Nudge Challenge Week 68 = Engineering Study
NUDGED: "Learn engineering terms" BACKSTORY: My education and training is in journalism and sociology, but I work for a civil engineering company. I have been with the company for many years and have picked up some of the highly technical things, but there are other terms that I have no idea what they mean. I am not required to learn it as part of my job, but I know it will be helpful for me to understand even a little bit more. It's time to learn! QUOTE: "Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did." - Sarah Caldwell HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: I won't go into all the details, but I spent time this week looking up various engineering terms I have heard often at work. This includes culvert (cast-in-place, precast and HDPE), force mains, drainage basins, BMPs, silt fence, catch basins/drop inlets, and blue tops. I found myself saying "ah ha!" a lot as it finally...