Motagg Solutions: The 7 Most Deadly Sins Engineers Make When Making Calculations in MS Word
OTTAWA-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - One of the leading reasons why structural engineering projects run into problems is engineers doing a poor of job explaining their calculations in MS Word.
To solve this major problem, Dr. Robert Mote, a globally recognized expert in the field of structural engineering, and the inventor of a propriety engineering training system that trains civil and structural engineers how to double their productivity, has prepared a free report titled, “The Seven Most Deadly Sins Engineers Make when Making Calculations in MS Word.”
Full details on how to quickly and easily solve each of the following engineering sins can be viewed for free at http://www.motagg.com.
Sin #1: No structure is presented. A lack of structure creates confusion and can lead to errors and misunderstanding.
Sin #2: Pasting tables from Excel directly. Pasting tables from Excel into Word can cause many frustrating formatting problems which can take hours to fix.
Sin #3: Not enough information on a page. Each page that is not planned is a wasted page. General arrangement drawings, elevations, and sections should not be spread across numerous pages when one page will suffice.
Sin #4: Too much writing in calculations. Engineers in a hurry often lack good writing skills and are more likely to confuse the reader than enlighten. The degree of spelling mistakes, grammar and punctuation will unfairly penalize the validity of the calculations.
Sin #5: Writing your headlines and/or body copy in ALL CAPS. People find reading text that is typeset in all caps is difficult to read as well as annoying, especially when body copy is written in all caps.
Sin #6: Not using page/section breaks properly. Formatting is the biggest time waster. Resetting the page layouts of the Word calculation due to new insertions on earlier pages requires continual readjustments of line returns. Managing the tables, graphics and text become a struggle.
Sin #7: Not using visuals. A lack of simple visuals such as bending moments, shear force diagrams, and details means the reader has to make assumptions which can be erroneous.
For more information on the Mote Engineering Method and Dr. Mote’s in-house training programs and seminars for structural engineers, please visit http://www.motagg.com or call (613) 523-7381.
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