Was he born into a life of privilege?   It matters very little.  His story would be the same. And stories he does have, if only he[…]

The following parable is a mixture of selected realities, but from multiple sites, mixed with some narrative to create a story.  To be clear, this story doesn’t[…]

People wanted a bit more about blended tailings and waste rock, so here we go. According to the GARD Guide, if your material is at least 85%[…]

Oh, the joys/horrors of public speaking!  Love it or hate it, it really should be part of your professional life.  Even people who are/seem to be very[…]

Sorry to trick you with the photo. It’s a picture of blended whiskey. I’m here to chat about blended tailings and waster rock. I just liked the[…]

Mohr’s circle is a two-dimensional graphical representation of the transformation law for the Cauchy stress tensor. That’s why I never understood what it was when I was[…]

For earth dams, the most common requirement for static, long-term, steady-state slope stability is the 1.5 factor of safety.  Who says?  Where did that come from?  Let’s[…]

First of all, all engineers should travel for work for site reconnaissances, site investigations, construction, and so on.  I’ve traveled a fair bit throughout my career.  Early[…]