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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:35 am
by seanandruby
I was discussing some drainage with an engineer and asked about the proposed aco channel saying that " the ground ramped down there.? After some considerable thought ( with thumb and finger on chin ) he actually said not to worry because it did'nt ramp down it.....went up." I know he's young and has to learn. But what do they actually teach them at college these days. Ramp definition: to join two different levels. :laugh:
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:19 am
by IanMelb
Hmm, looks like it went in two directions - wouldn't you need two channels, one for the up and one for the down ??? 
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:56 am
by seanandruby
IanMelb wrote:Hmm, looks like it went in two directions - wouldn't you need two channels, one for the up and one for the down ???
........Thanks for that, silly me thinking the water was going to go uphill. You are missing the point, it was him being pedantic that i was on about.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:47 pm
by IanMelb
Sorry, couldn't resist it. Engineers are taught to be pedants - it makes up for all the wishy washy science that the brainboxes try to make us use ...
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:48 pm
by seanandruby
thats true. to an engineer just starting out a straight line is a straight line ,yes? now pipe from a to b with half dozen pile caps in the way. to you its still a straight line, to me its a problem with a solution