Ponder Me This… Jul, 2006 By Erik Nelson, P.E., S.E. In Feature Curious Deflection This article is currently only available in PDF format, please click the link to the top right. About the author ⁄ Erik Nelson, P.E., S.E.Erik Anders Nelson, P.E., S.E. (ean@structuresworkshop.com), is owner of Structures Workshop, Inc. in Providence, RI. He teaches one class per semester at the Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prev New R38 Thermal Steel Stud Wall System LEEDs the Way Next John Earley and the Baha’i Temple