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    A Conceptual Modification to the Continuing Education Requirements

    CPE = Continuing Professional Education. The courses and credits/hours are colloquially called CPEs. Not sure why some states shorten it to CE, but feds and most cert providers use CPE. Grads who are serious about being in a technical role go into a corporate training program to round out...
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    Overtightening a bolt beyond its recommended bolt load.

    The OP's questions cannot be answered with the info given. Only the supplier or testing can provide the proof load, and you need additional detail to complete a BJA to determine the first failure mode. Like any bolted joint you could have a thread failure, a shank failure, underhead/bearing...
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    A Conceptual Modification to the Continuing Education Requirements

    CPE is a form of recertification, not education. Govt needs to occasionally test that you still have some minimal depth and breadth of knowledge, and having you choose X small refreshers&retests is generally preferred vs retaking a licensing exam. JMO but adding CPE courses to a corporate...
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    Honda Recall - 3.5L main bearing problems

    Every aspect of that interview is comically fake from the background to quality claims to design and testing to corporate goals. The two biggest killers of 6.2/6.5 Detroits were abuse and lack of maintenance. Many drivers didnt allow the glow plugs to preheat the recommended 6-8 seconds, which...
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    LandRover Death wobble

    I can't comment on LRs specifically but have rebuilt many sloppy solid axle 4wds and semis that self-steered and/or wobbled. As others have said, you prob have worn steering joints or suspension bushings. The best way to diagnose steering joints IMHO is to have a helper slowly wiggle the...
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    ChatGPT - Nice!

    Outside of a few tiny/new/odd companies, nobody considers those servers secure nor allows staff or suppliers to use them. Most companies connect the Sharepoint/Onedrive/etc frontend to their own or dedicated, leased servers with their own security/encryption bc its both more secure and cheaper...
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    Tesla Cybertruck fire and alleged design flaw. . .

    Electric latches and door poppers have been around for decades, just not on mainstream vehicles. I vaguely recall seeing an old NHTSA bulletin clarifying that the requirements for a "latch" in FMVSS meant a mechanical one. Regardless, common sense should dictate that it exist and be visible...
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    Stars, upvotes, and likes.

    I'm not one to be bothered by small details but I must admit, I was rather surprised by the tallies. JMO but the sort of ego that metric appeals to prob shouldnt be an engineer.
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    ChatGPT - Nice!

    In roles with no IP or privacy concerns sure, but machine learning cant perform higher-order functions like language without sacrificing security/privacy so wont be adopted in most professional roles anytime soon. It's like cloud-based CAD/other apps, a good but impractical idea that bozos brag...
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    Titan sub noise heard on board support ship.

    Having their jobs threatened doesnt excuse employees from liability, an employee who violates civil or criminal law for any reason can be held personally liable alongside the company and manager. The legal choice is to quit, the illegal one is to follow orders. SR didnt design and build the...
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    Designing a cam

    FAA cert is easy, quick, cheap, and often poorly enforced compared to emissions, that wouldnt be a concern. Aside from lack of budget, time, or competency, engineers typically avoid projects bc: 1. there's little chance of success, and we want to protect our reputations, or 2. there's real risk...
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    Titan sub noise heard on board support ship.

    The Netflix documentary was interesting but I believe distorted by former employees blaming the dead boss to CYA. Ultimately yes, SR was responsible for the culture and safety but the employees turned a blind eye, enabling it as long as possible. The original engineering team was largely...
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    Regarding Beam sizing for Heavy duty trailer

    1. Trailer chassis and suspension are both cost-driven commodities. Hopefully you have a good purchasing manager bc your business case is likely either a purchase or purchase&modify, not a custom design. 2. If you're designing/modifying, none of the ignorant assumptions or analysis above are...
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    Titan sub noise heard on board support ship.

    The decision wasn't NASA's, McDonald claimed that he refused to signoff on the launch and that Thiokol execs overruled him. His claim doesnt pass the sniff test tho, nor do others he's made. He was the Chief Engineer for a mega-corp, a 27-year employee, physically at Cape Canaveral for the...
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    Titan sub noise heard on board support ship.

    Something worth remembering about the space program is that historically it hasnt viewed risk the same as other industries. During the Apollo program it was simply accepted that hundreds of critical components would fail during each mission, and redundancy wasnt built-in for safety but rather...
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    Honda Recall - 3.5L main bearing problems

    Warranty data proves their reliability, hence the reason they've been one of the top-selling engines for 15 years. As mentioned previously, most of the top "influencers" on YouTube famously fake their videos for views and either mislead or blatantly lie about having professional experience...
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    calculation for tightening torque

    Why reduce it? With BJA you're primarily juggling the 1. number of fasteners, 2. diameter of fasteners, and 3. diameter of washers to ensure you're A. stretching fasteners to 75-90% for durability, B. without yielding material underneath your bolt head, and C. providing the necessary clamp...
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    PMP Qualification v APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

    Those are tough questions. I took the PMP after a decade designing vehicles and industrial equipment with multiple PM certs in both Lean-Six and Agile Scrum. Rather than simply taking the test, I signed up for what PMI billed as a 40-hour "refresher" bc the course+test was only slightly more...
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    QA/QC Process Structural Engineering Firm

    Yup, its used on infrastructure projects the same as others. Some dont use it, some use it purely as a database for CAD & prints, and others also use it for process control and other purposes. Infrastructure development is the same as manufactured products in most ways. Large, complex, and/or...
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    Honda Recall - 3.5L main bearing problems

    You wont find many fuel systems without hoses, nor many made in recent decades without redundant safety shutoffs. Tugs are also predominantly large diesels, so there's little risk of fire. A minor issue on a few years of one variant, of one engine, in one of the most-produced engine families...

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