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Vibrational Modes of a Solid Sphere
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Is an RFID Warehouse Tag System the Solution for Efficient Inventory Tracking?
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Designing a Small Location Detection System with RFID Tags
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Active Denial Technology [Pain guns]
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Understanding Valve Spring Bounce in Motor Vehicle Engines
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What is the Ideal Formula for Calculating Flow Rate of a Fluid?
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Creating a Shipyard Environment in the Lab - Ideas Welcome!
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Making a Floating Lantern: What Should You Consider?
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Which Engineering Degree is Right for Me?
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Question on centrifugal brakes
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UHV System Issues: Seeking Advice
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The Mystery of Gas-Powered Heat Pumps
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Can a Gear-Pump Be Used as a Motor for a Simple Steam Engine?
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Installing 2X24 Character LCD in Water-tight Box
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Design a mechanism which knocks over can
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Designing Liquid Delivery System with Servo Motors
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How I can calculate the cv of a ball valve
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Question: probably easy cuz I'm in Junior High
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What Is the Modulus of Elasticity for Basswood and Balsa Wood Under Compression?
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Fishing Rod - Sensitivity Calculation
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What are some project design ideas for signal processing and electronics?
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Post length vs. size of base plate?
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Increase the mechanical advantage of geared jib crane machine?
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Power Required to Pump Air Underwater: Calculate & Analyze Metric Results
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What is a P&ID and where can I find one for a water treatment plant?
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What is the Most Efficient Propeller Design for a Peddel-Powered Water Craft?
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How can the deflection of a stepped cantilever beam be calculated?
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Troubleshooting Phone-Induced Clicks in Speakers
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Metal Thermo Flasks: How Do They Keep Drinks Hot?
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Performing an Engineering Analysis
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Can RPT Machines Be Upgraded with Low-Cost Laser Technology for 3D Printing?
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Bonding Steel to Nylon - Glue & Epoxy Recommendations
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How Do You Design an Internal Combustion Engine Focusing on the Connecting Rod?
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New Concept Engine Design: Get Feedback Now
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How accurate is a simple water level?
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Efficient Draw Program for Creating Scientific Figures and Diagrams
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Calculating Torque Needed for M20x100
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From a light fixture to an inlit.
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Are Diesel Motorcycles Available for Civilian Use in the U.S.?
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Expert Tips for Building a Rube-Goldberg Machine | Physics Class Help
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Do large dams have a standard design?
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Propagation of waves in solid and FFT
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What size of I-BEAM that i will use to carry a load of 2270Kg?
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Verify the depth and size of existing caissons
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How Powerful Can Short Wave Radio Amplifiers Get?
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Which Introductory Chaos Theory Text is Recommended?
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What are some recommended textbooks for an introductory EE course?
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What happened to my gasket goop?
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Erossion in air to steam heat exchanger
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Chassis Dynos: Measuring Shaft Torque/Power
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Velocity of escaping gas while depressurizing a tank
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A simple but efficient Diesel burner?
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Dynamics Problem, Relative velocity of rigid body in planar motion
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Load capability of an Al sheet serving as a ramp
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Formulas for acoustical dampening?
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Collisions Problem: Finding Gs During Impact
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Borehole / Ground penetrating radar research opportunities
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Start a Microsoft Project Discussion - Share Ideas & Ask Questions
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Best Laptop for Engineering: Compatibility Concerns for Mac OS Users
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Heat generated by friction force
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How to Build a Reliable Hydraulic Pressure Resistance Tester for Paper Surfaces?
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Connect 8mf Cap to AC Gearhead Motor
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Where Can I Find Good Sources of Design Documentation?
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Can Solid Materials Be Used for Large Scale Energy Storage?
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Poor design led to I-35W bridge collapse?
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Using 45W Solar Panel to Charge Battery for Laptop & Lights
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Plastic Bridges: Practicality and Feasibility for Bridge Construction
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Bandwidth Req: Digital vs Analogue Signals
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Why do Electrical Appliances Need 3-Pin or 2-Pin Plugs?
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Geometry in High School: Uses & Practical Applications
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How to Measure Water Level with Differential Pressure in High-Pressure Tanks?
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Static tests of timbers in structural sizes (ASTM D198-84)
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Cool DC motors for electric vehicles
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What is required to convert the USA to Diesel?
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IR-light focusing and collimation
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Shear cell testing, want to understand it completely
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Choosing Electives for a Mechanical Engineering Degree: Tips and Advice
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What can a simple mistake teach us about IRF840 FETs?
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Books containing several common place EE designs
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Trying to make a cantilever with the highest efficiency
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Advice needed on designing an electronic car finder
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Does anyone know of a good RF electronics book?
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Creating Gradation Charts with Software
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Idea for clean Power Generation
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Fine. I'll make my own air conditioner.
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Is AutoCAD 2000 lacking in table creation capabilities?
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Fluid Velocity Head - Get Practical Information for Designing Piping System
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How do they make chairs that move on their own?
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Temperatures in a central heating system
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Make a Magnetic Stirrer: Fix Flea Spinning Problem
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Is My Formula Accurate for Calculating Vehicle Transmission Ratios?
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How Is Piping Design Implemented in Unigraphics?
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Coupling Two Engines: Best Method & Firing Order?
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Cold? sun light untill it interacts with oxygen
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Looking for an engineer's handbook Any suggestions?
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Analysis of Truss Structure: Horizontal Component at Hinge?
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Importance of Good Engineering Practices
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Ultra Light 12V 3.5 Ah Packs: Where to Find?
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Convection Wind Tunnel Power: Small Scale Plan for BC Property
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How to get output voltage from the tachometer output
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