The future is finally here. There have been many exciting advances in renewable energy in recent years. We’re graduating out of ineffective systems pushed by passionate activist advocates and into highly profitable and efficient power generation systems. With dire environmental and geopolitical fossil fuel related predictions coming out daily, its reassuring to see that we’re on the cusp of making a real change.

We continue to build progressively more seismically resilient structures, but there’s always more we could do. New research done by Dr. Amy Cerato at Oklahoma University supports the use of helical piles. She has demonstrated that these piles outperform conventional materials in dry sand. Her data can be found here, and it is compelling.

Inventors, managers, and seasoned engineers alike can get lost in the product development process.  When is the last time you really challenged yourself to consider your role and the role of others in getting your product across the finish line and out to market?  Have you really taken into account all of the necessary steps? 

Engineering analysis often requires some degree of simplification. However, we run the risk of serious consequences when we simplify in ways we should not. ...