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Rubber Properties for Scaffolding Tube Clamping
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The current state of nanotechnology
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Consistency of interpolation in terms of flux at node sides
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Question about lifting water through a water pipe.
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Airplane lift, take off and loading capacity
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Bolt alternatives (foot operated)
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High Temperature, Non-conductive Material
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How does a pressure reducing valve work?
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Rack and pinion, motor selection method
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Car randament (engine efficiency)
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Location of a load on a platform
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Motor combination to drive multiple tyres
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Which is a stronger mechanical connection
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How old is too old for equipment and other safety issues
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Damping effect in piezoelectric energy harvesting systems
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Enqiry about an electrical motor's power
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Understanding Battery Function: Principles and Development for New Innovations
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Ferroelectric materials versus Piezoelectric materials
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How does the CH-47 Chinook balance itself?
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What Is the Formula for Calculating Thermal Stabilization Time?
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How Do Rigid Body Dynamics Analyses Work in CAD/CAE?
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Optimum shape for a pressurized structure in a pressure gradient
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Need Ideas for Building a Strong Cantilever Bridge/Crane with Limited Materials?
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Can Heating Water in a Vacuum Save Energy?
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How is a plate with a hole in it sealed
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Energy needed to deform metal sheets
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Building a solar cooker which can store heat
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Will a subwavelength conductor patch reflect specularly?
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Technologies for creating a pointer
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I'm trying to understand what a proportional band is....
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ANSYS - Radiation of a satellite - Surface-to-surface or to-ambient
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How to generate 100 watts of heat from a car battery
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Air does not intervene with radiation
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What Are the Key Challenges in Using Vertical Retorts for Coal Distillation?
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Weakly & strongly coupled structures in piezoelectric energy harvesting
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Rubber Band Car- Wheel Placement and Center of Gravity?
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Abaqus FEA Problem - Displacing an Entire Part at Once
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Non-coherent spread spectrum for distance measurement
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Try to determine the resistance of an NTC thermistor
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Thermal Expansion to Retain a Bolt
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How to calculate heat transfer?
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What is Artificial Intelligence?
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Help 1064 nm emitted from different sources of devices
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Patriot One Tech PatScan: AI-Driven Cognitive Microwave Radar Detection
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Resources to broaden knowledge of basic engineering
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German energy prices go negative
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Synthetic fibers (rope) that absorb water and shorten
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Contact strength in ANSYS Workbench
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Second moment of area of a hollow triangle
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What does FL represent in the drag coefficient equation?
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Riding a motorcycle in a circle, power slide
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Why are we only considering the first eigenfrequencies?
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Fluid dynamics: simulation of an oil system
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Solving a Problem with LPHW Radiator
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What Is the Difference Between Percent Power and Efficiency in Air Compressors?
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Origami Inspired Artificial Muscles
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Common practice for unloading arm drainage
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Turbojet -- I with an explanation about how a turbojet works
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How is mass flow an inexact differential
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How Do You Calculate Helicopter Rotor Lift Using the Lift Equation?
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Asking tips from experts: machining
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Infrared thermometer working principle
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Changing hydraulic pump cartridge can give me more torque?
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Which is Cheaper: 30 Separate Houses or a 30-Story Building?
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Staged Blackouts: A Solution to Reduce Power Outage Consequences?
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Is LNG a Better Alternative to Diesel for Generators?
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Sizing of a damping - spring - mass system
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What Does No Axial Thrust on Hinge B Imply in Statics?
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