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Relation between electrical and mechanical resonant frequency
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Which roughness value (Rz, Ra, ) to use in pipe flow equations
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PSI vs MPH Calculation: Force for Wind Resistance
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2 post lift with lead screw and rope drive
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Orifice plate effect on impeller flow rate
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Free 3D Structure Design Sim for Balsa Wood Modeling
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What civil engineering travels most?
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Can you help me find the bug in my optimal control code?
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Mirror Reflection: Tracking Sunlight with Arduino
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Laplace transform of multiplication
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SSSI (structure-soil-structure interaction)
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Moment of intertia for corrugated pipes
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Understanding Scientific Output
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What is the kinematic conditions for free-surface
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Difference between Mechanical and Electrical engineer?
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Control valve downstream pressure drop
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Mechanical shaker for vibration testing
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Questions about the physics of turbine operation
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SolidWorks Rotation of Component Problem
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What do materials engineers do? examples
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No output from 7905 when in increased current
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Best engineering books for an undergraduate engineer
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Installation Of Shaft Roll Mills
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How to get the new Coordinate of an Polygon at angle X
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Design 12V or 24V Timer for Hydroponics System
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Engineers with ADD & OCD? What field would I do well in?
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What type of Engineer do I need?
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Heat Convection through a Vertical Pipe
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Moment of inertia for non homogeneous density.
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Modeling bolt holes as stress concentrators in I beam bending
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Where can beginners learn shop skills?
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Empirical data regarding shower heads and water
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Is Meshing Possible with Nodes in Ansys Beam Creation?
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.Calculating the Moment of Turning Force for 25mm Square Tube
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Voltage to Voltage converter design
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Building a battery operated railgun
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How Is Speed Calculated on a Zip Line?
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Engineer Technical Letter Request
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Alternative chemical energy storage
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Do engineering researchers often use advanced math as tools?
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Computer controlled wheel chair or pram
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Why do tensile testing graphs show a negative slope at these regions?
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Alternating Outputs with 555 Timing Chips
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Steel Manufacturing: Semi Killed & Fully Killed Steel
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Writing shear and moment equations for a simple beam problem?
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Outgassing rate of O2 from water
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Can Steel Replace Concrete Plynths for Vibration Absorption in Motor Support?
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Creating a telegraph, quick question?
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Calculating forces involved in seesaw motion
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Fundamental engineering Exam for Electrical Engineers
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The whys of Combined Cycle power plants
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