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Whats the deal with an Engineering Technology degree?
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Does technology always follow science? Examples from history suggest otherwise.
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Basement sump pump liner install, back-fill with concrete?
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What's the Advantage of a Sun-and Planet Gear Setup over a Traditional Setup?
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Car radiator as a heat exchanger
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How does recovery of braking energy improve I.C. engine performance?
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IPhone app measures really hot temperatures
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Is My Air Cannon Safe After Winter?
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Can Anyone Succeed in Engineering with Hard Work and Practice?
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Calculate Pipeline Pressurization Time: 2,355 ft, 20 psi, 20-inch Pipe
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Is a high-speed vortex blimp possible?
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Best vac pump for boiling water
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Pressure at end of pipe with 14 gpm flow
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Help the Family Business: Engineering Degrees & Contracting
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Prerequisite for computer science major
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Same curvature in spline but different slope
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Lithium-Polymer battery fire safety precautions
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Why is it difficult to find a small electric motor with 2000RPM and good torque?
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Motor wiring - will phases be unbalanced?
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Theory behind thermal insulation
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How does a simple calculator work?
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How to Calculate the Diameter of an Orifice Plate?
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Pressure increase in room connected to cannister
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Helmholtz resonator? Intake manifold design
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Calculating the Torque of a 90 lb Flywheel
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Can Alternative PMTs and Cheaper Materials Work in Cosmic Ray Detector Designs?
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Root Locus Sketching: Learn How to Draw and Analyze
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Improving my engineering mathematics
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The Principle of the Helicopter
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Flow rate calculation question
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Calculating Horsepower & Torque: A Small Dynamometer Guide
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FORTRAN 90 help- matrix-mul-add- input from user defined file name
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Magnetic Flux analysis in transformer design.
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Dangers and safety considerations in the paper and pulp industry?
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What Defines Engineers: Personality, Politics, and Stereotypes?
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Do engineers really need to understand calculus?
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Any tips for a struggling Engineer major?
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Fuel pressure change in closed fuel tank
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Brightness control for a bulb in an incubator
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Armoured Cables: Tape vs Wire - Mechanical Properties
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Master ETABS with Help from Fellow Civil Engineers at a Top Forum | CSI Berkeley
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Need a small remotely controlled motor w/ self-contained power
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Calculating hydraulic motor sizes
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Calculation of large deflection of plates
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Question about computer monitors and security
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How does the centrifugal and coriolis forces affect a centrifugal pump?
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Gases and thermodynamics in confinement.
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Boiling Water via New Solar Panel Method
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PEM Fuel Cell: Hydrogen Ion Diffusion Through Anode?
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Calculating aircraft fuel consumption
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Tweak TV Remote: Reduce Volume Automatically
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Building Precise Machine in Home
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First Order System's Time Constant
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Periodicity of a Function: How to Determine if a Function is Periodic
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[1st CIVIL ENGINEERING],. MECHANCIS
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Crafting a Winning Biomedical Engineering Project Proposal for UVA Application
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Maximize Power and Control with Dual Electric Hand Throttles for Your Bike
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Need laser cutting company, recommendations?
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What are some recommended resources for Solidworks 2011 training?
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Hydraulic or pneumatic for applying loads ranging between 500-1000lb
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Artillery Recoil Mechanism as Dual-Action Shock Absorber
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How to Calculate CFM for Air Cleaning 16 Tubes with 116 PSI?
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Engine cylinder weight and power
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Ancient Engineering Measurements
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What are the benefits of obtaining multiple engineering degrees?
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Need an help in Modal Analysis
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Ontario Universities for Software Engineering
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Water Poisson Ratio: What & How?
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Calculating Friction Factors for High Pressure Steam Flow?
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How to Calculate Minimum Duct Thickness for Vacuum at 150°C?
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Can Airflow Through Floor Vents Be Regulated to Minimize Loss in High Winds?
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Why Does Bernoulli's Equation Not Apply to Unsteady Flows?
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What Is the Maximum Propeller Diameter for a 1800 Shp Engine at 2000 RPM?
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Graph Interpretation: Resolve f(t) in Step, Impulse & Ramp
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Why Do Baseball/Tennis Ball Launchers Use Two Spinning Wheels Instead of One?
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Favorite method of assembling circuits at home?
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3D software for magnetic problems
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Why did I choose to study engineering if I hate my current engineering job?
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COMSOL-Cantilever Resonating in Water
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Kilo Unit Naming Confusion: kW vs KW
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FEA meshing - why not 2d mesh -> 3d mesh ?
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Couple light into photonic crystal fiber
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Need a way to approx. weight of a tractor trailer being loaded
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Why is the Displacement Formula ½at2?
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Can anyone explain the basics of 3D heat transfer modelling?
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Soil displaced and depth of a pile
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Solution to Statics Design Problem Found
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Calculating Hertzian Stress: Equation and Unknown Terms Explained
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Pressure Safety Valves Calculator - Fire Case Gas Filled Vessel
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What are the key considerations for designing a chilled water system?
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Software to analyse simple continous beam
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Higher order terms of Range Kutta for SPH?
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Is this function realizable for every yes/no why should be provided?
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Heating element temperature - correct calculation?
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What is the maximum pressure that a %99.9 pure tungsten tube can withstand?
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Creating a Drag Shield for a free fall object
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Acoustic Resonance of a Building
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Star Delta Conversion: Why Phase Shift?
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What is the most efficient method of lifting water using heat?
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Understanding Horsepower in Big Trucks
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