A PEPCON employee was on the loading dock on May 4, 1988 when a thick cloud began moving through the facility. There were no flames in sight, but a sudden explosion rocked the plant. Then, a second explosion sent a shock wave across the terrain and Boulder Highway was reduced to a war zone. There was glass everywhere. Very few people got out.
Engineer Ben is hired by Client X to develop a design for a project. After Ben develops what he believes to be the best design and meets with Client X to discuss the design plans and specifications, Client X and Ben enter a dispute concerning the project’s ultimate success.
Will your score on this month's quiz make your MOTHER'S DAY? Here's the May 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Can you rearrange the positions of the figures to form a new line, from left to right, according to the following rules? The triangle is in position 1. The circle is not in 2 or 4. The circle is not at the end of the line. The pentagon is not in 4 or 5. The octagon is not in 5.
If you use a computer and software every day, you owe much of its operational logic to Claude Elwood Shannon. Shannon was an American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as a “father of information theory.”
April 23, 2022 marked the 35th anniversary of the collapse of L’Ambiance Plaza in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Situated at the corner of Washington Avenue in the business district, the site was intended to be the future home of a $17.5 million complex.
Engineer Wally performed design services for a client and also agreed to perform inspection services during the construction phase of the project. Owing to factors beyond the control of the client, work does not proceed to the construction phase, and therefore, Wally does not perform inspection services.
Will your score on this month's quiz keep you from getting drenched from the APRIL SHOWERS? Here's the April 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Desalination is the process of removing minerals (mostly salt) from seawater through physical and chemical processes to make it drinkable. Desalinated water is used on many seagoing ships and submarines, and water-scarce regions are particularly reliant on the technology.
Friends Maddie, Carmen, Dean, Holly and Dennis found a new café that had just opened a few weeks ago and decided to try it out. Each wore a different-colored T-shirt (black, blue, green, orange, and red).
