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Tactical Improvement – Becoming a Better Civil Engineer
Question: Am I the only guy in the world who is getting tired of every social media & web post having to give you a number of things to do? –5 Easy Steps to Great […]
Civil Engineering Blogs
POST MORTEMS
Expressway Flooding & Construction – Lessons Learned
It was simply one of those days. A small crisis to navigate. Several problems to solve. Critical thinking tested. Read & react. The NOAA weather station at Midway Airport recorded 2.17 inches of rain today. […]
RANTS
“Focus on Your Execution, Not the Outcome….”
There are certain instances when information crosses our paths that knocks us over. It could be a billboard. A bible verse. A flash of video on our phones. For me, a lot of times, I […]
CALCULATIONS
Pile Driving Monitoring – An Alternate Method
Construction engineering can sometimes be, well, OK, I’ll say it – It can get boring…. I know, you’re going to jump down my back and tell me I’m being hypocritical. “Oh c’mon, Bob, you always […]
POST MORTEMS
Construction Layout Duplicity – Lessons Learned
I can remember it like it was yesterday. 1992. The Kennedy Expressway. The inbound lanes between Logan Boulevard & Fullerton Avenue. George Bartishell was Consoer, Townsend & Associates survey crew chief where I worked. We […]