Graduates Archives - Page 3 of 4 - Being Brunel
The Visual Guide to the Eurocodes
September 2, 2013 1
The best I can manage is a recommendation: The Visual Guide to the Eurocodes Supporting Documentation. This free (to CIS subscribers) PDF not only lists, but includes weblinks…Read More
reddit: Ask Engineers
July 1, 2013
For each day of this week I’ll pick-up, promote and try to answer a reddit engineering question from the /r/AskEngineers subreddit. If you think you know the answer, follow the link and share your 2 cents (or pence…).Read More
5 Books on Every Engineer’s Desk
June 24, 2013 12
Engineers like books. Having your own private desk-library is a given for any consultant; usually stocked with tomes artificially thickened with the detritus of cryptic post-it notes, and folded-in print-outs. Despite their…Read More
Fundamentals: Plane Stress and Strain
May 20, 2013 1
What do Daniel Shenton and Civil Engineers have in common? They both believe that the world is flat. In the case of Mr Shenton, it’s because he’s belligerently antiquated; but for engineers it’s because working in two…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
Engineering Fundamentals: Equilibrium
April 15, 2013 3
Before Newton invented equilibrium in 1686, the world remained in check because of Aristotle’s assertion that everything has its natural place. That is: rocks like to be on the ground, and therefore they fall, unless propelled…Read More
Catastrophe!
February 21, 2013 2
Bridge building games are nothing new- in fact I must have about three on my phone. Perhaps surprisingly, they do have some foundation in civil engineering. I’m not saying that mastery of them will make you a…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 5
Over the past few decades traditional engineering analysis techniques have rapidly been replaced by computerised methods.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
5±1/115: The NCE Graduate Awards
December 7, 2012 2
You have to put yourself up for the NCE Graduate Award; I guess they assume you’ll have somewhat of an inclining if you are the greatest graduate of all time. I didn’t- initially dismissing it, having compared the previous…Read More
