Denmark's building industry is a small fraction of the US's, and so is their design code. At first you may think that's good, it must be simpler and maybe easier. But no, it just stays closer to the fundamental principles--you remember, those magical differential equations from the early years of college. Few official design guides and tables are available, so often we're on our own armed with little more than Mathcad, Excel, and a high quality technical pencil.In contrast, half of the American code is commentary, included solely to give the how and why. I will definitely return with a deeper appreciation for the stacks of resources that make my life much easier.
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I once read some website where the guy said, "If you accept differential equations as valid, then here's what you can do with them..." I thought it was an interesting comment. I wondered what possible argument anyone could make against their validity. I guess the only thing would be the 0!=1 convention. I always thought this convention was quite unusual.
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