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  1. thegraduate

    Cover Letters

    ScottyUk - nothing wrong with Oz [afro] - except for the extreme heat, long lasting water restrictions, distance between towns and countries, flies, over dependent economy and the amount of creepy crawlies that could put an end to all that at any time. Good thread. MadMango, i wish both you and...
  2. thegraduate

    Best ways to leave an employer

    Hey Guys, Firstly, thanks to everyone for offering such great advice. I still don't have an outcome and have not informed anyone of my leaving. When i let them know, i'll inform the forum of the outcome.
  3. thegraduate

    Best ways to leave an employer

    Hi all, My partner is completing her Masters this year and unfortunately she did not receive a first round placement at her current University and it is most likely we will have to re-locate. This will only be for a year and i am confident my current place of employment will either grant me a...
  4. thegraduate

    Performance Reviews

    EDave, I hope things start looking up for you this year and you again find fulfillment in your work. The company i work for do 'Achievement Plans' for technical staff at 6 month intervals. As a graduate i find these to be extremely important and valuable, however they are often carried out...
  5. thegraduate

    Certificate in Project Management

    I find that my employer looks upon a PM Certificate like the Holy Grail. Our boss is not an engineer and for some reason he employs people whom have this certificate and puts them in 'engineering' positions and pays them equivalent $$$ but on a different pay scheme. I think this sucks. I feel a...
  6. thegraduate

    Earthwork Computations

    blas - do you know of any software similar to this that has a free trial period?
  7. thegraduate

    Rock blasting vs. rock excavation

    good points here... from a contractors point of view... i would get a geotech to go out and grab some x-ray diffractions on the rock to determine the exact qty of non-rippable. At least this way you will be able to determine yourself how much rock is present and the exact locations - thus you...
  8. thegraduate

    Dry compaction

    for 90% max dry density, wont lab tests give you your required moisture content required to acheive this compactive effort in the field? i assume your material will break up upon compaction. is there any unconfined/confined groundwater around? i know on my side of the world under approx 70% of...
  9. thegraduate

    EARTHWORK END AREA METHOD

    jthompson is right. It is basically Reimann sums. The shorter your length between your average areas, then the more accurate will be your results.
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