It’s a Burlington classic, even though it only opened in 2013 — the Brant Street Pier. Fly with me! — Your Personal Engineer. Eric Chiasson is a civil engineer by training and a construction manager by trade. Having built many […]
An engineer looking up at the underside of a bridge is like a mechanic looking under the chassis of a car. You can see everything you need to know. The Burlington Skyway Bridge: fly with me! — Your Personal Engineer. […]
The Desjardins Canal Bridges in Hamilton! How many can you count? The bridges come-and-gone and the ones currently there provide the largest variety of bridge types I’ve ever seen in one location, and most people don’t realize the pedestrian path […]
Here is a bird’s-eye view of York Boulevard Bridge over Long Pond between Burlington and Hamilton. How many people get to see the underside of this bridge? Fly with me, Your Personal Engineer! Eric Chiasson is a civil engineer by […]
No one wants to live near one but no community is possible without it. The Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant — before wastewater ends up in the lake it has to go through ALL of this. Fly with me, Your Personal […]
The old Hamilton Water Works used to pump water to Hamilton — it is now the Museum of Steam and Technology. Fly overhead (be warned, it might make you dizzy) with me, Your Personal Engineer! Eric Chiasson is a civil […]
There’s no shortage of tower cranes in Burlington and the surrounding area. Watch Eric’s drone footage to get up close and personal with a tower crane on Lakeshore Blvd. Eric has written about how tower cranes work previously; find an […]
Get a bird’s eye view of the amazing infrastructure of Burlington and surroundings with Your Personal Engineer, Eric Chiasson. This week, we’ve got Eric’s drone footage of the Hidden Valley Railroad Bridges. Close by, yet many have not seen these fascinating […]
Get a bird’s eye view of the amazing infrastructure of Burlington and surrounds with Your Personal Engineer, Eric Chiasson. This week, we’ve got Eric’s drone footage of the Burlington Canal. Eric Chiasson is a civil engineer by training and a […]
There are many different types of steel in use today, the most common of which by far is carbon steel. And clean carbon steel is black. Not grey. Not silver. Not blue. Not shiny. Black. Most people think steel is […]
