Justin Panagapko

Protecting joint health and avoiding injury are two things that even the most enthusiastic athlete must consider as they age. Joint damage and similar injuries from high-impact sports can sideline athletes for weeks or even months at a time. However, there are ways to protect your joints while maintaining overall fitness.

Civil engineers are responsible for designing and building the infrastructure that keeps modern society functioning and moving forward. They are the creators of everything from highways to power plants, buildings to waste treatment facilities. Without their knowledge and expertise, humanity would not be able to survive on an industrial level.

Do you have a golf enthusiast in your family or among your friends that you have to buy a birthday or anniversary gift for? Or are you that golf enthusiast, looking to improve your game by improving your arsenal? This article has you covered. If you are looking for the best golf gear for 2020–2021, look no further.
Here are three great tools that any golfer will love.

If winter is your favorite season and you love the chilly bite of snow and ice on your face, snowmobiling might be the sport for you! With over 600,000 registered snowmobiles in Canada, a number that’s only going to rise during the COVID-19 winter, it’s time to jump on the bandwagon—or snowmobile—and get started with this fun individual sport.

Stick welding, known to some welders as shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), uses an electrode and electrical power to weld different metals together. An electrode is a metal rod that conducts an electric current to provide filler metal for joints.
The Process and Tools of Stick Welding
When welding, keep the distance between the arc and the metal consistent. Stick welding uses inverter technology to control processes and power. Inverter technology converts AC power to DC power, then inverts fr...

When you think of technological innovation, you may not immediately think about civil engineering. However, advanced technology is a large part of today’s construction industry. Better construction methods can have a substantial impact on important issues like climate change. Construction of large structures can contribute to climate change, accounting for over a fourth of all greenhouse gases. If civil engineers can construct more environmentally friendly facilities, they can eliminate a con...

Today, people around the world benefit from the science of civil engineering. Throughout history, civil engineers worked primarily as builders and architects. Dominated mainly in the past by men, today’s civil engineering departments at major universities actively seek to recruit women. Learn more about the impressive history of this vital line of work through the centuries.
Civil Engineering in the Ancient World
Ancient people never used the term “civil engineering” to describe major public ...

Popular in Scotland, Canada, and some parts of the midwestern United States, Curling is a sport that not everyone has had a chance to play, so it’s not surprising if you haven’t learned the rules of this game. The sport’s vernacular can also be confusing to someone who isn’t familiar with it. Here’s your primer for curling.
Curling, which is played on the ice, consists of four-person teams. A team includes the lead, second, third, and skip. The skip is the captain who determines the rink’s st...

Ted Talks are an informative lecture series about a variety of topics that help a great many people in their personal and professional careers, including civil engineers. The right Ted Talk can change how you see your career and the effort that you put into it. Watch these engaging Ted Talks gain some insight into how engineering is changing and find a new understanding of your role as an engineer!
Learn how Electronics are Becoming More Accessible
One thing that any engineer knows is how imp...

Structural steel is a favorite in the world of construction for many reasons. First, products can be produced quickly to speed up projects. These materials usually cost less than other building materials and have a great aesthetic appeal that customers love. Also, structural steel is sustainable because it is made from recycled content. Specifically, when a building is torn down, 98% of the structural steel can be recycled into new steel products. This blog will cover three types of structura...

Protecting joint health and avoiding injury are two things that even the most enthusiastic athlete must consider as they age. Joint damage and similar injuries from high-impact sports can sideline athletes for weeks or even months at a time. However, there are ways to protect your joints while maintaining overall fitness. Since exercise doesn’t have to be high-impact to be high intensity, sprinkling as many low-impact exercises into your workout schedule as possible can help to keep you healt...

Constructing roads, buildings, dams, rail lines, and hockey rinks in cold climates where the ground is permanently frozen poses considerable challenges. When a structure is placed on top of permafrost ground, the ground can melt and cause it to heave. This often results in structural damage to the building on top.
It does not help to place insulation material on permafrost soil. All that does is starve the soil from natural atmospheric freezing leading to more melting. So, how can structures ...

A career in geotechnical engineering is as exciting as it is challenging. Most engineers in this field love that no two days are ever the same, and many relish the numerous opportunities they get to create innovative solutions to problems.
A typical day for a geotechnical engineer involves:
Drafting Proposals
Proposals are the only way that an engineer can attract and keep clients, so a good chunk of your working time will be spent on this task. If you want to keep your business going, you mu...

To the uninitiated, golf seems like a complicated sport with complicated rules and way too much equipment, but don’t let your first impression scare you off! Golf is a friendly, inviting sport, and if you look for the right equipment, it could last you for plenty of years!

Just like engineering, welding has existed in many forms across the ages. Of course, the technology used in welding today differs significantly from strategies in the Bronze Age. Back then, the first welding projects were circular gold boxes. To create these small objects, welders used pressure to combine lap joints.