I managed to track Shaiq down and I talked to him about his extensive career, his motivations for sharing his knowledge and simply to thank him.
Re: Interview with Dr Shaiq Khan - jpriley485September 15th 2008 6:32 Thank you John Doyle.
I am a lowly structural engineer, sole proprietor, in the US, hanging on for dear life technically. With the more complicated codes in use today, I have never felt more confused. Alex Tomanovich's spreadsheets have allowed me to get past the print and into the numbers, especially regarding wind and seismic loading.
Although most of Dr. Khan's spreadsheets are targeted to UK, I'll have fun playing with them ... and may even form a group of engineers to convert a couple.
Without John Doyle, I would never have "met" A.Tomanovich and Dr. Khan.