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by myegorov 10y ago
I think this is an overoptimistic view of the size of the market. The field is highly fragmented. A large fraction of structural engineers are contractors or work for smaller firms (think wood design, rather than concrete/steel) and wo
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by myegorov 10y ago
Pile foundations are impractical for much of San Francisco founded on bay mud (bedrock hundreds of feet below surface). There're other practical solutions - including soil improvement, micropiles and/or raft foundation - that have
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by myegorov 10y ago
Consider if the recovery might be thwarted by airports unable to accept arriving crews, hospitals and shelters without power and water, the fallout from a high tech hub taken out of operations for months etc. There's also the conundrum
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by myegorov 10y ago
I wonder how many here realize that the only social contract (between building engineers and the rest of us in North America) is that for the absolute majority of buildings (> 99.9% of building stock) under the scenario known as the maxi
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by myegorov 11y ago
If you're looking for historical examples: Stefan Banach, Israel Gelfand, Edward Witten...
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by myegorov 11y ago
I understand your point is that direct confrontation at times cannot be avoided. In particular, you may be provoked to defend yourself, as in the Soviet Union entering WWII upon Germany violating the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. I'm of the
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by myegorov 11y ago
I agree that with asymmetrical warfare resorting to terrorism is rational. What seems irrational is our inability to recognize the struggle of our enemy for what it's worth and our refusal to negotiate. I can't think of an example
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by myegorov 15y ago
...is the tutorial any shorter than 400 page books?