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When can you add moments together in structural analysis?

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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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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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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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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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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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What Are the Functions and Uses of Skylab?

  • PhysicsGeek69
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Define Engineering (or describe)

  • AzonicZeniths
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