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Sources of Information on Engineering
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Insights Why We Don’t Discuss Perpetual Motion Machines (PMM)
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YOU: Fix the US Energy Crisis
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Thermal mass flow sensor vs. thermal flux sensor
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What mathematics software should engineering students use?
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Engineering Olympiad Grades 9-12 (or recent graduates)
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Engineering Disasters
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Why do all my clocks run slow?
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I need a concave mirror with a focal length of 150 feet
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Unable to simulate bent structure in R soft Beamprop.
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How Do I Identify and Locate My Curb Stop Valve?
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How can I find the cleanout for my building drain?
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Is the curb box placed in the ground over the corporation stop? (plumbing question)
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Software to convert images into perforated pattern
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Article about designing new fusion powerplants
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Mystery noise in flue (no, it's not a critter)
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3"x3" steel tube, Structural engineering question
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Why speed limits don't matter
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Issues with Apollo 11 TLI Simulation – Discrepancies in Return Orbit
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How to choose window fans to cool and dehumidify multi room 300 sq ft condo without air conditioning?
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What is the purpose of these things on this dam?
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Derivation of First Storey Shear Rigidity for a Rigid Frame
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Do you think this is an early theft prevention device?
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How to stop/reduce ultrasonic sound wave device?
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Building a Home - when there are no trees
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Do you think this is an oil well, water well or what? (Tintype)
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The 41 second clock failure syndrome
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Wind gust duration to overturn a block
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Drain water from 5" pipe buried 9ft underground
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Rethinking infrastructure in flood prone areas
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Replacing asphalt used on speed bumps with non-Newtonian fluid?
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Calculating load for barn floor
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Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses after Ship Strike
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What is the purpose of two units of mass in the Imperial system?
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Student Recreates the Archimedes Death Ray
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Is Electric Mining Equipment the Future of the Industry?
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Why Are My Bending Moment Signs Incorrect in the Direct Stiffness Method?
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Can pressure differential close lateral window?
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Where Should I Ask About Running a Thermal Conductivity Test for Soils?
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Dam Failures and Infrastructure Damage in a Changing Environment
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Which Umbrella Base is Best for Windy Conditions?
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Rsoft BeamProp software - redeem my misery!
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Reliable CO2 Cartridge Puncturing for Horizontal Acceleration Test
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Real World Tesseract
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Rapidograph, technical drawing
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Would it be possible to make a self powered fan?
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How much will my seaweed tanks heat up in the hot Indian summer?
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Coastal Civil/Structural Engineering - Infrastructure Stability
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Quantitative Risk Assessment Of buried crude Oil Pipelines
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Set up a siphon with a vacuum pump for my seaweed cultivation tank?
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Tesla starts "full self-driving" beta test - follow-up
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Quick release buckle strap with controllable release of tension
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Why we rejected inclined (drafting style) table for studying?
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How to avoid gassing out from snowblower fumes
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Why Celebrate Engineer's Week with Cherry Pie?
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Do you know the face of the physical unit you are using in your calculations?
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Derivation for modified sine curve equations
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Picking up on the discussion "Air build-up in a siphon system"
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Small-scale hydropower generators installed in irrigation canals
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Anyone know about "Superloads" in transportation?
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Is EV Assist the Future of Semi-Trucks?
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Challenging the 'Insulation Protects Against Burst Pipes' Theory
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Sprinkle soil on the ice wall around driveway?
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Unusual Engineering Gadgets: Test Your Intuition and Share Your Pics!
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I Made a Thing! (AKA where did the 'DIY projects' thread go?)
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How To Convert Kvs-Value For Water To Kvs For Gas?
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Colour of engineering drawing board, sit or stand?
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Why do some hurdles come with adjustable bases?
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Internal combustion engines founded in GBR and car industry collapse
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Asking for advice about filing for a patent on a new device
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Why are MRI machines so expensive to operate?
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Effect of downward force on cantilevered object
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What Is the Core of a Section in Eccentric Loading?
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Can a type K thermocouple be used with cryo?
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Are electric cars over engineered?
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What does Damage Equivalent Load (DEL) mean?
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Impact force reduction after passing through a medium
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Why is a Big Back Advantageous for Delivering Mechanical Power?
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Applying pressure for clearing land mines
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For fun: How big of a Microscope is needed to see a Planck Length?
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How Do I Calculate Actual Frequency from Wind Turbine Simulation Data?
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Engineering Cadre: Engineer, Technologist, Technician, Artisan/Craftsman
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Does anyone know how this motor from Quantum Energy works?
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An engineer's approach to the quadratic formula
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Decompressing through an underwater horn shaped tunnel
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More than one camera necessary for movement analysis?
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When is the distinction between science fields applicable?
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Selling Older 3D Printer: Tips & Advice
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How Can Expedited Permits Unlock 2000 Gigawatts of Clean Energy?
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Measuring the Speed of Sound in Water, Using Faraday's Law
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Hydrostatic pressure in a narrow container
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Downdraft table -blocking off part of table surface to increase flow?
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We Bought a House (A materials question)
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Why haven’t we made blow up wings to fly with them
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NS Derailment, East Palestine, Ohio - 3 Feb, 2023 - Engineering Aspect
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Optics for High Resolution Laser Imaging: Finding the Best Path
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Amtrak derailment, Sept. 25, 2021, near Joplin, Montana, US
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Flooding and Stream area and speed
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Can a Mason Jar Maintain a Vacuum for Powder Paint Storage?
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Appropriate tightness of bolts between skateboard and trucks
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Surely this will NOT work: violation of conservation of momentum?
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Shower Mixer Taps: Physics & Maths Explained
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Are Hovering Cars the Future of Transportation?
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