Back of the Envelope

Discover what’s working (and what’s hype) in structural engineering & AI — in just 5 minutes a week

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✉ Envelope #52: How ChatGPT works & why can't it do engineering (yet)

Andy Lin

ConcreteConcrete

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✉ Envelope #51: Size Effect Factor, AI Deep Research, and Hallucinations

Andy Lin

AIAI

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✉ Envelope #50: NCSEA AI Townhall Recap

Andy Lin

AIAI

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✉ Envelope #49: Crumbs on the floor, AI that remembers, and another that found my choir stage

Andy Lin

✉ Envelope #48: Three life-changing concepts I came across recently

Andy Lin

ConcreteConcrete

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Envelope #47: Bangkok skyscraper collapse

Andy Lin

AIAI

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Envelope #46 (resend): How AI (and a little humor) helped me survive plan check hell

Andy Lin

AIAI

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Envelope #45: Predicting the future (sort of)

Andy Lin

Envelope #44: Here's how AI can help you today (practical example)

Andy Lin

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Envelope #43: (E) Open-Web Steel Joists

Andy Lin

Back of the Envelope: $50 Giveaway

Andy Lin

Envelope #42: The Science of Goal-Setting: Why 12 Weeks is the Sweet Spot (+ AI updates)

Andy Lin