masonry these days as undergrads (both are generally electives)? It's
not like the MS helps- the programs are woefully thin - many schools
have a single (maybe 2) advanced masonry classes, and no advanced wood,
except in dedicated wood-science programs.
By the way, are we still blaming all this lost time and hot air on Bill?
Jordan
Donald Bruckman wrote:
> I once hired a brilliant kid with a master's degree and few years experience
> out of school working at a large engineering firm. I gave him a wood frame
> house to design as a side job. He came back with nice drawings, with fully
> detailed connections of steel buckets and seismic connections all over the
> house. Bent plate this, welded plate that...
>
> I sent him a Simpson catalog.
>
> Experience counts too.
>
> -DB
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