Thank you so much for offering to help! As a physicist, I shall defend all engineers from physicists :)
The speed zone is in the link below, Temple City blvd between Las Tunas dr (north intersection), and just past the Lower Azusa intersection (south up to the railway)...
Is there a textbook source I can research to understand factors considered "not readily apparent" to a driver in an Engineering and Traffic Survey that cities use to set speed limits?
I would also appreciate if you could tell me your opinion on the possible "not readily apparent" factors I list...
I've been doing some research on the best construction technique for earthquake and wildfire prone areas, like california. I come from Italy where the standard construction is concrete rebar. earthquakes go up to 7.3 richter over there. I noticed the standard construction in CA is wood frame...
Thanks everybody for the reading suggestions. I just wish you guys used metric :) I'm a European immigrant...
I don't plan to pester the engineer, by the way, I really want to learn myself, so that I don't need to pester the engineer. I even considered going back to college, but degrees in USA...
Thanks. my idea is to hire a structural engineer, but I want to be able to understand what is going on, and work on the design too. that is why I'm looking for real textbooks that structural engineering students would read as part of the coursework. it seems several universities keep the...
I have a PhD in physics and would like to learn more about civil and structural engineering with an eye to building a house. Can you give me any suggestion on good textbooks I could read?
In particular, I'm interested in fire and earthquake resistant building, such as concrete rebar or wood...
