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Calculating Volume of Water/Air Needed for Filter Backwashing
- Bashir2008
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Is Gas Flame Better than Charcoal Fire?
- Evo
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Does the water pressure analogy help novices understand voltage and current?
- Redbelly98
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What makes the Evinrude Lightwin 3 the ultimate dowry for landing a fisherman?
- turbo
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Reviewing Engineering Mechanics: Statics by Hibbeler - Is it Worth the Hype?
- hs-student
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Experience and or Thoughts on Dual Major E.E.+M.E.
- fmadero
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Can I Create My Own Wall Art with Steel Beams and Insulation?
- JasonRox
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A7 Twin Carb Head: A Precious Find!
- wolram
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How to Design an Orifice Plate for a Water Treatment Pilot Plant?
- Bashir2008
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How prepared is California for the Big One
- hammertime
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Checking Valves: An Hour of Coaxing Could Save You!
- wolram
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How Do I Determine If a Beam Will Break Based on Calculated Stresses?
- VooDoo
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Routine mantanence on one of the big mixers
- wolram
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Wind turbines - recent developments
- kateman
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Modern Flywheels: Energy Storage at 90000 RPM
- craynewhope
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News Feasibility of Nuclear Energy with Recycling (Pu) as Energy Solution in US
- Herodotus
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Transient conductive heat flow using finite element method
- rgh107
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Kitchen outlet sparked and burned when I tested it with a multimeter
- turbo
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How about a SUV with 33mpg CITY.
- Integral
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Why are solar panels shiny if they have anti-reflective coatings?
- faitswulff
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What Innovative Strategies Can Enhance Wind Energy Harvesting?
- MIC
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Becoming 'energy independant' is folly for the rich.
- Alfi
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Do I have the right skills to become an engineer?
- stjimmy
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Does turning off the air conditioner waste money?
- p0nda
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Are Jack Stands Really Safe for Working Under Cars?
- lisab
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Traffic engineering: convenience vs. consumption
- Loren Booda
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Online Engineering Statics Course at WVU
- chrisd5885
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Converting Kinetic Energy to Electrical Energy: Engineering Considerations
- NEPA
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Why don't pickup trucks have retractable tailgates to reduce drag?
- Loren Booda
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Rotating Skyscraper in Dubai: Innovation or Disaster?
- only_huce
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Reverb time in my living room has got to be .75 sec
- mtworkowski@o
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Why is Applied Mechanics is impotant for engineering ?
- janemba
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How Can Biomimetics Inspire Innovative Designs from Nature?
- phyzmatix
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Highway vs tunnel to sea level and gravity-powered transport
- h.g.Whiz
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Ethanol Fuel from Corn Faulted as ‘Unsustainable Subsidized Food Burning’
- scott1
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How to connect a disposal and dishwasher to a single drain sink
- james.parera
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How using shorter-wavelength laser allows more information to be stored
- ah lai
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How to Build a Three-Wheeled Electric Car at Home?
- wolram
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How Do Magnetic Damping Devices Prevent Metal Objects from Sticking to Magnets?
- DeepSeeded
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What do m and l represent in car following model equations?
- aldous
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Building a geothermal power generator from a refrigerator or AC unit
- Pythagorean
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Cutting disc exploded and severed my finger
- wolram
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Is a Fiberglass Monocoque Suitable for Building a 50-MPH Electric 3-Wheeler?
- wolram
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Fuel cells:electricity or hydrogen powered
- bobbobwhite
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Can a Skyscraper Really Change Its Shape?
- lisab
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How do I construct a set of concentric circles with millimeter precision?
- inflation
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What Causes the Pop and Flame When Shutting Off a Propane Grill?
- mtworkowski@o
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Origin of C++, differences from Turbo C, and software engineering basics
- VashtiMaiden
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Calculating Strain Energy of Circular Clamped Plate
- harpreet singh
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Civil Salad with EE on the side.
- Nick M
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Should a sound-blocking shed be closer to the source or the listener?
- mtworkowski@o
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How do pixels create colors on screens?
- GAGS
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Bradford Transform: Matrix of Constants
- JamesGoh
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Information regarding wind turbines
- kitarey
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Interpolation between two surface meshes
- Starbug
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Building a dog door with an induction loop sensor to keep raccoons out
- craigwein
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How to make efficient and safe smoke for a wind tunnel
- danjroman
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Why Is Northeastern University's Co-op Program Worth Considering?
- Saladsamurai
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What Are the Principles Behind Saline Drip Package Design?
- hanson
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High school physics project ideas for building
- Rasine
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How Is Downward Displacement Calculated in a Hanging Prismatic Bar?
- Modern Algebr
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Why Does My COMSOL Model Not Converge at Higher Heat Flux Values?
- martingotu
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Is Synchronized Vehicle Acceleration the Solution to Traffic Delays?
- G01
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Dehumidification to solve the third world drought problem
- vernonn4styv
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Can lightning heat water to drive a turbine for home power?
- lylos
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Beam bending and moment of inertia
- ttlg
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Brainstorming for a new physics/engineering project
- IHateMayonnaise
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Saw a new military weapon that
- Qaiphyx
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Surviving College: Physics II, 4 Years To Go!
- Nick M
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So structural beams are used pretty much everywhere right?
- perfectchaos180
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Career prospects for engineering physics and CS with focus on sustainable energy
- elephantorz
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Who really invented wireless radio?
- Aquafire
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Prepaid Electricity: A Modern Approach to Managing Energy Usage and Billing
- bynes
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Can hose clamps be used to repair torn oil cooler lines on a 90s Buick Regal?
- ice109
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Building motion detection software with USB sensors for a laptop
- jhe1984
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Why software companies rarely deliver comprehensive code documentation
- oldtobor
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Extracting drinking water from air with minimal power
- Phlange
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What Are the Derivations and Uses of Beam Deflection Formulas?
- ...harry...
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Trapping Light with Elliptical Mirrors: Possibility or Impossibility?
- ffleming7
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Air flow - roof and attic ventilation
- dmcroof
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New Hygiene Head Orders Staff to Wash Bearings
- wolram
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Which Engineering Major Should I Choose for My Dream Job in the Military?
- jaredmt
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Ideas for something you wanted to do but can't do due to a disability
- ltbarous1
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Is Infinite Energy-Powered Car Technology Possible?
- jaredmt
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Design ideas for assistive devices to help with work, sports and leisure
- ltbarous1
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Deflection and stress in a complex structure
- cmandhad
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Trouble calculating the second moment of area
- NancyHadad
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Why did you choose engineering over the sciences?
- mr-tom
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Goodbye Old Friend - 1987 Yamaha Razz Minibike Adventure
- binzing
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What Is the Maximum Compressive Load on a Solid Brick Pier?
- LiamFermoylel
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Testing beam load capacity: loading methods and analysis
- perfectchaos180
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How Do You Calculate Shear Force and Bending Moments in Stub Axles?
- jonny2k
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Which mechanical pencil brand survives being in a bag?
- sir_manning
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Bending Deflection at Given Points
- EngNoob
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Collecting water from condensation without energy input
- nickindustrial
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Designing a home greywater recycling system for potable reuse
- nickindustrial
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Keeping a gun safe at optimal temperature and humidity
- JimmyJockstrap
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How can I improve the efficiency of my Boomilever design?
- koujidaisuki76
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