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IStructE Lecture: Wexford Opera House

13 May, 2009 (20:52) | Engineering | 5 comments

The rebuilding of Wexford Opera House, the first purpose-designed opera house in Ireland was
completed on schedule for the 2008 autumn opera festival. The new opera house has been
constructed in the town centre on the site of the old Theatre Royal, contains two theatres of
differing scales. The principal auditorium accommodates 780 seats, whilst a new adaptable
auditorium [...]

DIT Postgraduate Evening & Opportunities

6 March, 2009 (00:26) | Engineering, Research | 1 comment

DIT’s annual Postgraduate Open Evening will take place on 11th March, 2009 from 3pm-7.30pm in the atrium in DIT Aungier Street.
Prospective students can review the projects that are availabel to do research on, and subsequently make an application for funding to carry out that project. Potential supervisors typically assist the candidate closely, as it is [...]

The Economic Importance of Engineers

13 February, 2009 (18:03) | Engineering, General | 2 comments

Given that the current times are resulting in an unprecedented layoff of highly qualified, skilled, and experience engineers (civil and structural in particular), it is essential that the contribution of engineers to the economy is not overlooked. On this point, James Dyson’s recent interview on Newstalk’s The Right Hook is thus required listening and is [...]

Postgraduate Research – A Timely Choice

29 January, 2009 (21:27) | Engineering, Research | No comments

For the graduates of 2009, postgraduate study should be a real option as the next step in their careers. Given the current conditions in the domestic and international construction industry, postgraduate research provides both a regular (albeit modest) income, a challenging and stimulating working environment, and not least is an investment for both your own, [...]

Happy Christmas!

24 December, 2008 (02:30) | Engineering, Lectures | No comments

So the spaghetti bridges have all been broken, the mince pies are beckoning and exam fear still hasn’t raised its ugly head. Enjoy the festive season!

Group
Bridge Weight (kg)
Strength (kg)
SW Ratio
Prediction (kg)
PS Ratio

1
0.861
4.81
5.59
7.0
1.46

2
0.820
9.01
10.99
8.0
0.89

3
0.859
4.24
4.94
15.0
3.54

4
0.641
6.48
10.11
10.0
1.54

5*
0.327
0.97
2.97
3.0
3.09

6
0.857
1.9
2.22
2.3
1.21

7*
0.971
8.14
8.38
10.0
1.23

8*
0.523
1.07
2.05
1.5
1.40

9*
0.400
1.5
3.75
2.0
1.33

10
0.787
6.88
8.74
10.0
1.45

11
0.885
7.86
8.88
3.5
0.45

* These groups were disqualified due to non-conformance with the specifications of the problem.
First, second, and third were awarded to Groups 2, 4 and [...]

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