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An engineer with a degree and a contractor can both build you a bridge. The difference is one will remain standing after an earthquake.
by zepolen 7y ago
An engineer with a degree and a contractor can both build you a bridge.
The difference is one will remain standing after an earthquake.
- souprock 7y agoEngineers with degrees work for the contractors. They minimize materials and cost. The result doesn't always remain standing, even without an earthquake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_International_University_pedestrian_bridge_collapse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_International_Universi... Building good bridges without an engineering degree is easy. You simply don't minimize materials and cost.