Miami Bridge Collapse

[MrPrena]

Sorry I stirred the engineering pot.
I remember during 90s that some state won't let people use "engineer" without bs or ms. So some gifted high school recruits used title "architect."

I agree with some that engineer should at least have engineering deg. Ones who has PE are some who studied chemistry instead of Chem engineering or engineering or applied physics.
At least Chem and chemE don't have too much difference (some academic institution had no difference).

[Shooter45]

[TheSparkens]

In many, many, of the the resent construction death investigations or catastrophic accidents from collapse to fire or a litany of other injury causing accident you can find two major denominator. The speed at witch things are built and the total and udder lack of training. To say you are a unlicensed anything is a crock of shit. If you are required to get a license in a state then there is no such thing, this goes to the skilled trades to the engineers and inspectors that are making sure it is completed correctly. I am in the construction industry and I am sick of hearing guys walk in and say " I am a unlicensed journeyman" NO YOU ARE NOT you are a long time apprentice and I am lucky if that is the case. We have made the testing for licensing to easy, ( because everyone should get a blue ribbon ) and we let computers that can not foresee field conditions tell us how fast things should be built and base this on unrealistic time lines that companies will make huge money in bonuses for substantial completion. Every day we have to call engineering firms and tell them they have screwed up and that a this or that is dangerous and illegal to build and you know what we get, no more time to fix there mistake.

[JohnnyEgo]

I'm an EE with a PE and a member of IEEE.
I have nothing constructive to add.

[davsel]

A few F-bombs

"If you can't handle an F-bomb, go F#%& yer hat!"

[Duman]

A few F-bombs

"If you can't handle an F-bomb, go F#%& yer hat!"

Thank you for posting that. He's good.