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Visualising Your Engineering Niche
May 13, 2014 4
While the math and the software always came fairly easy to me, it wasn’t long into my career that I noticed something was wrong- I didn’t like design. It came to me clearly and soundly. Whenever…Read More
Humanitarian Engineering With RedR
February 6, 2014 1
With Wear Red for RedR day tomorrow, I thought it would be especially apt to invite RedR back for another Being Brunel guest post. This time they obliged by sharing a full interview with one…Read More
IABSE Future of Design 2013
August 5, 2013 1
In September this year the British group of IABSE will be hosting its 5th young engineers conference – Future of Design 2013. This event aims to bring together young designers with leading figures…Read More
Perils of Working on a Construction Site
June 17, 2013
Construction sites are busy places, which are fraught with some of the most perilous risks. Construction work is one of the most dangerous land-based works that involves risks of different types. These busy construction…Read More
5 Most Charming James Bond Gadgets
May 27, 2013 1
In celebration of a demi-century of Bond, here are some of the wonderful gadgets cooked up by engineering mastermind Q. Some of them are ridiculous. All of them are either an engineer’s dream… or nightmare. Some…Read More
So You Want to be a Relief Worker?
April 22, 2013 2
Many RedR Members started out as graduate engineers with a desire to get involved in the humanitarian sector. However, over the years it has become harder and harder to get that crucial experience. RedR is here to…Read More
CalcPaper for Excel
March 14, 2013
Tom asked if I would like to write a post. I have been impressed with Tom’s office add-ins. Similarly irritated by excel, I thought I too would post some useful excel macros that I have developed to overcome this.
Calculation…Read More
What Inspires You To Be A Civil Engineer?
February 28, 2013 1
A while ago I joked about how the previous NCE Graduate of the Year award winners were all people who seemingly draw structures from the earth using their bare hands, while simultaneously bringing peace and…Read More
A Vision For The Future
February 14, 2013 1
Jamie was the winner of the 2012 NCE Graduate of the Year award, so if you’re wondering what it takes to win, you can read his response to the debate question “Engineering in 40 Years Time”. The future is undeniably…Read More
Building on Finite Elements
January 31, 2013 6
Over the past few decades traditional engineering analysis techniques have rapidly been replaced by computerised methods. Probably the most widely-used type of stress analysis software is based on the ‘finite element’…Read More
