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Was my husband's car hit twice in a 3 car collision?

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How to get the place of max bending moment ?

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How do I convert a 5×5 matrix to a 4×4?

  • SamMcCrae
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What kind of engineering involves the most physics?

  • qpzm77gg
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Stiffness factors in moment distribution method

  • Khamul
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Front engine dragsters: where science met art.

  • uneasyrider
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How do you make a 1 kilometer seal?

  • 0xDEADBEEF
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Water drainage rate through soil.

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How to Calculate Forces in a Beam Using the Method of Sections

  • Arty7
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How do I calculate center of mass using integrals and density?

  • aaronfue
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News Psst Want a new bridge? For free? :-)

  • jtbell
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Interview Professional Engineer for High School Engineering Project

  • cyanbeats
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Truss Analysis - Sections Method

  • aaronfue
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Convert muscular energy to electricity

  • mafik66
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Optical filter for better viewing of blacklight effects

  • HarryHutton
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I'm a bit concerned for my future.

  • OUmecheng
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What type of Engineering to choose

  • BlackShadow
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Engineering career conlsultation

  • narutoish
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How can teachers eliminate distractions when showing YouTube videos in class?

  • JPElectron
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Why Don’t Electric Stove Coils Shock You?

  • Undoubtedly0
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Finite element methods for Yield Line Analysis

  • Ronankeating
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So, to answer your question, no, professionals do not do drugs.

  • ralfsk8
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Transition from pressurised envoronment to vaccum environment

  • armin11
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How Does Acoustic Resonance Affect Frequency in Open Tubes?

  • faytmorgan
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Why did a glass ashtray spontaneously fracture into 4 pieces?

  • abstracted6
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Finding the perpendicular distance x for moment equilibrium in a truss

  • mjan8468
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Most used mathematics for engineers?

  • 5ymmetrica1
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Lumped Mass vs Consistent Mass?

  • Ronankeating
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Air burst testing with concrete (scaled down)

  • Uncivil
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Engineering innovations that solved rural India problems

  • issac newton
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Determining the Shape of a Water Clock: How to Find the Flow Rate?

  • jbarker91
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Did you have to give up everything else for engineering?

  • SushiKitten
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US Source for Lithium Iron batteries

  • dingpud
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Span distance 150x50 steel tubing

  • DANger-is
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Sizing a wind turbine generator for 8,000 Nm torque

  • av8ter
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Why does the engineering math need to be so rigerous?

  • Nikitin
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Power required to Elevate water

  • YouOne
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Cantilever, pin and UDL confusion

  • dan38
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Who Are the World's Top Engineers Across Various Disciplines?

  • sid_galt
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Computer Software Engineering vs Chemical Engineering

  • ambitionz
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Introductury thread, Nice to meet you PF

  • AGRS20
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Global System matrix assembly with different elements.

  • Ronankeating
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Design Process of Weapon-engineering?

  • choc1202
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Which impractical standards we use only because of inertia?

  • Czcibor
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Would layered black and transparent liquids create convection in sunlight?

  • anaximenes
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Why did Ottomans add eggs to cement when building fort walls?

  • Charles123
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Goal -> Constant Vacuum in a Chamber

  • nathancote
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VAWT Design Spec: 50KW Output, 2m Width, 35m/s Operational Wind

  • jinncraft
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How Do Wind Belts Oscillate?

  • stimulisRK
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Center of mass and center of area

  • hadeel
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Is the Betz Limit Calculation Based on Inaccurate Assumptions?

  • QwertyXP
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How Big Can a K'NEX Ball Machine Get?

  • Kutt
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Is Oil and Gas Engineering the Same as Petroleum Engineering?

  • medwatt
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What is your favorite scientist or inventor?

  • grantwilliams
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Was the CTV building doomed from the start?

  • CatWhisperer
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Math from the Hood: Engineer Shares his Knowledge

  • micromass
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How Can Rich Utilize a 50cc Motor in His Engineering Projects?

  • pickerguy
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This Object ALWAYS Spins Counter-Clockwise, why?

  • jaridwarren
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Are bolted flange joints called studs or bolts in English?

  • Jack8rkin
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What should I expect to learn in engineering statistics?

  • JoeS4
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What's this steel bearing plate going to do under this steel I beam?

  • TimSmall
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? on where to get a tv schematic

  • slee95
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What is a High Gradient RF Structure

  • Sirben4
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Mass participation factor and it's role in modal anlysis

  • subha_iit
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Radiosonde (Upper Air Synopsis)

  • JohnielWhite
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Repairing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

  • tasp77
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How to set up a lens design in Zemax from specifications

  • Polopolo81
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How to measure center-to-center or centre-to-centre?

  • engnoobie
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Optimal Glass Selection for Vertical Farming Facades

  • zzinfinity
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Linear interpolation between two surfaces

  • GeoHamster
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What is the preferred drink for electrical engineers designing circuits?

  • dijkarte
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What is this plastic measuring thing?

  • Vorde
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What Are Your Innovative Ideas for Eco-Friendly Air-Conditioning?

  • subha_iit
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Tidal Energy - Cobscook Bay, Maine

  • Ouabache
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Is a 4"x10" beam 8 feet long stronger than a 4"x12" beam 12 feet long?

  • walt88
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Is it possible to have curvature without bending moment?

  • Fuzzy_Dunlop
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What Defines a Hacker: Hobbyist or Professional?

  • dijkarte
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Purchase cheap and used text books

  • hops1
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Blast Simulation: FSI vs Load as Pressure

  • TheSymbol
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Designing an indoor air quality survey across 5 buildings in 2 months

  • simone 1360
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Difference between partical shear stress and boundary shear stress

  • db725
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Finding a One-Way Membrane Solution

  • strokebow
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Ansys unit problem with offshore wind turbine modal analysis

  • sisquet
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What do engineers do on a daily basis?

  • Olive98
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Is computer compulsory for first year engineering student?

  • vkash
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Why the older the nail the more difficult to remove?

  • Charles123
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What Is Hydrocyanic Pressure?

  • jasonraul
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Broken Concrete as Fill versus Soil

  • rodsika
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Why would fuel cells be good for the economy?

  • LogicX
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Beam depth or column size factor in loading

  • rodsika
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Is a Computer with No Moving Parts Truly 100% Solid State?

  • thetaobums
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How Can I Resolve the General Error Message in Ansys Workbench?

  • hx81
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Is a Water Distribution System the Solution to Water Scarcity?

  • dwilwohl
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What are Some Recommendations for User-Friendly Project Management Software?

  • AustProjEng
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How does a portable fan oscillate?

  • driedupfish
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Optimizing a fuzzy sliding mode controller with genetic algorithms in MATLAB

  • abuhashim
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