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Every profession has its own way of how to solve a problem (see my article https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319644185_Thinking_like_an_engineer and my question...
12 December 2019 10,129 10 View
The sheer number of publications and their breadth make it impossible to keep up and to know a little bit about everything. We are forced to be selective or to read scantly. Sherlock Holmes a...
03 March 2019 7,673 25 View
It has been said scientists investigate what which already exists; Engineers create what which has never been. I am pondering the question "What is engineering?" It has been said that engineers...
02 February 2019 4,520 14 View
In the past whenever I had a problem I used to ran to my manager and ask for help. Nowadays nobody know about very many things. My boss doesn’t know much about computer on his desk or how google...
11 November 2018 7,779 9 View
A key consideration in the design of a natural gas transmission pipeline is the location class of the pipeline. The location class is a geographic area along the pipeline classified primarily...
11 November 2018 4,878 3 View
Fifty years ago if you had a problem you would run to the head of your department as she/he knew all. Industry and government agencies used to wheel them in when there was a problem; but not now....
10 October 2018 9,641 2 View
I have an Abaqus input file of a complex model. It is very time-consuming to create a CAE model. I am wondering how crack definition can be added to the input file. Material id gray cast iron and...
09 September 2018 7,947 5 View
In some cities water mains are made of grey cast iron and may be 150 year old. Some of these pipe show sign of distress in the form of corrosion. These are huge assets and cannot be replaced...
09 September 2018 8,033 0 View
Many big cities established their water supply and sewer systems very early during the last century. Many of the penstocks and pressure conduits are over 50 years old. Corrosion and erosion have...
09 September 2018 9,640 1 View
Professional institutions require their members to have “engineering judgment”, assuming its meaning is obvious. It is not disputed that engineering judgment is indispensable to successful...
03 March 2018 6,211 10 View
The ethical breaches in corporate life are not uncommon. It is law not which needs to be further tighten up and policed by a body of overseer. Are universities doing their share to instill the...
02 February 2018 3,460 24 View
Trust me, I am an engineer- How an engineer can walk the walk and talk the talk The expression “I am a doctor trust” me is used a joke. If it is not intended to joke, but to convey that as I am an...
01 January 2018 3,643 3 View
How to delete, correct, change an item which is submitted to the researchgate. The system seems to be designed to eliminate you once you have submitted.
07 July 2017 7,622 10 View
Recently I came across a couple of papers using data to demonstrate a method (e.g. neural network, probability distribution, etc). My areas of interest are: pitting corrosion prediction and...
06 June 2017 1,922 7 View
I am looking for papers on the probabilistic analysis of scour around submarine pipelines.
07 July 2016 6,521 2 View
I have started researching multi-physics and multi-scale fluid-structure interaction in piping. I would like to know what this software has to offer before starting coding my own method by...
06 June 2016 2,193 3 View
Component (such as light bulbs and electronic elements) is commonly used for electronic product and other mass produced items. Such methods are now being used for equipment-see OREDA database....
06 June 2016 965 6 View
A gas pipe which conveys gas under high pressure develops a leak. As a consequence gas escapes through the leak and impinges on the surrounding structure. It is required to calculate loads by...
06 June 2016 6,944 0 View
How do we measure the value of information and if it worth the money we spent to obtain it. What comprise information usefulness.
05 May 2016 7,184 6 View
Is the mission to assure continuity of human achievement, or teaching young people a trade to make a living, or teaching young people to be individual and impendent thinkers? Am I right to think...
02 February 2016 4,392 2 View
Is it right to think, “It ain't what you do, It's the way that you do It!”; or it is a cliché that doesn’t apply to teaching.
02 February 2016 1,481 6 View
