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No Framework for Old Men

You've run a bunch of OpenSees analyses with Concrete23 and developed some fragility functions. Now you need to write about it. This blog occasionally addresses academic writing, and while there's a lot of good (and bad) writing advice out there, some of the best advice comes from outside engineering. For example, I recently found this … Continue reading No Framework for Old Men →

Michael H. Scott Writing Leave a comment May 12, 2021February 11, 2024 1 Minute


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