HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard)
Subject: Re: urgent help needed
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 00:57:03 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

In article <1992Dec17.091410.15402@nuscc.nus.sg> eng10317@nusunix1.nus.sg (TAN PONG FEI) writes:
>hello,
>      i hope someone out there can help me with a project of mine.
>recently i am assigned this project regarding the four stroke petrol
>engine. i am just hope someone can provide me with the information on
>the four stroke engine. the information i required are:
>  a)the name of the parts and what are they made of
>  b)how they work
>  c)and any other information will be greatly appreciated.
>i hope to her from any one of you soon, i thank you in advance.

Man, go to a library and read a couple of books on this subject. Relying upon
the newsgroups for information at this fundamental of a level seems to
imply that you're too lazy to learn this subject for yourself. Grrrrrrr.


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Newsgroups: sci.engr
From: alen@panix.com (Alen Kalati)
Subject: Looking For Software.
Summary: S/W/ for Modern Modeling and Engineering.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:46:40 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

Hi !

I'm looking for PC software for Modern Modeling and Engineering or for
constructive solod geometry.
I don't know what the hell are these, I'm just seeking some info for my
friend overseas...
Thanx,
Alen Kalati.
From: "shire::rob"@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (Rob McNeur)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Mud Brick Construction - Info Request
Date: 14 Dec 1992 16:26:03 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Hiya

Just wondering whether anyone can give me any contacts, references or 
organisations relating to Earth building, i.e Adobe, compressed mud-brick, 
or rammed earth building.
There are small amounts available in the local library but not a lot, so I 
would like to locate other organisations and/or references on the subjects.

Please post or email "Rob@ccc.govt.nz" with any information.


Thanks

Rob McNeur
Christchurch City Council
Christchurch, New Zealand
Rob@ccc.govt.nz
From: choy@skorpio.usask.ca (I am a terminator.)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Re: Engineers must communicate better.
Date: 18 Dec 1992 17:19:37 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: skorpio.usask.ca

In article <Bz261F.Htu@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, alongley@cape.UWaterloo.ca (Allan Longley) writes:
|> In article choy@skorpio.usask.ca (I am a terminator.) writes:
|> 
|> >I wanted to throw up when I read the articles in IEEE Potentials (a little
|> >magazine that you get every once in a while when you join the IEEE).
|> 
|> There are two major errors in the previous sentence; (1) the term "throw up"
|> is actually a slang term and is spelled either throwup or throw-up, (2) the
|> sentence begings in the past tense, but ends in the present tense.
                    
BIG FAT hairy deal. 
                   
|> >The diagnosis for the problem that I won't describe (no space): lack of
     1     2       3   4    5       6  7  8       9      10   11      12 13
|> >understanding for the material? Or lack of a feeling of what to say? You
        14         15  16   17      18  19  20 21 22     23  24   25 26   1
|> >get an overview of whatever subject, but don't look too closely at the
     2   3   4       5   6        7       8   9     10   11   12    13  14
|> >details.
       15
|> 
|> This previous sentence is confusing (as a result of poor punctuation) and
|> incredibly long (41 words).

NOT!

|> >You'll be confused and derive contradictions.
|> 
|> Why will I be confused and derive contradictions?

You will. That's the problem. People who write have to check for
consistency. It's like running theorist.

|> >Things don't get a whole lot better when you get into more formal stuff.

|> What things?  How do you "get into more formal stuff", would this be a suit?

Things in general. The presented material. You know, formal presentations
as opposed to informal ones. You can wear a suit to read the formal stuff,
but I'd rather not. I find a lot of humor and relaxation when I read
formal engineering writing.

|> I agree that engineers must communicate better.  Better communication is not
|> a quality that is changed instantly.  Each individual engineer must work to
|> improve his own communication skills.  Only through individual effort can
|> the spectre of poor communication in engineering be cast out.

I read a book called "Beginning Logic" by E.J. Lemmon. It was a bit nutty,
but I learned something. A bit about writing and communicating, and more on
writing and communicating. A lot on thinking. For me it was a step forward.

Henry Choy
choy@cs.usask.ca
From: andrew@rentec.com (Andrew Mullhaupt)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Re: What newsgroup is this?
Date: 16 Dec 92 17:44:36 GMT
Organization: Renaissance Technologies Corp., Setauket, NY.

In article <1992Dec15.171558.20524@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> wes@ian.stx.com (John S.) writes:
>I thought I was looking at sci.engr, but I must be mistaken. I just
>went through several articles about stereotypes and net advertising.
>Out of about thirty articles, there were maybe two or three that had
>anything to do with engineering. Please take it elsewhere.

Umm, you're part of the problem. You cross posted to sci.math and about
13 other groups, including sci.engr. So the answer to your question
in your subject line is a whole bunch of groups.

