BridgeArt.net Portal - interactive web for civil engineers (beta)

The simplicity and power of free and opensource DokuWiki is simply amazing.

Recently, I received an email with a question whether I could provide assistance with Tikiwiki installation. I realized that depending on the circumstances, I could provide the following "two levels of assistance": (1) With desktop sharing, it would be possible to perform complete installation of all required prerequisites (web server, database, and PHP) and Tikiwiki itself. (2) Without desktop sharing, I could provide some generic outline of the installation procedure, relevant web links, and point out critical steps along the installation process where things may go wrong.

Bridgeart.net has released sample wiki with the goal to introduce wiki platform to the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) community.

Have you heard of wiki?

Similar to many other practices, civil engineering practice is collaborative by nature. Professionals have to collaborate within internal project teams, with clients, contractors, concerned citizens, and others. Email, fax, audio conferencing, and web conferencing have recently supplemented the traditional paper based communication and in-person meetings. Yet, according to published studies, majority of professionals are not satisfied with their collaboration experience. Collaboration problems include issues such as delays receiving input, difficulty quickly retrieving relevant information, difficulty interpreting feedback, or using incompatible software applications.