Some thoughts on why I might be wrong
Though I have been a practising engineer for more than 20 years, and have designed many structures, most of those discussed on this blog are not of my own creation. It follows that in such cases I have no first hand knowledge of their underlying design assumptions.
Sometimes, for example when a structure is of historic importance, I have read something of its history, however for the most part I am relying on observation to inform my thoughts and comments.
To err is human and therefore sometimes my observations won’t represent the original designer’s intentions. I do hope that in such cases rather than being completely wrong I have been able to identify an alternative way of thinking that while unintended is in fact internally consistent and potentially viable.
I certainly hope that I haven’t done a disservice to any of the structures I describe or their designers. That is the last thing I would wish.
Nevertheless, I speak only for myself and any errors are my own. If you happen to have an opinion that’s different to mine that’s okay with me. I don’t have all the answers and I hope I will continue to learn new things.
It isn’t my intension to continually revise what I have written. I think I shall leave it there as a monument to my own folly. Perhaps I will revisit old works occasionally if I have learned something decisively knew.
