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News How Many Aircraft Carriers Do Leading Nations Operate?
- JPC
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News Which countries have the highest quality military equipment?
- JPC
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How to Determine the Best Floor Joist Configuration for a Heavy Load?
- kyra
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How does the Fresh Air Globe work as an air purifier?
- katchum
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Environmental Engineering schools in PA
- php111
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Creating an Artificial Island: Is It Possible?
- JPC
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Strain gauge sensitivity in cantilever tube with 1 N load giving 12 N output
- babistopher
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Why isn't there a civil engineering forum?
- RufusDawes
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How can we use sound energy to power motors?
- ben328i
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How Does JFISNAR Liquid Dispensing Work?
- hanson
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Why is balancing a bicycle easier at high speed than low speed?
- bill nye scienceguy!
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How Can I Improve My English Skills for Success in Engineering?
- Confused
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Realizing Savings with Solar Hot Water Heater - My Experience
- Chi Meson
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How Will the Bay Area and New Delhi Handle the 'Big One'?
- hammertime
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I wanted to know in what applications there is a great need for very
- SVora
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Are sig figs necessary in real-world measurements?
- eli64
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Will nanotechnology replace modern Engineering disciplines?
- eeuler
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Ahh, little fire incident (first horrible experience)
- Confused
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Where can I find resources for learning ANSYS?
- techguy
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ZIL Screws You: Russian Heavy-Duty Transport Vehicles
- Ivan Seeking
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Carbon spar strength for EPP foam combat model plane wing
- goony
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How to Design Tapered Sections for Flexural Members?
- hpsmahal
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Weight Trainers - Bench Press Survey
- makethings
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Paintball Cylinder Threaded Port Dimensions
- stratocaster142
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Power Up: You Need More than You Think!
- Ivan Seeking
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Is an RFID Warehouse Tag System the Solution for Efficient Inventory Tracking?
- cnichols785
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Active Denial Technology [Pain guns]
- Ivan Seeking
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Creating a Shipyard Environment in the Lab - Ideas Welcome!
- Kramjit
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Making a Floating Lantern: What Should You Consider?
- wisdom32
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Which Engineering Degree is Right for Me?
- linda123
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Installing 2X24 Character LCD in Water-tight Box
- j777
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Designing Liquid Delivery System with Servo Motors
- hanson
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Fishing Rod - Sensitivity Calculation
- Jim Hicks
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Engine making plastic-hitting-plastic noise when AC turns on
- G01
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Post length vs. size of base plate?
- azcr2k
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Where to find a P&ID for a water treatment plant
- Nevek
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How can the deflection of a stepped cantilever beam be calculated?
- paddy-boy66
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Performing an Engineering Analysis
- makethings
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How accurate is a simple water level?
- couldabin
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Efficient Draw Program for Creating Scientific Figures and Diagrams
- jga
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Is the Tyre Trick with Fire Real?
- jostpuur
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From a light fixture to an inlit.
- daniel_i_l
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Are Diesel Motorcycles Available for Civilian Use in the U.S.?
- EnumaElish
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Do large dams have a standard design?
- Loren Booda
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What size of I-BEAM that i will use to carry a load of 2270Kg?
- miloziz
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Verify the depth and size of existing caissons
- miloziz
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Which Introductory Chaos Theory Text is Recommended?
- FrogPad
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Are engineers with a Phd scientists ?
- omega_M
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Can Outside Humidity Affect Vapour Coming from AC Vents in a Car?
- DaveC426913
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Load capability of an Al sheet serving as a ramp
- miloziz
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Borehole / Ground penetrating radar research opportunities
- behold
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Does anyone want to discuss Microsoft Project?
- dingpud
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Will Mac OS work for engineering studies and professional use?
- Mach
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Why don't garbage trucks grind garbage?
- parsec
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Poor design led to I-35W bridge collapse?
- RGClark
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Why is high school geometry practically important for engineers?
- symbolipoint
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Static tests of timbers in structural sizes (ASTM D198-84)
- Pyrrhus
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Which fields have the longest solutions to problems?
- Simfish
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I made a poster. I have to present it tomorrow for an open house.
- Cyrus
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Birthday Gift Ideas for Female Electrical Engineers
- K.J.Healey
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Why do trucks get bad gas mileage?
- ShawnD
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Trying to make a cantilever with the highest efficiency
- koujidaisuki76
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Can I Fix My Brake Caliper or Should I Replace It? A Scientist's Perspective
- Mallignamius
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Creating Gradation Charts with Software
- Pyrrhus
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Idea for clean Power Generation
- Julius Caesar
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How to determine correct saddle height for a bicyle?
- pivoxa15
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For Aircraft nuts : Vampire pics added
- Integral
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Can Engineers Predict When a Structure Will Fall?
- russ_watters
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Are Japan's Power Stations Safe from Earthquakes and Water Contamination?
- wolram
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Coupling two single cylinder engines with chain, belt, or gears
- wolram
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Cold? sun light untill it interacts with oxygen
- Robin07
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Multi-position screw starter for obstructed fasteners
- wolram
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Is My Weight Causing My Bike's Rear Wheel Issues?
- pivoxa15
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Looking for an engineer's handbook Any suggestions?
- WolfOfTheSteps
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Analysis of Truss Structure: Horizontal Component at Hinge?
- cuddlesome
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Importance of Good Engineering Practices
- Astronuc
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Non Carbon Renewable energy sources
- Koonism
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What does the slope of a moment-curvature plot represent?
- Civilian2
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D lock keeps hitting my legs when pedaling
- pivoxa15
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The best engineering system design
- Willi
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How effective are sandbags at blocking floodwater?
- matthyaouw
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A Road Bike Primer: Entry Level vs Non-Entry Bikes
- pivoxa15
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Why did I forget to account for the offset in my drywall screw placement?
- Ivan Seeking
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Where Does Everyone Work and What Are Your Impressions?
- katchum
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Websites/books for 'Engineering Mechanics'.
- amanmahadeshwar
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Welcome to Luzirahs: 28y/o Mechanical Engineer from Kuala Lumpur
- luzirahs
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How do incinerators separate waste gases?
- Kushal
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FE exam in 2 days with no prep—is an all-nighter enough?
- Physics_wiz
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How Can I Create a Custom Switching System for a Remote Control Car?
- linux kid
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My first flight lesson at KGAI was like Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Cyrus
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Septic tank design and advanced oxidation resources
- mrmotobiker
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What education and salary for rollercoaster design?
- Line
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Ultrasound Scans of teeth instead of x-ray?
- magi
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How many of you do your own engineering?
- ice109
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Can Linear Systems Effectively Store Information?
- Idlemind
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Volume of pressurized storage tank
- ahsuu
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Maintaining PC Fans - All You Need to Know
- pixel01
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Engineering is not what you (they) thought
- Eyesys
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