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  1. cgwilson2

    Linkspan Design

    Lloyds has a entire design code for linkspans. You can check out there site.
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    Material thickness determination standard and Testing

    I am currently involved in a rehabilitation project of a steel structure that suffered numerous localized coating failures based on the visual inspection. I am trying to come up with a reasonable specification to provide objective evidence to support the amount of steel to be replaced. I was...
  3. cgwilson2

    Ocean Engineering Studies

    Do you have any idea of what you would like to do after you graduate. Are you looking at coastal structures (break waters, jetties piers), underwater vechicles (AUV, ...), offshore structures (Oil rigs), corrosion or naval engineering. I know that Florida Tech had a very strong costal and...
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    Marine vs Ocean Engineering as a degree

    In my experience it really comes down to what you would like to do with your degree, and the courses that you take during your education. There is not a lot of attention paid to the title of your degree as long as the course work will back up your experience to preform the work. Pay close...
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    Material Specification D.G.S 8081A

    I currently have an existing casting that according to the drawing is built IAW D.G.S 8081A Grade-1. I have been searching for the material's properties and have been unable to find any information. I belive that the DGS is short for Directorate General Ships Standard which was converted to...
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    Water Main Leakage

    I currently live in a community that is connected to a single water main and meter for approximately 300 units. At some point the water bills have increased to a point that it now averages three time that of a normal "single" family home for each unit. It sounds to me like a pipe is leaking...
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    Model space vs paper space

    One of the Pros of working with paperspace that I have found is that all details can be drawn in place at 1:1 scale. The size of the detail can then be adjusted in paper space. This means that the detail does not need to be copied out of the larger view, which also reduces file size.
  8. cgwilson2

    Moments of inertia in autocad

    For mass properties to work corectly the object needs to be located at 0,0,0. Try moving the object to 0,0,0 at the axis that you wish to determine.
  9. cgwilson2

    What Types of lasers would travel farthest in water?

    I know that Harbor Branch Oceanographic was doing some reseach on the subject for use of coastal processes monitoring and might have some information on the subject. www.hboi.edu
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