#CIVIL ENGINEERING

[bethelighttoyourowndarkness]

How to stay focused when studying.

Staying focused while studying can be challenging, but here are some tips that might help:

Record Yourself Studying: Set up your webcam or phone camera to record a video of yourself studying. This creates accountability and can help you stay focused.

Use Focusmate: This tool pairs you with a real-life accountability partner. You must turn on your webcam during the study session, which can help you stay on task.

Prepare Mentally: If you don’t feel like starting work, take a minute to prepare yourself mentally. Set a timer for a minute and tell yourself that you’ll start work when the timer goes off.

Eliminate Distractions: Reduce or get rid of as many distractions as possible. This could include moving to a quiet area, turning off notifications on your phone, or closing out of non-essential programs on your computer.

Drink Coffee in Small Doses: Caffeine can positively affect sustained attention, but it’s important to consume it in moderation.

Have a Study Plan: Organize your study plan and break it into small steps.

Use Smart Learning Techniques: Employ effective study techniques that work best for you.

Stay Fueled and Hydrated: Make sure you’re eating and drinking enough. Being hungry or dehydrated can affect your ability to concentrate.

Prioritize Sleep: Regular sleep is essential for maintaining focus. Aim for seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

Set Goals: Having clear goals for each study session can give you a sense of direction and make it easier to stay focused.

Remember, everyone is different, so what works for one person might not work for another. It’s important to try different strategies and see what works best for you. Good luck with your studies! 📚

[odinsblog]

Nothing to see here, just fire + floods + climate change

[ianfillinger]

Love the shapes and textures of these photos. Really gives the viewer a sense of depth to appreciate.

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Who Killed the Colorado River?

From its source high in the snowy Rocky Mountains, the Colorado River runs through two countries and five states on its way to the Gulf of California. Or at least it used to. The river hasn't met the sea in decades.  (Video and image credit: PBS Terra) Read the full article

[bleue-flora]

Ok, I recently wrote an essay [here] talking about the definition and duties of civil engineering as well as the ethics because of the brain rot @swordfright gave me with calling Dream Sam’s ultimate engineering project. So, because I actually am a civil engineer I took it upon myself to design the title and summary of quantities sheets just like I do at work for roads but with Dream as the project instead. And in honor of angst day sponsored by @sixteenth-day-event, I figured I’d share it because I feel like it kinda works for the prison of the mind prompt.

“Sam’s “ultimate engineering project” he deemed too damaged like a bumpy road or crumbling building that wasn’t worthy of patching and filling in the cracks or reinforcing, that’s too eroded to be fixed and preserved. So, Sam strived to tear him down to the bedrock so he could remake, remold, and reengineer Dream according to his design for the common safety, public health and well-fair.”

{These are very similar to the actual sheets I make day to day, which I shall not share for the sake of doxing my location, but yea pretty much everything has a significance. Some of it doesn’t necessarily make sense but that was because I was more so taking inventory of what we see in lore (so you know I counted ;) lol)}

[scavengedluxury]

Erzsébet bridge under construction, 1900. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[studywitheden]

At Uni Library.

We have this study corner where you are can play board games, catch up with your friend, sit on the floor with cushions and tables all provided, though the silent zone is not followed here in this corner, the second floor with more strict looking librarians are more for concentrated and serious studying.

I can stay here the entire day, and do my own thing.

[supplyside]

Tallest buildings on every continent

[jadiaashley]

a whole lot of concrete

[bluecote]

Civil Engineering

March 1967.

From the Husband & Co Library, Sheffield.

[jupiterovprsten]

the ceiling

[lindahall]

Othmar Ammann – Scientist of the Day

Othmar Ammann, a Swiss/American civil engineer, was born Mar. 26, 1879.

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[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Remembering Rivers Past

Our landscapes have changed dramatically over the last 200 years of urban development, but traces of the land's past still remain. Many streams and rivers that once ran on the surface persist in underground culverts. Bruce Willen's "Ghost Rivers" installation highlights the path of one such waterway. (Image credits: Public Mechanics and F. Hamilton, see alt text; installation: B. Willen; via Colossal) Read the full article

[stone-cold-groove]

Map exhibiting a proposed bridge location over Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans - 1926.