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How do different variables affect the power needed to ride a bike?

  • fredfmah
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Left Hand Thread 3/8-16 Full Thread Tap Bolt 1/2" Long, No MOQ?

  • NoTime
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Greetings, asking for sources.

  • Fukushuusha
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Can I Find the Height of My Chimney Without Using Expensive Equipment?

  • Bernie Hunt
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Why are big engines so horribly inefficient?

  • ShawnD
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How to select the Injector for CNG application

  • getsasi
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Real-life applications of the Heaviside function

  • relaxed_guru89
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Are there research in engineering?

  • kant
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Does buckling in a 3000m steel riser affect buoyancy force?

  • mhl
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Programming language for engineering

  • z-component
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Building a vending machine for a senior EET project

  • ENGRedcupcake
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1000 years to improve on gunpowder

  • Loren Booda
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Can someone tell me what i need to know before

  • pakmingki
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Which calculator is your favourite and why?

  • Maxwells Demon
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Television Wall Mounting - Torque Considerations

  • ccny62
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Converting wood joists to steel

  • fiddlesticks
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Engineering Degree Completion Time Statistics

  • trajan22
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Am I good enough to become an engineer?

  • enraged_lemon
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Building a Rube Goldberg Machine Using Analogue Multimeter

  • bobm866
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Join the cisco courses so i can get a certification

  • moe_3_moe
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Build a Modular Block That Harnesses Light

  • Ppzek
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Architect verses Civil Engineer

  • Sphereic
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Rube Goldberg machine to measure water in ice cream using multimeter

  • bobm866
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News Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles

  • edward
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Building a Wind Tunnel and Stabilizing an Airplane in Pitch

  • Cyrus
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Should I go to grad school or work after my BS degree?

  • Maxwell
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How Critical Are Symmetry Theories to Modern Engineering and Technology?

  • Rothiemurchus
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Convert Tangential Stress Around Circular Hole to XY Co-ordinates

  • aidiot
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Exploding the Limits: Microwaving Unusual Objects

  • delta001
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Infrastructure Life Expectancy: Frequency Distribution?

  • TheRobsterUK
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Pro Engineer in a week Muwahahhaha

  • Cyrus
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News Railway tunnel across Bering Strait

  • Rothiemurchus
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Is Civil Engineering a Good Career Path?

  • AngeloG
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How can a one-way light tube be created using mirrors and plexiglass?

  • mcnaryxc
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PE license for Civil and mechanical engineers

  • LRJ85
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Are Nail Guns Too Dangerous for General Public Use?

  • wolram
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Annoying Clicking Sound from Front Derailer

  • Physics is Phun
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Is Structural Integrity related in any way to Static Friction? Or vice versa?

  • structural inte
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Where Can I Find a Quiet Motor for a Doppler Shift Experiment?

  • Ruddiger27
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Solar Water Heater Installation Cost: $/Watt

  • eaboujaoudeh
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Is Hell exothermic or Endothermic ?

  • smarter than u
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Solar Power Plant Idea for Review

  • wind_sailor_NZ
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Should my oven be on 24/7 or not?

  • TSN79
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My Electrical Engineering Resume- how does it look?

  • david90
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Owner moved my survey stakes on Arizona luxury development

  • tribdog
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Understanding Scanner Functionality

  • tomas
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In need of some advice regarding Science Olympiad boomilever

  • 996gt2
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Can human efficiency be negative if oscillatory motion does no work?

  • adrenaline
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Fun stuff you get to do as a nuclear engineer?

  • Pythagorean
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Get a Tracking Chip for Fish in Canals

  • Adder_Noir
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Do compact fluorescent lights always make sense?

  • Ivan Seeking
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Magnetic Simulation: Simulating Permanent Magnet Separator

  • samulon
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Parabolic Cables: Info for Grad Thesis

  • sinaneguz
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Which watches are the best and why?

  • verdigris
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What would perpetuum mobile be good for?

  • xAxis
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Can a Stirling engine work in -40 degree weather?

  • Pythagorean
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Which engineering field makes the most money?

  • pakmingki
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What do you think about design?

  • hanson
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Buy a sport bike sometime in the next year

  • franznietzsche
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Award-winning project with over 100 EER efficiency

  • Artman
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Which discipline to specialize in engineering?

  • bluevires
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How Do I Calculate the Right Steel Stand Specifications for a Heavy Aquarium?

  • KnowNothingMan
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Designing Aluminum Square Tube Table Legs for 90kg Load Support

  • cabellos
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How to make a flying rocket by using papers?

  • kindaichi
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Using Excel with engineering equations

  • hedons
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A (hopefully) easy question to answer about cantilever beams

  • ralphowilson
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Pool Heater Installation and Comparison Questions

  • eaboujaoudeh
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What inspired your choice of thesis topic in civil engineering?

  • Pyrrhus
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Converting sound waves from wind turbines to electrical power

  • vhbeazel
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Design a tree support system for windstorms

  • titus_polo
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How to calculate load distribution on an aluminium bed frame

  • cabellos
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What type of engineering should i go into?

  • BigZ
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Why Are Women Underrepresented in Engineering Fields?

  • mikewashere
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Why do people write new text books?

  • Cyrus
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Invention: but dont know if it works.

  • corra
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The 10-step engineering design process

  • quantumdude
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A simply supported beam has 2 equal point loads (W/2)

  • SarahM1980
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Is There a Smokeless Burning Tool for Home Use to Avoid Identity Theft?

  • John34320
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Calculating tank size for 10,000 lb boat lift with buoyancy tanks

  • Mfrank21
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Why are the x-components of tension unequal in this cable geometry?

  • stinlin
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Define the differance between Mass and Weight

  • Robin07
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Microwave Steam Engine, Would this work?

  • sas3
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What are the specifications for beverage container valves?

  • wxrocks
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Can Water be Lifted by Weight in Hydraulic Energy Systems?

  • Rand
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What is an example of a well conditioned matrix with a small determinant?

  • chadpip
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Camera and Display RGB question

  • rp895
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What is the history and significance of tensor fields in physics?

  • Jorrie
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Motion Solution for MA Sculpture Student

  • Dylan
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Good engineering dynamics book?

  • mrmotobiker
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Opinion needed: 'friend's' idea

  • vincentm
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Route in becoming a charted engineer

  • TeDucK
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Cantilever beam with distributed load and end load

  • Parner111
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Should I specialize in electrical engineering?

  • chipmunk22
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When is Moment Reduced in Reinforced Concrete Design?

  • niz
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Is there something wrong with this?

  • BobG
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3D closed-form triangulation solution

  • Lagomorph
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Requirements and Characteristics of a Good System Design

  • Kinn Sein
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Building and testing potato cannons

  • Stevedye56
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Member forces in statically determinate Al frame not matching between joints

  • dichotomy
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