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Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 21:12:Cutter wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 20:14:Yeah.. I suspect the real issue is cost effective design. He could easily design what is being requested in such a way that it won't fail. But doing that within the cost restraints is the problem and battling the management when you don't agree on where that line should be drawn...
An acquaintance of mine is a structural engineer. He always talks about how stressful his job is. Yet I always wonder why, then I recall that, yeah, if he doesn't do his job right he'll likely end up killing a bunch of people.
Cutter wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 20:14:Yeah.. I suspect the real issue is cost effective design. He could easily design what is being requested in such a way that it won't fail. But doing that within the cost restraints is the problem and battling the management when you don't agree on where that line should be drawn...
An acquaintance of mine is a structural engineer. He always talks about how stressful his job is. Yet I always wonder why, then I recall that, yeah, if he doesn't do his job right he'll likely end up killing a bunch of people.
Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 17:52:Cutter wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 17:01:I remember it too. The title is click bait though, it didn't change engineering at all. The result was changes in the process of reviewing building plan alterations. It is a great example of how important structural engineering is, and why any alteration to construction should be carefully reviewed for unintended consequences. Didn't Kansas City also have a coliseum roof failure? If I remember correctly, in that case no one was in the coliseum at the time.
Wow, yeah I remember that Hyatt Regency walkway collapse. That was just crazy.
Googled it, Kemper Arena -- two years before the Hyatt walkway failure.
Cutter wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 17:01:I remember it too. The title is click bait though, it didn't change engineering at all. The result was changes in the process of reviewing building plan alterations. It is a great example of how important structural engineering is, and why any alteration to construction should be carefully reviewed for unintended consequences. Didn't Kansas City also have a coliseum roof failure? If I remember correctly, in that case no one was in the coliseum at the time.
Wow, yeah I remember that Hyatt Regency walkway collapse. That was just crazy.
Xirgu wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 12:23:
avatar 2.. 3?? 4 !!! and.. 5 ??? really? I d love a 2, as I like the tech demo, but 3 and further parts of dances w. wolves in space ? I wish cameron would pick another movie for his life´s work..
Creston wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 11:04:What? I thought batman died in the last one.Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 15, 2017, 10:15:
Swimming upstream on this one... they might get it to work, but it will not be an easy road...
I feel they should reboot Logan. It's been a few weeks since it's been out, it's about time.