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I wonder how many of these stories start with him discovering one of these massive government reports. They always seem to pop up in his videos! It really is im
by pimlottc 2y ago
I wonder how many of these stories start with him discovering one of these massive government reports. They always seem to pop up in his videos! It really is impressive how much invaluable practical information is provided for free by the various federal agencies.
- engineer_22 2y agoA minor quibble - while the information is free to the world, those federal agencies cost the People money.
- rimunroe 2y agoThe fact that it costs the government money to do things is obvious to the point of pointlessness. I could understand pointing out the actual cost of producing the info if you had it, but just pointing out the fact that it cost them money to produce some report doesn't add anything to the discussion.
- JohnFen 2y agoMoney well spent.
- extraduder_ire 2y agoI have to assume most of these reports, standards, and other documents end up being tax-neutral or better from wider dissemination of this info and/or propping up the status quo in engineering and construction.
- LegitShady 2y agoLearning the basics of designing the gradation of sand and gravel filters is Soil Mechanics 1 (think 2nd year university). The massive reports are because of massive problems caused by poorly functioning or failed filters, but the basic premise of much of these videos is "give the first lesson in some subject without any math and actually try to explain things instead of typical engineering prof standards". If you google "Gradation Design of Sand and Gravel Filters" you'll find Chapter 26 of the USDA's national engineering handbook, which will give the basics of how its done with some simple examples. This is baby engineer type stuff, for the most part. If you're designing for big structures or complicated situations it becomes a much more complicated exercise.