I found a contact on the ASCE website. He is listed as the staff
contact for the ASCE Committee on Metrication. His name is John Segna,
P.E. His e-mail is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Perhaps he can help you.
--
Scott Hudnall
Seattle, WA USA
http://www.gometric.us/
On Oct 3, 2007, at 15:19, Pierre Abbat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 17:26, James Scott Hudnall wrote:
It is the stated goal of the ASCE and the ASTM to move toward the use
of metric. Perhaps you can find information on their websites.
Good point. The soil test is ASTM D698, and one of the students did a
presentation about different methods of drying soils, all in metric.
IIRR he
was the Nigerois, who speaks both French and Hausa. (I don't speak
Hausa, but
I asked him in French if he speaks Hausa.) This same student was one
of those
puzzling over the pounds and cubic feet in the formulas.
But that leaves the personal problem. If the professor ignores an
email asking
him to teach in metric (and I know he reads his email; I misplaced my
calculator and sent him one saying I thought it was stolen and
another saying
I had found it), who do I talk with? There are at least two
Francophone
Africans, a Thai, and someone who visits Brazil, all of whom must be
familiar
with the metric system, not to mention that grams and liters have
been on
grocery shelves for decades, but I doubt petitioning students would
do much
good.
Pierre
