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What exactly does a Construction Engineer do?

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Back to School as a Physics Major

  • S_Happens
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Derivation of second order system transfer function

  • ryan88
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What is the reality of pursuing a career in engineering?

  • Alex_Sanders
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Can radar detect flying animal?

  • Chitose
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Tape experiment how to pull at constant speed?

  • jangheej
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Very Large Scale Wind Generator

  • Fish4Fun
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What Is the White Layer on Water?

  • mathsTKK
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Questions for an engineer interview (school project)

  • chenshulun
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BuildTesseract.htmlBuilding a Tesseract: Can it be Done?

  • Creebe
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What Software Can Design a High-Accuracy Collimator Lens?

  • russel.arnold
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Winter Wonderland: Blizzard Video from Last Week

  • BobG
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Learning Simscape for structural dynamics analysis

  • Fat Ryan
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Estimating Energy Potential from Medical Waste Incinerator Heat?

  • job2oo5
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Where does a physicist lag behind an engineer or vice versa?

  • solace28
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Optics: Reversing a Nuetral Density Filter

  • coucher630
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Tapered beam deflection problem

  • nauen
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Is engineering really like this?

  • dudecoolname
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What Are the Day-to-Day Responsibilities of Environmental Engineers?

  • moondawg
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How to measure vehicle pitch and roll with a 3-axis accelerometer

  • josepvr
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Physics or Engineering Degree for Career Flexibility?

  • Megasundato
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Civil Engineer needs help getting head round a graph

  • funkydunky20
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Building a cryocooler for under $150

  • Kiara
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DP transmitter level indicator question

  • frankiee
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Bar with torque input and reaction forces at two ends

  • todd8541
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Calculating Weld Sizes for Staircase Attachments

  • peleus
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Can something more heavy than water float

  • gttjohn
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Is it same if i cover my car or let it open on direct sunlight?

  • chrisalviola
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Where can I find a replacement for part number 0603B562K101NT?

  • Alex4
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Winterize truck with steel plate?

  • martman
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Finding the most 'important' variable

  • gheelengooi
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How to design a lens to flood light around LED reflector edges

  • Hot Brass
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Automated Camera Clicking: Get Your Ideas Here!

  • guss
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Calculating Forces in Gate Frame Members: Am I on the Right Track?

  • VooDoo
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2D FFT (Fast Fourier Transform librerie)

  • foton7
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Energy released in an explosion

  • lineup
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Calculating Wind Energy and Pump Size

  • indistress
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Timber Roof Trusses: Supporting Domestic Residences

  • markeo
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Longest-running hydroelectric dam

  • wolram
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Lens to increase angular responsivity of optical sensor

  • AndreyG
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Formulas for ellipse at an angle, in Excel.

  • Thorvald
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Please help us: are his really legitimate? is engeenering really that difficult?

  • jackson6612
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Difference between coupling and constrain equations in ansys

  • anoopsrikanth
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Stonehenge on NOVA: Pushing the Load

  • turbo
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Multi-Cycle Processor Implementation in Verilog?

  • pags920
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What caused the recent engine problems on Qantas planes?

  • Ivan Seeking
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Why we may never exploit Venus and Mercury

  • Jon Richfield
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How to build a 15 story hotel in six days?

  • waht
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Why is a ball rolling in a circular track not perpetual motion?

  • TheJCBand
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What branch of engineering is this?

  • tamtam402
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Building the World's Tallest Structure in Record Time!

  • arglebargle
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Enthusiastic Wannabe Engineer From Scotland

  • the_android
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Few questions about engineering from a 1st year student

  • JyN
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Finding the best path in a F1 circuit

  • raa
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Hot water circulator, kitchen faucet, ? mixing

  • AceCannon
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Can a Stud Sensor Differentiate Between Raw and Hard-Boiled Eggs?

  • wlkoh
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How to make it big in engineering

  • justinlj
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Catenary and coiled rope - for dummies.

  • secocarmona
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Ways on how visualize the deflected shape of a simple structure?

  • driedupfish
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Gravity and buoyancy power system with 10m water column

  • tomchacko
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Biodiesel is an alternative fuel source

  • Pre-AlgebraDude
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Which Engineering Major Fits My Interests and Future Career Goals?

  • rsslnhllngswr
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Design 3 Cable System for 25m Radio Tower: R, Diam of Steel Cables

  • mrdad123
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Is There a Type of Wood Strong Enough and Affordable for Building Car Frames?

  • mohanrajs26
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Any suggestion for mrthods of studying electronics?

  • Hyperspace2
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Current state of small laser technology

  • koreansoup
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Powering a Home with an HHO Generator: Is it Possible?

  • mynameisfunk
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Why does the boat move faster than the rope when being pulled to shore?

  • SprucerMoose
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Reverse gear on manual transmission cars

  • Math Is Hard
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The most revolutionary technology

  • Loren Booda
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Can a vehicle recycle hydrogen exhaust through a water tank for reuse?

  • W3pcq
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Designing water reticulation systems

  • Struggling
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Human Technological Exploration Suit

  • iansparkman
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Is Packaging Design Wasting Energy?

  • airborne18
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Building Torsion in Company Cafeteria, Ditzingen

  • hk20
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Does centre of buoyancy equal centre of gravity when fully immersed?

  • jnanesha.ks
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Can GPH Be Converted to PSI for Leak Testing?

  • CaityAnn
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Blow Out Preventers: Addressing Design Shortfalls and Improving Safety

  • talk2glenn
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Replacing an Enclosed Back Porch Foundation

  • 333
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Looking for engineer to interview for class project

  • INC Dalton
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Need Help Understanding Process Control System?

  • REBORN1991
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Learn a Language: Advice for Jonathan

  • JonathanCox
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Calling builders and handymen - I need ideas for a patio roof

  • DaveC426913
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What Should You Learn Next in Engineering to Advance Your Career?

  • Evil Genius
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What is a free-air loud speaker?

  • pixel01
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Designing Reinforcement for a continuous cantilever beam

  • meridagreen
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Is the force in a tilted beam affected by the angle of tilt?

  • megavolt818
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Building an electric car from an old vehicle

  • ƒ(x)
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Building an electric motorcycle for a steep hill commute

  • ƒ(x)
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Acceleration and de-acceleration using the 3-axis acceleration data

  • trilok
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Perforated Radiant Barrier Insulation

  • jerryezd
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What Is the Mechanical Device That Uses a Ball Bearing on a Track?

  • Voxynn
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I need to interview and Engineer

  • dwboe
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Calculating angles,calculating velocity

  • bradleyk
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Say hi to you guys~ I'm from HK ^^

  • city25
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