Recent content by mrmotobiker

hey cyclovenom, i realized we're the same age (your profile) lol. what school do you go to? I'm really looking into grad school for structural as well.

Homework Statement please see attached picture. Homework Equations a(sub b)=a (sub a) + a (sub b/a)n + a (sub b/a)t a (sub b/a)n=0 b/c originally at rest a(sub b)=r(sub b)*alpha(b) therefore: r(sub b)*alpha(b)=a(sub a to the right) + 6*alpha(sub ab to 45 degrees, right up) x...

thanks. i got part a right, used the wrong weight for part b.

oh i know i know, I'm a civil and i know statics is a foundation for civil engineering =P but man... I am so pissed off because of this! i redid it like 5 times. i really need to finish this by tomorrow because I'm actually testing a the real thing on the truss machine. will post pics of...

Homework Statement please find it attached as pdf. Homework Equations joint method was conducted. The Attempt at a Solution please find it attached. i spent so much time on this and i took statics like 1.5 years ago. can you help me find my mistake? i can't seem to find why...

bump. this is done using ASD in california.

Homework Statement A rectangular two-story building with a wood roof and floor system and masonry walls is analyzed to determine seismic forces. Given: I=1, roof dead load D=15psf, floor load=25psf including partition load. Exterior wall dead load D=80 psf along both long and short walls...

Thank you all for the responses. Artman, I think I skimmed through those from Google, but thanks. =) FredGarvin, sorry, I guess I was pretty vague. I think my question is septic design applied to wastewater treatment facilities. This was an assignment given to me by my supervisor to...

anybody? bump =)

Hi All, I'm a student trainee at the public utilities at where I live. I have been given a task to find information about septic tank design and advanced oxidation. I have exhausted all resources at my library and also the online library. I searched online and found the same redundant...

hey cyclovenom, I'm sorry I didn't mean to give the impression that I didn't like either of these. What I want to say is that so far I really like both. Actually I was really considering civil (structural) vs electrical. I wasn't fond of transportation/surveying because of the instructor...

Thanks everyone. Sorry I didn't get a chance to reply lately, been swamped with finals! berkeman, I think I will try what you said, skimming through textbooks that I may be using throughout the next two years. I'll continue doing research and will probably take the electronics course to see...

Thanks Dark Knight. Well the money thing isn't really important because I do agree with you that it's not worth making 6 figure salaries if dread every day of your work. I guess I really like both fields (so far). For civil, I've taken solid mechanics (loved, got an A in it so far; final...

Good morning all, Well it's finals week at my school and I've been studying for the past few days. Anyway, a dillema that I've been trying to deal with is deciding whether or not to switch over to electrical engineering. I've been a civil because I wanted to design buildings as a kid. Now...

thanks cyclovenom. i think i might just leave it at that, i followed the procedure the professor gave, so i just hope he won't have a fit. oh one more question, do you know how to calculate highway capacity? I'm not sure how to include a 6% grade into the factor of Level of Service and the...