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https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1040535/Beam%20Bearing%20Plate%20McCormac-AISC.pdf Text is from McCormac's Structural Steel Design, 4th ed. The example is from AISC Design Examples v 14.0. It is specific to the US, so it may or may not be useful...

HP has a 15c emulator for the iPhone. It is either $29 or $39, but that is way cheaper than what they go for on ebay. I'd buy more than one 15c, 32sII or 42S if they were ever reintroduced.

Thanks for posting this, it has been a time saver. The 'beep' was a bit annoying, though:smile:

Most schools list the required curiculum online (random example http://www.engr.pitt.edu/computer/undergrad/curricula.html" ). If you have a local school in mind, start there. Freshmen course requirements are generally the same for all engineering disciplines. Calc I,II, Physics for...

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Columns/Impostor.html" Don't be intimidated. If you are accepted into the program, I'm sure you will be able to handle the course work. http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?fID=569&rID=11240" Interesting talk on the...

Here is a http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?fID=569&rID=11240" to an interesting talk about the state of engineering education. I think the national attrition rate for engineering students is >50%.

I worked for an airline for ~10 years. Lightning strikes were common. Only once did I see an aircraft sustain actual damage from a lightning strike. It was a Dornier 328. A large chunk of the verical stabilizer was blown off at the tip. The fuselage was damaged along the entire length. It...