It is the same thing you complain about that you have done. But it
might not necessarily be your fault. With any luck, having edited the
Newsgroups line in this posting, it will only appear in sci.engr, (in
which case I'll never see it again) but that's up to my news reader
getting it right. I think the problem results when people fail to notice
things like this.


Later,
Andrew Mullhaupt
From: ajackson@ernie.Princeton.EDU (Andrew William Jackson)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Re: urgent help needed
Date: 20 Dec 92 18:49:48 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@nimaster

In article <1992Dec17.091410.15402@nuscc.nus.sg> eng10317@nusunix1.nus.sg (TAN PONG FEI) writes:
>hello,
>      i hope someone out there can help me with a project of mine.
>recently i am assigned this project regarding the four stroke petrol
>engine. i am just hope someone can provide me with the information on
>the four stroke engine. the information i required are:
>  a)the name of the parts and what are they made of
>  b)how they work
>  c)and any other information will be greatly appreciated.
>i hope to her from any one of you soon, i thank you in advance.



Don't they have cars in Singapore?
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
From: alen@panix.com (Alen Kalati)
Subject: Looking for software.
Summary: Constructive Solid Geometry.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:39:03 GMT
Distribution: USA
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

Hi !

I'm Looking for a software to do with Constructive Solid Geometry or
Modern Modeling and Engineering. Can anybody help me with some names or
company names that produce one?

Thanx.
Alen Kalati
From: reeves@rocky1 (Malcolm Reeves)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
Subject: Re: diff. between geotechnical and soil mech.
Date: 14 Dec 1992 20:19:40 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Reply-To: reeves@rocky1
NNTP-Posting-Host: rocky1.usask.ca

From article <1g5kinINN2cu@shadow.ksu.ksu.edu>, by drparul@shadow.ksu.ksu.edu (TRANSCEND  G O D):
>  I always wonder what is different between geotechnical engineering
>  and soil mechanics and foundation engineering....the word geotechnical 
>  engineering poped out in late 1950's ...
> 
>  My interpretation of these words are as
> 
>  Geotechnical Engineering : includes engineering of all geo-material
>                             (i.e. soil, rock, engg. geology)
> 
>  Soil Mechanics & Found. Engg. : includes only soil and related foundations
> 
>  
>  shri j kotdawala
>
"Geotechnical Engineering is now a widely accepted term to describe the range
of disciplines which have direct application to the solution of problems in
soil and rock engineering." ... Quote from the introduction of the Lee, White,
Ingles text called "Geotechnical Engineering". The text actually involves
virtually no rock engineering or engineering geology but the definition
of the term is probably a valid statement of what is perceived as geotechnical
engineering.
Geological Engineering has a similarly broad scope but perhaps extends further
to encompass hydrogeology, and the geotechnical aspects of mining and
petroleum recovery. 
Ground Engineering is another synonym - I guess we all know what we do but
we have no consensus on what to call it!


 
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Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
From: rsrahimi@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rahimuddin S Rahimi)
Subject: Paper on wastewater treatment
Keywords: wastewater
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 13:48:00 EST

Please contact me on my email address RSRAHIMI@mailbox.syr.edu

Thanks 

RSRAHIMI
From: andersmc@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
Subject: Harmony -Landfill/Wetlands
Date: 14 Dec 1992 19:53:52 GMT
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Reply-To: andersmc@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: hydra.rose-hulman.edu

For those of you that replied to myself asking for information that
I recieve about the same, I'm sorry, as of today not information yet.
My original idea was a combination of my roommates senior design project
on wetland treatment facility for Terre Haute, and from an article written
by Stanley Keely, Larry Schwartz and John Ladner titleed "Bringing Wetlands
and Landfills into Environmental Harmony" in World Wastes  - August 1992
issue. There is a project, for which the article was written, in Orange 
County, Fla.  There was mention of other projects in the nation, does anyone
around know anything about that?  Any help would be helpful. Thanks. My
report will be finish this spring.
Thanks
Matt Anderson
andersmc@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
From: ij27@sol.acs.unt.edu (Gaddamanugu Vishwa Prasad)
Subject: UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS: DESIGN ANALYSIS **HELP**
Keywords: UST DESIGN ANALYSIS
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 09:39:52 GMT


Dear Netters:
	I request the people i.e., Civil Engg. netters to help me
in giving some information about the Design Analysis of 
Underground Storage Tanks. I have visited many libraries in Texas
but in vain. SO, any information on the above said topic would be 
of great help to me.

	I am eagerly looking forward for some positive mail.


