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Dr. Dilip Barua, Ph.D., P.Eng, M.ASCE

Consulting - Coastal, Port and Marine Engineering

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Posted By Dilip Barua 03-12-2024 10:30 PM
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Many interesting discussions on this thread – thanks Christian for initiating it. Indeed, public hostility or untoward reactions to CE projects – translated to disciplines, takes different colors – some are visible in terms of outright annoyance, frustration, even name-calling; others are public ...
Posted By Dilip Barua 03-07-2024 09:51 AM
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Heidi, Bill: Sorry that I could not respond earlier. Thanks for trying to rescue me. The movie was the 1988 "Stand and Deliver" How could you pinpoint Heidi? A movie that was made about 35 years ago - the year I came to the US to begin my PhD program. Best, Dilip ------- Dr. Dilip K Barua, Ph.D ...
Posted By Dilip Barua 03-07-2024 09:51 AM
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"Engineers fail today because they cannot rid themselves of the past experiences and designs that made them successful, but which no longer have relevance on the changed playing field." I would say that such a cognitive bias is not only with Engineers, but with every one of us – in our professional, ...
Posted By Dilip Barua 03-02-2024 09:21 AM
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Something to think about on the facts presented by Dr. Bill Hayden: 60% of engineer's projects fail, by falling short in meeting one or more requirements for scope, schedule, or budget . . . Rarely are the failures initially due to technology, but instead due to engineers never being educated "How to ...
Posted By Dilip Barua 02-21-2024 05:17 PM
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Wow! This topic energized many - and it is great to see many lively discussions from both the employer and employee sides (not that we should see things from such a side-wise perspective). We have discussed this issue quite a while ago but with different headings. There again, Dr. Bill Hayden was the ...