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Is engineering really like this?
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What Are the Day-to-Day Responsibilities of Environmental Engineers?
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Is a Vibrating Structure Gyroscope the Key to Measuring Vehicle Pitch and Roll?
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Physics or Engineering Degree for Career Flexibility?
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Civil Engineer needs help getting head round a graph
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Cheap Cryocooler: Under $150 DIY Ideas
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DP transmitter level indicator question
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Solving Simple Statics Problem - Find Force Fb & Fa
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Calculating Weld Sizes for Staircase Attachments
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Can something more heavy than water float
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Is it same if i cover my car or let it open on direct sunlight?
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Where can I find a replacement for part number 0603B562K101NT?
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Winterize truck with steel plate?
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Finding the most 'important' variable
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Design a Flashlight LED Reflector Lens for Flooding
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Automated Camera Clicking: Get Your Ideas Here!
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Calculating Forces in Gate Frame Members: Am I on the Right Track?
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2D FFT (Fast Fourier Transform librerie)
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Energy released in an explosion
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Calculating Wind Energy and Pump Size
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Timber Roof Trusses: Supporting Domestic Residences
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The Enduring Power of Nature: Hydroelectric Dam
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Are Subaru Boxer engines prone to head-gasket issues and high repair costs?
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Lens to increase angular responsivity of optical sensor
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Formulas for ellipse at an angle, in Excel.
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Please help us: are his really legitimate? is engeenering really that difficult?
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Difference between coupling and constrain equations in ansys
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Stonehenge on NOVA: Pushing the Load
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Multi-Cycle Processor Implementation in Verilog?
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What caused the recent engine problems on Qantas planes?
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Never Exploit Venus & Mercury: A Pity for the Solar System
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How to build a 15 story hotel in six days?
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Why is this not a perpetual motion machine?
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What branch of engineering is this?
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Building the World's Tallest Structure in Record Time!
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Enthusiastic Wannabe Engineer From Scotland
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Few questions about engineering from a 1st year student
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Engineering Reports: Hours Spent Writing vs Engineering | 1st Yr Student
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Finding the best path in a F1 circuit
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Hot water circulator, kitchen faucet, ? mixing
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Can a Stud Sensor Differentiate Between Raw and Hard-Boiled Eggs?
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How to make it big in engineering
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Catenary and coiled rope - for dummies.
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Ways on how visualize the deflected shape of a simple structure?
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Please help to check the efficiency of renewable energy system design
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Biodiesel is an alternative fuel source
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Which Engineering Major Fits My Interests and Future Career Goals?
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Design 3 Cable System for 25m Radio Tower: R, Diam of Steel Cables
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Is There a Type of Wood Strong Enough and Affordable for Building Car Frames?
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Designing a Boomilever for Class - Get Help Now
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Any suggestion for mrthods of studying electronics?
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Help With Physics Midterm Question: Part C
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Current state of small laser technology
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Powering a Home with an HHO Generator: Is it Possible?
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Why does the boat move faster than the rope when being pulled to shore?
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Reverse gear on manual transmission cars
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The most revolutionary technology
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Is this hydrogen fuel technology possible?
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Designing water reticulation systems
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Human Technological Exploration Suit
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Is Packaging Design Wasting Energy?
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Building Torsion in Company Cafeteria, Ditzingen
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Centre of Buoyancy - Clarifying a Doubt
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Can GPH Be Converted to PSI for Leak Testing?
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Blow Out Preventers: Addressing Design Shortfalls and Improving Safety
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Replacing an Enclosed Back Porch Foundation
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Engineer Interview Help: Ask Your Questions Here
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Need Help Understanding Process Control System?
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Learn a Language: Advice for Jonathan
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Calling builders and handymen - I need ideas for a patio roof
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What Should You Learn Next in Engineering to Advance Your Career?
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What is a free-air loud speaker?
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Designing Reinforcement for a continuous cantilever beam
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Is the force in a tilted beam affected by the angle of tilt?
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Build an Electric MotorCAR: Tips & Advice
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Constructing an Electric Motorcycle for Commuting & In-Town Driving
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Acceleration and de-acceleration using the 3-axis acceleration data
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Perforated Radiant Barrier Insulation
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What Is the Mechanical Device That Uses a Ball Bearing on a Track?
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I need to interview and Engineer
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How to Draw Shear Stress-Strain Curves for Liquefaction Resistance of Sand?
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Calculating angles,calculating velocity
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Say hi to you guys~ I'm from HK ^^
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Spectrum Analyzer + PC: Interface & Contact Info
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Calculating Loads of Cables Attached to Horizontal Bar
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Is the Weibull Distribution Effective for β < 1 Despite Divergence at t=0?
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Applications of optical devices in environmental science.
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Systems Engineering Best Textbook?
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Why Do Big Rigs Have Front Wheel Rims That Stick Out?
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Anchoring Threaded Rods to Concrete Pool: Advice Needed
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Why is the wavefront error non-zero at the image plane in Zemax?
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Design of a reinforced concrete beam
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What was that addictive game with marbles and custom paths?
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How Can I Heat Mud to High Temperatures on a Large Scale Without Machinery?
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Are 6 AA Batteries Justified for 2 LED Lights on a Toy Helicopter?
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Unit Step Function: u(-t) Meaning & Negative Time
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Addition with a cantilevered balcony
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Repressurizing Kegs for Home Brewed Cider - Forum Thread
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New-fangled outboard fuel line interlocks
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Calculating Weight Drop Impact at 45ft with 16.5 ppg Mud
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