Thanx in advance

Vishwa P. Gaddamanugu
ij27@sol.acs.unt.edu

Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
From: aa002@freenet.victoria.bc.ca (Peter Gordon)
Subject: Archive for sci.engr.civil?
Organization: Camosun College, Victoria B.C, Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 04:02:36 GMT



Greetings!
     Is anyone keeping an FTPable archive of this group?
I work in transportation and I'd like to see what has
transpired with regard to roads and bridges.
     Please drop me a line at aa002@freenet.victoria.bc.ca
thanks!
-- 
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was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity,
mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business."
--A Yuletide message from the Ghost of Jacob Marley.
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
From: swifty@tc.fluke.COM (Steve Swift)
Subject: GPS, LORAN and inertial surveying
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:17:02 GMT


My father, who has been in the surveying business since 1951, keeps
asking about the use of GPS, LORAN-C and inertial navigation in
surveying.  Apparently the county he lives in (Thurston, Washington
state) has used GPS and inertial navigation contrained to a precise
control grid (using least-squares fits) to place a sub-grid of 270
points.  These 270 points cover about 1000 square miles.  Using
traditional methods (electronic transit) he has measured many of the
points to be only about 0.01 feet off, or better, in a mile.  He
wonders how they can be so close when GPS, LORAN-C and inertial are not
specified that closely.  Anyone know?  How good are these navigation
methods?

If you know of any good papers discussing the surveying aspect of these
navigations aids, send email, or follow up to this news groups.

He thought the U of Maine might be the best school teaching this stuff
these days.  It that true?

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From: jayakris@translab.its.uci.edu (R. Jayakrishnan)
Subject: Software requests.. Summaries ?...
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 18 Dec 92 22:33:40 GMT



  Software requests seem to be coming up on this newsgroup all
  the time, but I never see summaries from people who get responses.

  Here is a request. Please post the summaries of software requests.

  If those who got responses to their requests in the past would send
  me (jaykay@translab.its.uci.edu) their responses, I would be willing
  to compile them and post (unless I get so many that I cannot find time
  to do that...).  Requests on any topic related to civil engineering
  would be welcome.  This could be an ideal item to go into an FAQ file
  that I hope somebody would compile and maintain in the future.

  Jay
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
From: rsrahimi@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rahimuddin S Rahimi)
Subject: Paper on wastewater treatment
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 13:56:51 EST









  My earlier posting was not posted in full due to some reasons.
I am writing a paper on wastewater treatment and if any one of netters
are working on a such topic (Literature review) please suggest me 
good topic . I would appreciate the efforts and can be contacted at my 
E-mail address RSRAHIMI@mailbox.syr.edu.

Thanks

RSRAHIMI


Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
From: sptlh@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (TERRY HARDY)
Subject: Re: Paper on wastewater treatment
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: na
Date: 16 Dec 1992 07:22 EST  

In article <1992Dec15.135651.25974@newstand.syr.edu>, rsrahimi@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rahimuddin S Rahimi) writes...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  My earlier posting was not posted in full due to some reasons.
>I am writing a paper on wastewater treatment and if any one of netters
>are working on a such topic (Literature review) please suggest me 
>good topic . I would appreciate the efforts and can be contacted at my 
>E-mail address RSRAHIMI@mailbox.syr.edu.
> 
>Thanks
> 
>RSRAHIMI
> 
> 
How about Brewery Effluent and its Treatment - there are alot of 
techniques and processes used for treatment of brewery effluent. I wrote a 
paper for a class in water chemistry on this subject, and I found it to be 
quite interesting.

Terry Hardy
From: andersmc@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
Subject: Harmony - Landfills/Wetlands
Date: 11 Dec 1992 22:54:46 GMT
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Reply-To: andersmc@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: hydra.rose-hulman.edu

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows or has any information of projects that
combine landfills and wetlands for leachate treatment?  Any information 
on, about, or who to contact would be great a help.  I'm doing a reasearch
(whoops!) research for a course here at Rose-Hulman. 

Thanks in advance,
Matthew Anderson
andersmc@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu
From: "shire::rob"@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (Rob McNeur)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.civil
Subject: Mud Brick Construction - Info Request
Date: 14 Dec 1992 16:24:48 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Hiya

Just wondering whether anyone can give me any contacts, references or 
organisations relating to Earth building, i.e Adobe, compressed mud-brick, 
or rammed earth building.
There are small amounts available in the local library but not a lot, so I 
would like to locate other organisations and/or references on the subjects.

Please post or email "Rob@ccc.govt.nz" with any information.


Thanks

Rob McNeur
Christchurch City Council
Christchurch, New Zealand
Rob@ccc.govt.nz
From: albrecht@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Chad Edward Albrecht)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Re: urgent help needed
Date: 17 Dec 1992 23:55:12 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4


[Flame On]

Have you ever used your schools library?  Or thought about it?  What about
using an encyclopedia?

