Developing Your Career
I’m an Engineer with a Bad GPA – Should I Be Concerned?
The phone rang and it was Brian. Brian, one of my best friends, had flunked Dynamics & Controls for the third time. As an engineer, tethering on the edge of…
What I Wish I Knew at 22
From selective competitiveness to leadership, here’s 10 things I wish I knew at 22.
Work that Menial Job before the Prestigious One
The value of a menial job is drastically underrated. There’s a surprising benefit to sweeping floors and stapling papers.
Outsourcing Engineering – The Pros & Cons
Outsourcing engineering makes sense when additional expertise is needed. Follow these guidelines to reduce outsourcing risk and ensure a successful project.
What 18 Years as a DJ Taught me About Leadership
What does being a dj have to do with engineering leadership? A lot actually. Transfer learning, the process of building on insights in one field and applying it to another, will put you light years ahead of your peers.
This is the Best Minor to Supplement Your Engineering Degree
A student recently emailed me this question and my gut reaction was “Do what brings YOU value.” Too often, students focus on what they learned for years: make your application/resume…
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Anchor Bolts – Specification and Types
Anchor bolts attach structural objects to concrete structures. In the fabrication industry, anchor bolts commonly fix equipment, structural skids, and vessels to concrete. One end of the anchor bolt embeds…
Pipe Spool Drawings
Pipe spool drawings, sometimes referred to as piping isometrics, are shop drawings that provide a 3 dimension view of a piping run to allow shop personnel to fit and weld…
General Arrangement (G/A) Drawings
General Arrangement (G/A) drawings present the overall composition of a plant, skid, building, or piece of equipment. In this article you will learn the process for generating a G/A, how…
Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
The P&ID, also known as the Piping and Instrumentation Diagram, is an end to end schematic that displays major process details of a system. P&IDs show operating conditions, major equipment,…
This is the Best Minor to Supplement Your Engineering Degree
A student recently emailed me this question and my gut reaction was “Do what brings YOU value.” Too often, students focus on what they learned for years: make your application/resume…
Engineering Tools & Calculators
Flange Working Pressure Rating
Given design pressure and temperature, calculate an appropriate flange rating.
Heat Trace Requirements
This tool will give you the wattage losses to outside air given the insulation material and pipe size.
Control Panel Heat Dissipation
For calculating the heat rise inside of NEMA or IP rated enclosure.
Margin & Markup
Margin and markup are frequently confused. Don’t make that error with this easy to use tool.
Cable Sizing and Length
Ensure the proper cable size given acceptable loss, voltage, and amps. Or determine how far a particular cable can be run given acceptable loss, voltage, and amps.
Conduit Fill
Calculate the percent of area inside of a conduit that can be taken up by cables.
