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When can you add moments together in structural analysis?
- deufo
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What is the role of computer engineering in our modern society?
- steelband
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Constructing a Strong Bridge with Limited Materials
- Vorbis
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Magnetic Linear Accelerator ( finding magnets)
- EntryLevelStu
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Does any one know what is the equivalent UL level for FMVSS 302?
- Dalit
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Braces for concrete support safety question
- Point Conception
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Pitch side bib what on Earth is that?
- AniaMi
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Few Questions about building a Solar Oven.
- Pinu7
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HOW DOES THE COOL SURGE SAVE ENERGY WHILE COOLING?
- russ_watters
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Why Do Patents Have Dependent Claims?
- Mech King
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Microwave Welding: How It Happened to Me
- Lancelot59
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Egg Drop Contest for Science Survivor
- FredXrawR
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What needs to be invented to make daily tasks easier?
- Saladsamurai
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Shed construction /w a plant roof
- Meseria
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Textbooks with worked solutions for engineering statics
- geffman1
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Cantilevered beam with variating height.
- Thorvald
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Can a High Schooler's Wave Energy Converter Revolutionize Renewable Power?
- Green Zach
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Lift algorithm implementation in ANSI C
- kautilya
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How can we communicate with aliens?
- neo_star
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Numerical Integration of a dataset (what is the best method?)
- FrogPad
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Structural Eng: Find Deflection in Simply Supported Beam
- civilengineer
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How to figure the tension on a pole used for a zip line?
- oneelios
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Flying to NASA Langley and seeing fighter jets at the airshow
- Cyrus
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Pimp My Helicopter: Grad Students Repaint Army Donated Craft
- Cyrus
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Nuclear electricity separator - for those really picky customers
- misgfool
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Will Compressed Air Increase the Danger of a Car Fire?
- newbieny
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Is UCI engineering program good for prospective students?
- insipidgirl
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Projectile Motion: Understanding Launch Angles and Speeds
- Auto Engineer
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Projects for an aspiring engineer
- alexk307
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What's the Phantom Flash Above the Explosion?
- Artlav
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Win $75K for Solar Oven Invention - Did You Know?
- minger
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Would you do this? Video of tower-climbing excavator
- Ivan Seeking
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Phone or AIM interview needed for intro engineering class assignment
- warpcrash
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Where Can I Find a .pdf FE/EIT Review Manual for Easy Access and Convenience?
- gulfcoastfella
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How Is the Deflection Formula for a Simply Supported Beam Derived?
- clairepearl
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What skills should a Mars mission crew have?
- lilleybc
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Truss Analysis and Method of Sections
- iced_maggot
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What engineering field uses the most Physics?
- Scramble
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Larger wheels make load easiervto move?
- wadboy
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How can I draw a helical coil in Maxwell 3D v11 without getting an error?
- shasi
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Nanorex mechanical design software
- Aether
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Investigation of hydrogen-on-demand systems (HODS)
- buffordboy23
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How to add additional channel for analog TV (Local Community Channel)
- michaelm
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How do you find pressure head and residual head in a water supply system?
- jasonyp
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Book explanation is confusing me
- Kbonga
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Will our strain gauge accurately measure small forces on a baseball?
- CanoIsDbo
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Montague Folding Bikes: Reviews and Advice Needed
- G01
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Can CGI ruin the realism of flying with one wing?
- wolram
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Interesting topic for technical presentation?
- DyslexicHobo
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Engineering Notation: Need Help?
- Montero
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Atterberg Limits of Soil: Understanding Water Content and Plasticity
- Bob Ho
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Math to Technology: Translating Equations into Devices
- warpedlogic
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Is Civil Engineering the Right Path for Me?
- Omarm
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Second moment of area - Need walkthrough
- peleus
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What are some recommended mechanical forum websites?
- mainforstone
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Designing a Lighting System for a Structure
- TheFerruccio
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Electrical Engineer allowed to do Electrical work?
- willijimon
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Can the Atmosphere Vortex Engine Generate Enough Power to Sustain a Small City?
- SpicyRamen
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Water pressure from 24' tank through 650' pipe with Hazen-Williams formula
- Steve E
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Building a Paper Bridge: Connecting the Rings and Deck
- Epsillon
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Where Can I Find Detailed Wind Speed Data on a Small Time Scale?
- BasketDaN
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Finding a cheap small alternator for a vertical wind turbine
- goober2906
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How Do You Design an Egg Drop Container That Is Also Crush-Resistant?
- taylor92
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Beijing Television Cultural Center Fire
- Hexnergy
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Determing GPM through PVC pipe (Gravity Drains)
- rwludman
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Creating a Variable Resistor Using a Bare Resistance Wire and Sliding Contact
- Dadface
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Is Pilot Error to Blame for Icing Condition Accidents?
- Cyrus
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Homopolar Induction: Where Can I Find Answers?
- confusedone
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Sound Travel in a Vacuum (not the obvious question)
- George Jung
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Converting human voice frequency to wavelength
- wirefree
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Industrial costs vs. Do it yourself costs
- Topher925
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What Components Do I Need to Build a 200 lb Capacity DC Motor Cart?
- RonB
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Automatic glass filling system for champagne
- GMIT34
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Summer Experience for Engineering Student?
- MissSilvy
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Is Free Energy a Viable Source of Power for the Future?
- FDeck
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How do you decide what kind of engineering to do?
- AnEskimo
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Doing Engineering Research with a Masters/Phd, but not an ABET certifed BS?
- Clockward
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Energy consumption modification
- Loren Booda
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What is an intern supposed to do?
- ank_gl
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Questions for an engineer interview about education and career
- alllvin01
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Why do engineers need mathematics?
- matqkks
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Best Stability of Structures Textbooks/Resources?
- ColdFusion85
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What Are the Best Theoretical Mechanics of Solids Books for Reference?
- ank_gl
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Does a cold engine need a warmup period before driving?
- Cyrus
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Calculating Maximum Load for 6m Timber Beam
- ganathius
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Engineering failures from unit conversion errors
- flatmaster
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Physics Project (Egg Drop, again)
- deficiency4math
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Can GM OnStar really shut down vehicles during police chases?
- buffordboy23
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Researching top-secret technology without expert access
- theallknower
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Is Industrial Engineering the Right Path for a Biology Major?
- maryelsol
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Ultraviolet Rays - Need Resource
- tihort
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Efficient Methods of Green House Heating
- Nigel-Tufnfel
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Designing a Solar Water Heater System for 4500 Gal Tank
- gideon0223
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Where to buy dees for a cyclotron
- Degeneration
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Bad rear axle shocks very common?
- DaveC426913
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How to simulate a graph in Comsol Script?
- Maxzchea
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Strangest thing happened to me tonite
- pentazoid
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Can we test a 16 bar pipeline with air pressure instead of hydrostatic test?
- Ashokkk
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What Are the Functions and Uses of Skylab?
- PhysicsGeek69
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Define Engineering (or describe)
- AzonicZeniths
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