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Mr. James Ward, P.E., M.ASCE


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RE: Sharing examples and experience with STEM outreach

Posted By James Ward 10-24-2022 10:56 AM
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Before retiring, I developed engineering related programs for explorer scouts. The scouting program slowly fissiled out in our area. After retiring in 2010, the first thing I did was to go to the STEM leader at our local high school. I volunteered to assist in adding my experience to his technical ...

RE: Are we doing enough to meet the CE workforce challenge?

Posted By James Ward 09-26-2022 03:53 PM
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The question about whether engineers should do CAD work or just oversee it has been around for decades. I am not aware of efficiency studies in this regard. From my personal experience, it depends on the engineer. If CAD proficiency is ingrained in the engineer's training and mindset, it can work. For ...

RE: Being Certain That Your Work Is Uncertain

Posted By James Ward 09-06-2022 07:54 AM
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Your quotes contain some truth, however one must distinguish between uncertainties and errors. An uncertainty or inaccuracy is engrained within the analysis. Two different analyzers using the same method should get the same answer. If an analyzer uses a less sophisticated method or inferior data (to ...