Imagine that it is 7:09am and you are just putting your shoes on to go into work when your home starts to move back and forth for 20 seconds. You realize that an earthquake is happening right now… What is going through your head? How do you react? How do you think that your family reacts?
For many people, there are areas where we can improve our preparedness for an earthquake event and NOW is the time start that preparation by participating in the Great SHAKEOUT.
It is hard to believe that ONE YEAR AGO I embarked on this journey to create TheHipsterEngineer.com. It has been a very rewarding experience that has helped me to assist others, and and learn a lot about myself.
I recently spoke to the Structural Engineers Association of Utah (SEAU) during their monthly meeting. I decided to talk to them about the different ways that they can ROCK THE PE EXAM (as well as the FE and SE). The following is a brief summary of what I covered.
I recently spoke to BYU's ASCE Student Chapter during their weekly meeting. I decided to talk to them about the different ways that they can set themselves apart in school, work, life, and beyond. I also gave them some practical tips as they begin to transition from school to a career. The following is a summary of what I covered.
There was a lot of things to learn from the 2018 Structural Engineers Association of Utah (SEAU) Conference. Here are links to all of the seminar recaps that I have put together...
Being ethical can be hard, so here are some engineering ethics basics (adapted from the presentation by Barry Arnold, PE, SE*) to help you understand the goals of the Code of Ethics and ways to avoid ethical traps...
A lot of older homes are in need of a seismic retrofit before the next earthquake hits. Here are some basics (adapted from the presentation by Barry H. Welliver, SE*) of what to know with a residential retrofit...
Here are a few take aways (adapted from the presentation by Phil Miller, SE*) on the podium portion of two stage analysis that you should understand...
Avoid getting into any problems by knowing these basics (adapted from the presentation by Ryan Cole, PhD, PE and Ryan Maw, PE, GE*) when using geotechnical data...