General Engineering Forum

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Calculating beam tensions in statically indeterminate structures by hand

  • paul-martin
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Effect of thermal expansion on restraints

  • Ry122
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Two objects in a shaded positio

  • GIW
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What's the proper way to heat a car engine on a cold morning?

  • questionboy
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Can an engineer answer these interview questions, please?

  • BarbieQ
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Solving Elasticity Problems with Finite Element Method

  • Lojzek
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Solving Retaining Wall Problem with No Math/Engineering Knowledge

  • biggcheese
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Interview-an-Engineer Type Postings

  • MATLABdude
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Following distance between cars

  • Loren Booda
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Solving Equation 1 with Secant Method

  • a.mlw.walker
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What Can You Create at Home with a Sense of Achievement?

  • Glennage
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Are wind turbines really noisy?

  • Chocolate07
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Implicit vs explicit finite element solvers

  • pamparana
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Metal Detectors: The Depths of the Ground

  • nanoswift
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Calculating forces on a tilting tower

  • djtexcarr
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Understanding 2D Views of a Line in Engineering Class

  • Ryuk1990
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Tolerances in wooden meter sticks and protractors used in university labs

  • Pengwuino
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Hello. This an interview that an engineer could anwer.

  • 205032
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Hawk amongst the hens - C-5 over Niagara

  • DaveC426913
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What is the best way to anchor a fort with a zip line attached?

  • Airman
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Calculating load requirement for light rail

  • jimminy12
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Suggestions for simple practice lagrangian problems

  • Storm Butler
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Which is better: MEng or BEng + Msc for overseas students in the UK?

  • tony2damax
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Where can I find information about testing machines?

  • method_man
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Quick and easy way to measure magnication of a concave mirror

  • Lighting_man
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What are the benefits and challenges of a civil engineering career?

  • vt33
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Whats the formula for variance between batches?

  • Fat Ryan
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Historical: Mechanized cutting of stone vs. concrete

  • Breeze
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Building a reverse osmosis water filter from parts

  • _Eternity_
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Siphon-Heat Exchange-Electric Generation

  • Catach
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Why do we need to find roots of equations in engineering?

  • vigintitres
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What desk shape prevents wobbling with monitors?

  • questionboy
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Missing List Results option in ANSYS General Post-Proc menu

  • CCK27
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Making a curved mirror from a satellite dish

  • Shawnzyoo
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Inventions that could have been ahead of their time

  • Loren Booda
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My kingdom for a reliable chlorine pump

  • Ivan Seeking
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What shape building is most energy efficient?

  • Loren Booda
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Bending moments and forces when one stand fails on 8-tonne table

  • radiarich
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Percent Effect of variables in equation

  • Gaenn
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Cutting a Chalkboard - Is It Feasible?

  • IHateMayonnaise
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Data collection and analysis: OriginPro 8.0 SR6

  • Allucard
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Remove Electric Window Motor from Truck Door

  • tribdog
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Building a diver propulsion vehicle with 12V brushless motor

  • IanK
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Can overhead tranmission lines be located via sattelite imagery?

  • Starwatcher16
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What is the best way to patent an idea?

  • chayced
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How Can I Calculate Storm Water Management for a Site Plan Approval?

  • blimkie.k
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Is My Dream of Becoming an Astronautical Engineer Over?

  • EternityMech
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Will this magnet motor work?

  • Flantoons
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Where Can I Find Free CAD Blocks for Traffic Arrows?

  • blimkie.k
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Why are traffic circles circular instead of other shapes?

  • harrycoolests
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Strength of a partially Submerged Pipe Casing

  • csus_student
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Can you become good at math and physics if you weren't before?

  • Qatra
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Navy fire controlman repairing AEGIS combat systems

  • KingOfChaos
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Advice on stabilizing a tall wooden structure (just a fun/simple project)

  • anduril
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Prototype This: Engineering the Impossible

  • maverick_starstrider
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Building an ionic wind lifter from salvaged parts

  • wolram
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Applying for Summer Engineering Jobs at Big Companies

  • nobb123
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How to calculate max load for a VLV beam?

  • giant016
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Electroosmotic Micropumps: What is the Role of the Reservoir?

  • frenchero
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Large Flow Valve Thesises: Get Information Here

  • zhhf6666
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Is 20mm Plywood Enough for a 90kg Load on a Top Bunk?

  • cabellos
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I am a contestant for the M-Prize challenge

  • Iyafrady
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Calculating upright loads to base plate

  • 3thanol
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Mechanical engineering or electrical engineering

  • darthxepher
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I passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

  • bobbarkernar
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I-Beam load capacity question, what beam for 70 tons?

  • gwrassiniboia
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Hot water won't reach bathroom sinks in 3-story 1902 home

  • danielhudson
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Moonlander new video (very funny)

  • GoncaloB
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Building a Newspaper Boat for Physics Class

  • hamburgler
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Cantilever Design: Anchoring Steel Beams for Shane X.

  • Shane
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Calculating load for tidal movement

  • jamesd442001
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Fix Cropped Bitmap Image in Autocad 2010

  • bigislander72
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Surety Obligations for Performance and Payment Bonds in Contractor Default

  • bobbarkernar
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Novels for an electrical engineer?

  • dream&create
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What method does COMSOL use to interpolate post processing data?

  • mjb7
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How big would a solar power cell need to be

  • Starwatcher16
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Advice for Friend Who Wants to Go to MIT for Engineering

  • um0123
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Finite Difference Frequency Domain

  • la4361
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Bicycle fork pin won't tighten after frame swap

  • jamie4w
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Why do we still have telephone poles everywhere?

  • Cyrus
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2.5MW wind turbine with ducted fan system design

  • BigApple2625
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Big Wind Tunnels - It's Not Everyday

  • Cyrus
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Smart railroads: sensors, networks, and intelligent systems

  • Astronuc
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Are Nanobots Affected by Quantum Physics?

  • hippopviolin
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Are exams hindering our pursuit of knowledge in engineering studies?

  • AhmedEzz
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Free Fiberglass Polliwagen airplane airframe: safe to build?

  • Cyrus
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Designing a Hydro Generator for my Farm

  • drewk79
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Is There An Aircraft That Has Never Crashed?

  • JaredJames
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Calculating Steel Universal I-Beam for Simply Supported Beam

  • qems
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Are microcompact homes in your future?

  • Ivan Seeking
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Bending in structure. Small vehicle frame.

  • elsikre
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ASTM A997 structural steel properties

  • Starwatcher16
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What is the Wattage of a Microwave Oven?

  • dav2008
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Design an egg encasement to survive a 3m drop in 150 cubic centimeters

  • llaskai09
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What Is the Fourth Derivative of Position?

  • SW VandeCarr
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