Blog Assignment #2

On http://theconstructor.org/ , this blog explains how to repair/build things around us such as buildings, streets, bridges and more. An example is a proper method of concrete placement. This concrete placement consists of a lot of planning such as equipment, layout and proposed procedures. As the blog states "Post concrete inspection of concrete is essential to check for any damage or defects that may require repair" (Constructor,2012). Basically what this means is that after placing the concrete, workers need to test it out  in case there won't be no cracks and harm when civilians walk on it, they want it to be as smooth as possible. Workers test out concrete damage by using mini test cars to have them drive on it. If the car bumps or gets stuck on cracks, workers quickly brake/remove it or add more to it. Another statement that the blog says is " In case cube tests give unsatisfactory results the conclusive tests such as ultrasonic pulse test, core test etc. to prove the suitability of concrete. The position of the author is to help other civil engineers focus, learn, and build better for their own projects, not only necessarily based on concrete, but many other  different types of projects, objects and more. This blog is pretty professional because it is broken down into many categories to help find what to take about. I believe that this author spends time blogging because he/she believes that the world will be benefitted a lot better if people were able to share ideas with each other, sort of a way of thinking outside the box instead of viewing only your own ways. What will benefit me from reading these engineering blogs is that in the future, when I do become a Civil Engineer, I might need ideas to help build bigger projects. Sure, having a team is all great but allowing us to think even further outside the box, we must test other ideas and fuse them into our own projects. These engineering blog posts will also benefit me through my educational plans by allowing me to understand more of what happens inside the civil engineering field, making me feel prepared to what I'll be doing and also helping me with my management (Time, Planning, etc.)