The purpose of this newsgroup is to discuss problems in engineering.  
These questions are viewed as juvenille and considered common knowledge!
I suggest taking a Introductry physical science course at any local
high school to get the answer to your question.

[Flame Off]

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From: eel@xpressware.com (Elaine E. Lindelef)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: looking for software
Date: 19 Dec 1992 18:28:01 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: albion.dei.caltech.edu

I'm looking for a database program that keeps track of mechanical parts
placed in a drawing. It does not have to have sophisticated drawing tools
as long as it has decent import capabilities (2-D is fine). I would
be happy with a CAD system with good links to a database, though this
is overkill for the problem at hand. The program will be used to manage
parts placed from a library of parts available to the database.

What I'm really looking for is something very like OrCAD, which is a
schematic capture program, but that juggles mechanical parts instead
of electronic components.

It must be available for Mac, PC, or Sparc. Does anyone have any ideas?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please reply by email.

Elaine Lindelef
Altadena Instruments
eel@alta.com

Newsgroups: sci.engr,sci.engr.civil,sci.engr.mech,aus.jobs
From: csjgt@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Jin-Guang Teng)
Subject: Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Civil Engineering
Reply-To: csjgt@manta.jcu.edu.au
Organization: James Cook University
Distribution: aus
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 01:10:17 GMT

              James Cook University of North Queensland

                   Department of Civil and Systems
                             Engineering

            Postgraduate Research Scholarship $15,000 p.a.

Applications are invited for a postgraduate research scholarship for study
towards a higher degree (MEngSc or PhD) in the Department of Civil and
Systems Engineering at James Cook University.  Applicants are expected to
have a BE degree with honours or equivalent.  The scholarship is for one
year in the first instance, but has a good prospect of renewal for up to three
years. 

The successful applicant will work on a project supported by an ARC grant
to study the buckling behaviour and strength of thin shells under local
loads.  The project will involve the development and application of
nonlinear finite element techniques and model experiments in the laboratory.

Closing date: 29 January 1993

Applications with a C.V. and names and addresses of two referees should
be sent to Dr. J.G. Teng, Department of Civil and Systems Engineering,
James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Q4811. (Tel.
077-814176, Fax. 077-751184).  Initial Inquiries are welcome.
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 23:03:15 -0500 
From: David O Hunt <bluelobster+@CMU.EDU>
Subject: Pseudo-random # generator


Could someone please send me a pseudo-random number generation algorithm
or, alternatively, can someone please tell me if (and what) FORTRAN has
a random number feature?

Thanks muchly,

David Hunt
bluelobster+@cmu.edu
Newsgroups: sci.engr
From: danr@ais.org (Daniel Romanchik)
Subject: Re: I don't want to keep looking for new jobs.
Organization: UMCC
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 00:44:14 GMT

In article <1gt3n6INNko5@access.usask.ca> choy@skorpio.usask.ca (I am a terminator.) writes:
>The latest issue of Spectrum discusses the conversion of engineers from
>military work to civilian work. One of the articles says that
>many engineers could go through 10-12 jobs in a lifetime. Companies tend
>to contract work out so engineers can't expect to work in a stable
>company. They have to learn to manage themselves and go around looking
>for work. Having to look for work every few years is a royal pain in the
>ass. Upper management should be getting enough work to keep their
>engineers employed. There's a few engineering firms in town. They bid
>on contracts and employ engineers to grind out the details. An
>engineering friend of mine was laid off from one such company because it
>didn't have enough work to do. Now my friend has gone out and found
>people wanting to contract work out. What's this big company doing?
>It's gotten so big that it doesn't even know how to get work. They just
>bury themselves with paperwork and legal matters.
>

   Welcome to the real world of engineering.  Very few of the
companies that I have worked for or have come into contact with have
good engineering managements.
   In fact, if anyone out there does work for a well-managed company I
would like to hear about it.  What are the characteristics of a
well-managed company?  Why do you think your company is well-managed?
Any takers?

Regards, Dan
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Newsgroups: sci.engr
From: danr@ais.org (Daniel Romanchik)
Subject: Re: I want to learn engineering
Organization: UMCC
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 00:39:40 GMT

In article <1h0e5nINN29n@access.usask.ca> choy@skorpio.usask.ca (I am a terminator.) writes:
>The present system does not make it easy to learn engineering on my own.
>Textbooks are hard to understand. They are incomplete. They are very
>hard to work with. The education I got doesn't do justice to engineering.
>
>Education isn't merely the basic undergraduate training. More advanced
>reference material let's me down too.
>

   Welcome to the real world of engineering again.  The only way to
learn engineering is by doing it.  The university can only point you
in the right direction.  You've got to actually design something
before you can call yourself an engineer.

Have fun, Dan