only once
A challenging brain teaser requiring you to pay close attention to details.
To Tweet or not to Tweet
A discussion on the new rapidly growing micro-blogging platform, Twitter. What is the purpose and its effectiveness? Is there a way for engineers to use this platform for productive purposes?
