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Steel Angle Plastic Section Modulus

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Can Heating/Freezing Blankets Manage Extreme Temperature Testing?

  • acbel
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Find the Best Hand Vacuum Pump for Long-Term Use

  • leroyjenkens
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Can a Detent Switch Prevent Brake System Failures?

  • Filoe16
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Optimal control: non-zero target control

  • diminho
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Water recycle system (regarding what is the CFC system)

  • MariusM
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Subdivision waterline 2 hour pressure test calculation

  • bcdrafter
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Order of design phases: conceptual, preliminary, final, and detail design

  • Jack8rkin
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Is programming important in engineering?

  • YYaaSSeeRR
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Is Quantum Field Theory currently used in engineering?

  • spongehateworl
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How can I make a live microphone?

  • adjacent
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What if everything was done at the command of the voice?

  • DGonzo2015
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Can theories and perpetual motion generators be patented?

  • ramonegumpert
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Structural Design Philosophies?

  • jnlbctln
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High School Student looking for insight regarding engineering

  • SeanLM
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Finding reaction forces on a simply supported beam with distributed load

  • Jesus Trinidad
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Quality and reliability of German vs Japanese heavy industry

  • YYaaSSeeRR
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How to combine instrument uncertainty with deviation

  • Celder
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Electrolysis of water to make transporting easier

  • nige1234
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Higher efficiency in spray painting metal tanks.

  • siddharth23
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Node numbering scheme for Fem problems

  • Ronankeating
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Calculating buckling strength of steel pipe for non-axial load

  • sudnak
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Can't wait for my first Arduino meeting tomorrow?

  • MinnesotaState
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How Things Are Made: Learn the Process from Raw Materials to Factory

  • Avichal
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Do bulletproof vests protect against punches and hammer blows?

  • tade
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How much heat can I get from the sun?

  • zzinfinity
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Good introductory engineering books

  • accioquote
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What do you think about engineering?

  • Jingyi
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Question regarding y-axis units in FFT

  • lennybogzy
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What is the difference in the shown waveforms conceptually?

  • dexterdev
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Damp dirt under great, sudden, pressure, acts like liquid?

  • Spinnor
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Visualizing physics equations and formulas as objects

  • Late Bloomer
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Cell phone options for visually impaired users

  • biferi
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Engineering RFP / specs.: Restricting country of origin.

  • rollingstein
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Seeing Orthogonal views in 3-D?

  • Matriculator
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Good online or physical location junk/scrap electronics,science

  • andrewkg
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Need advice on capturing sound

  • baketrab
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Verifying a 2.5mm Hole: IR Light Sensor Solution?

  • fitz_calc
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How could the top of an airplane fuslage be on fire without exploding?

  • Moose_Ryder
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Putting videos into the public domain

  • ramonegumpert
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Mechanical or Civil Engineering: Which Should I Choose?

  • jackkingsford
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A book about basic water machines/properties/flow ?

  • christian0710
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Solving Euler-Bernoulli Beam Equation: Second Area of Moment

  • mike amory
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What is the average day of an Engineer?

  • strategos1618
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How can I solve for beta and gamma in a cartesian vector addition problem?

  • whynot314
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How to calculate permanent load?

  • AngelEdge
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Designing a DIY Wireless Car Remote: Steps and Resources

  • hardyboy16jm
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Sign conventions and force selection in moment analysis

  • aahas3
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Need assistance designing irrigation system

  • sterns
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How Can I Build a Backyard Wave Pool for Surfing?

  • mnpoly
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Intuitiveness of EE/ME versus SE

  • aqueoushaze
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What kind of wood should I use for a platform that holds 200 lbs

  • theBEAST
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Computer Engineering or Computer Science Major?

  • Computerwiz
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Different Branches of Engineering

  • KTS
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Is civil engin. the lowest of the lowest when it comes to engineer?

  • jacksonkulakow
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Calculating the strain in three different ways - experimental error?

  • Cottontails
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Efficient Tunnel Inspection Methods: Seeking Suggestions

  • Axefly
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Which EIT Exam Should I Take for the Best Career Outlook?

  • irchrisr
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Minimal Dimensions for Maximum Bending Moment

  • Sumdog
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Confusion between Comp. Eng. and Comp. Science

  • CompGuy
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Water Does Not Leak Back To The Other Side.

  • Dug Fmjamul
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What Does Error: Unclassifiable Statement Mean?

  • saida29
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Water requirement to extinguish fire ?

  • davekardle
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Is Engineering as Fulfilling as It Seems?

  • Kholdstare
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Reference materials to understand methods of solar-powered cooling

  • Loboguy
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Model Flow Pressure in Branch Pipe

  • Nevonis
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At what pressure / capacity does co-generation become viable?

  • rollingstein
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What type of tower is in this picture?

  • t3rom
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Constraint Matrix Role in Global Matrix Assembly

  • Ronankeating
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Engineering Ideas for preventing a fire at a tyre recycling plant ?

  • davekardle
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Structural integrity and partial vacuums

  • Havoko_o
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News B747 crash caused by unbalanced cargo loading

  • Andre
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Where to find used equipment for a student deconstruction night

  • flatmaster
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Egg Drop Contests: Try Attaching a Parachute to a Hen!

  • Danger
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Is there a way to create visible/ liquid energy?

  • Temp89
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What is the Young's modulus for concrete under third point loading?

  • ar202
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What Does Piping Whiplash Mean?

  • Jack8rkin
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Large optical image rotation for project

  • pex
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How to make this pattern in a tile?

  • Varadha
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Can three people jumping prove they didn't overload a 2,500 lb elevator?

  • jackrules
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Principal Virtual Work Theories - Cylindrical Pipe Application

  • akmalhisham75
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How Can Engineers Design a Tatterproof, Flexible, and Affordable Flag?

  • anorlunda
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Lawnmower clippings- maximize packing density

  • taylaron
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Would a manufacturing/industrial engineering internship benefit me?

  • jklops686
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How Do You Calculate Deflection in a Simply Supported Overhanging Beam?

  • Rhysmachine
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Who Else Is Needed for Constructing High-Rise Buildings?

  • physics2k
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How Accurate Are Carbon Footprint Estimates for the Chevy Volt?

  • Ryuk1990
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Valid Basis Functions for Triangular 2D Elements: Solving for Coefficients

  • ThurmanMurman
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Can a Magnetic Ferrofluid Valve Float Foam Balls in a Container?

  • MrSponge
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Building a laptop-sized musical fountain with water and sound

  • PhysicsLover21
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Can You Juggle a Relationship and Engineering School?

  • bojorquez.dg
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The Difference between Male and Female Engineering

  • wannab
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What about current de-icing technology used for wind turbines?

  • syrf3763
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What does an engineering job actually entail?

  • trollcast
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How does this statics design FBD look?

  • jklops686
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Finding soft closed cell foam for airtight sealing

  • leroyjenkens
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Where to get really thin rubber sheets?

  • geneiusxie
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