The ability of an engineer to quickly and accurately analyze a site is very important whether analyzing pre-construction conditions or combating a problem during construction. Basic surveying skills are essential tools that every civil engineer should hold in their toolbox.The surveying team is first asked to pace and mark a provided distance from a provided…
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he steel bridge competition supplements the education of civil engineering students with a comprehensive, student-driven project experience from conception and design through fabrication, erection, and testing, culminating in a steel structure that meets client specifications and optimizes performance and economy. The competition increases awareness of real-world engineering issues such as spatial constraints, material properties, strength,…
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The purpose of this competition was to design an effective race car that would be propelled by the use of water to jump across a ramp achieving farthest distance possible. The water would be forced out by a pressurized gas, typically compressed air. Thus, an example of Newton’s third law of motion shall be demonstrated.The…
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This competition is to test universities in concrete mix design as well as a fun competition on the shuffleboard courts. One team per university participated in the competition with each team being comprised of four students. Each team brought 4 discs along with one optional additional disc as a back-up and was decorated with their…
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Case No. 20105003939
Respondent was charged with violating Section 471.033(1)(a), Florida Statutes; violating any provision of section 471.031, or any other provision of this chapter or rule of the board or department by offering and providing engineering services to the general public without holding a license as a Professional Engineer,
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Case No. 2014050099
Licensee was charged with violating Section 471.033(1)(g), Florida Statutes and Rule 61G15-19.001(4), Florida Administrative Code; negligence in the practice of engineering.
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One of FBPE’s Investigators conducted a site visit of the South Miami Hospital clinical expansion project with the cooperation of project manager from Arellano Construction Co., general contractor for this project. The expansion will consist of a 96,000-square-foot addition that will provide for an expanded emergency department, and new surgery suite consisting of 20 operating rooms with support space.
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FBPE investigators went to the future location of Florida State University’s Wellness Center to examine part of the concrete-pouring process. The facility when completed will include expanded student health spaces: exam rooms, dental exams, eye exams, x-ray, and a laboratory, plus administrative and clinical support spaces.
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FBPE investigators completed a tour of the CDS Concrete Plant located in Gretna that included observing each step of their processes, such as how concrete is mixed, use of lime baths, sump testing, and the pouring of pre-stressed beams.
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FBPE investigators toured the Live Oak wastewater reclamation facility after some recent upgrades that included site development, a pre-treatment structure with mechanical “bar screen” treatment process tankage, clarifiers, filters, chemical feed, emergency generator, electrical, instrumentation, high service pump station, solids dewatering, and aerobic digestor.
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