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What exactly does a Construction Engineer do?
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Definition of the following Equation?
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Exit Temp / Heat Loss in External Pipework
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Derivation of second order system transfer function
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Applications of magnetic levitation
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Electronic Door Control Design Ideas
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What are some of the trade-offs when it comes to aircraft design?
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Temperature Control of Steel Rods in Experimentation
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What is the reality of pursuing a career in engineering?
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Lift and Drag formulas on a plane
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12VDC motor specification question *Need Help*
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Can radar detect flying animal?
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Tape experiment how to pull at constant speed?
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Climbing a Steel Pole in <8 Secs - Ideas?
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Cascade Tube Particle Accelerator
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Design Pressure Vessel: Vacuum, O-Ring Guidelines
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Very Large Scale Wind Generator
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What Is the White Layer on Water?
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Can You Help Me Interview an Engineer for My School Project?
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Power Source for Water Heater Element?
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What is the difference between a heater and a furnace?
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The Topic That Wouldn't Die: Bernoulli's Principle and airfoils
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BuildTesseract.htmlBuilding a Tesseract: Can it be Done?
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How Do You Calculate the Bottoms Ethanol Fraction in Distillation?
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Novel Steam Engine: Amazing Power for Airplanes
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Understanding Tire Dynamics - Factors & Dissipation
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Strength of materials(longitudal stress in thin cylindrical shells
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Separating Electricity and Magnetism from EM Waves
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Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)
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What Software Can Design a High-Accuracy Collimator Lens?
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How Do Accelerometer Voltage Outputs Relate to G-Force?
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Equation For Levitating Magnets?
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How long does it take to heat up a material? Solar Energy.
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Can Explosives Create Diamonds in a Backyard Experiment?
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Looking for High Temp Rubber for Lamination Press Pad?
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Looking to build an impressive project for my college application
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HELP: Simscape for structural engineering
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Compressor with a displacement of 10 meter cube hour
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Building a cabinet need gas spring lbs selection
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Creating Stainless Steel Prototype Parts to Combining Techniques
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Estimating Energy Potential from Medical Waste Incinerator Heat?
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Could really use some advice for last semester of undergrad
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Open Call: propose a CubeSat payload
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Bringing wind energy to the ground through a giant pitot tube
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Possibility of taking Dynamics, Thermo, and Statics simultaneously?
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Optics: Reversing a Nuetral Density Filter
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Tapered beam deflection problem
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Flow Rate for water not to freeze in pipe?
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How do I get water vapor fraction and pressure?
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Flow rate calculation using pressure difference and time
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Is engineering really like this?
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What Are the Day-to-Day Responsibilities of Environmental Engineers?
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Is a Vibrating Structure Gyroscope the Key to Measuring Vehicle Pitch and Roll?
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Can a Plasma Source Be Designed to Eliminate UV Radiation?
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Physics or Engineering Degree for Career Flexibility?
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UV-Resistant Window Solutions for Your Home
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Civil Engineer needs help getting head round a graph
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Find Angle Needed for Objects to Topple Over - Tom
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Does temperature affect the movement of electrons in a circuit?
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High temperature pressure vessel seal
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DP transmitter level indicator question
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Anybody knows how this plastic part might be called?
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Accelerometer activity recognition
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Solving Simple Statics Problem - Find Force Fb & Fa
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Calculating Weld Sizes for Staircase Attachments
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Electric motor used as Generator?
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Can something more heavy than water float
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I'm in grade 12 and I want to get into nuclear physics.
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Can an AC Water Well Pump Handle 50Hz Cycles for Use in Africa?
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Educated opinions please: Are seats in rear crumple zones unsafe?
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Is my device's capacitance or resistance causing a measurement problem?
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How do I input a dependent current source in PSpice 9.2?
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Can a Bluetooth Module's Range be Configured and What are the Options?
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Various questions about mouse trap cars
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Where can I find a replacement for part number 0603B562K101NT?
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Modal analysis -reduced -fluid80
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Chemical Engineers: Salary Comparison to Other Engineers
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Are there free software and recommended books for mechanism design?
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Simple Electron Guns - Sources & Vacuum Storage Solutions
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Finding the most 'important' variable
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Design a Flashlight LED Reflector Lens for Flooding
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FredGarvin - Question For You Please
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Automated Camera Clicking: Get Your Ideas Here!
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Calculating Forces in Gate Frame Members: Am I on the Right Track?
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2D FFT (Fast Fourier Transform librerie)
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What are the capabilities of CNC machines for precision steel machining?
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Pressure relief valve safety considerations during design
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Energy released in an explosion
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Find General Efficiency of Reciprocating Pumps
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How can I create a battery powered LED that flashes 8 times per minute?
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Calculating Wind Energy and Pump Size
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Thermal energy storage and usee
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What is the most accurate design for a small projectile launcher?
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Timber Roof Trusses: Supporting Domestic Residences
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Calculate Theoratical Machining Cycle Time
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What is the best design for a parachute to deploy after a weather balloon pops?
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Frequency Plot(or bode plot) in SIMULINK
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Is My Compressor Adequate for My Buttler Press Machine?
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Lens to increase angular responsivity of optical sensor
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Modeling Solar Heat Transfer in Storage Tank: Tips & Equations
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