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Why Is the Slope of a Beam Zero at Its Midpoint Despite Maximum Deflection?
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Physics experiments for undergraduates
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Finite element method for frames/beams
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Clever idea -- Configurable robot cubes
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Need help identifying this piece of lab equipment
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OpenFOAM Experience? Anyone with Expertise?
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Structural Engineering - Deflection
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Help in laser simulation in COMSOL
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How is the vacuum in a light bulb sealed?
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Can military naval vessels easily survive any hurricane/typhoon?
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Engineering Interview. Answers from engineers appreciated.
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Can Mixing Different Battery Brands Damage Your Devices?
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Acoustic impedance water surface in partially filled tank
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Bullet camera in PVC pipe condensation problems -- Help please
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Maintaining liquid level inside tank with inflow and outflow
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Standards and guidelines (DIN, ISO, ANSI etc.)
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Efficacy of laying insulation flat on ground around house?
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Creating a 10ft x 3ft Racking System: Load Capacity
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Beam Deflection equation question
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Can Vacuum Glazed Sunglasses Provide Maximum Eye Protection?
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How Reliable Is Your High-Mileage Acura RSX-S?
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Different FEA results of the same element
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If GPS works on timing why doesn't having a cable ruin it?
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Low-cost deck roof construction
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4 point support beam reactions calculator
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Forever boiling water in vacuum
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Should a civil engineer learn solidworks?
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Fuel efficiency, turbine vs stroke generator
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Most Massive Freely Moving Object Ever Built?
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Mining Software | Popular Options for Design, Blasting, Hauling
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Is it possible to have a input & output screen or speaker?
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How to Calculate RPM of Wind Turbine generator
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What is This Pipe? Capping Ideas for Old Gutter Drainage
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Does a low brick wall need to rest on top of beams for proper support?
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With a Few Design Features for a Trompe
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Bending moment on multi beam sign post
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Snow Load Calculator | Medeek Design
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Limit on mechanical & electric energy conversion efficiency
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How Can I Build a Small-Scale HIFU System for Inducing Sample Oscillation?
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Max Load Capacity of Rack Built from 2x2x.25 Steel Tubing
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Measuring surface waves using the a pressure sensor?
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Submarine Outfall For Storm Water Drainage Pipe
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What determines the sign/direction of shear stress?
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How to calculate volume of oil released from a pinhole ?
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Calculating max weight object supports without counterweigh
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Finding the total charge from the graph
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Man-made generation of water waves
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Would this water from air device work?
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Monitoring While Drilling Problem
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Can the Deflection of Mild Steel Straps Support a 500kg Load?
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Software package for modelling electromagnetic interaction
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Dissapating corner moments in a rectangular underground tank
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Wind turbines with many small generators
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A few questions about relative humidity
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Bending force or shear force what's the difference?
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Functional Back Brace for Costume
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Outdoor WoodBurner = Indoor Heat suggestions?
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Tower out of paper that would support a textbook
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Something cool to make with magnets
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Is Wasting Energy a Symbol of Affluence and Convenience?
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Need design for a rectangle "like" spray bottle
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Masonary Wall Design for water tank
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What a different single-mode-cavity and 'single'-mode-cavity?
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Where Can I Find an Astable Linear Solenoid for My Robotics Experiment?
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What is the upper arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge for?
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Interesting pocket reference by Thomas Glover
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Engineing Resources: Learn Modern Engineering History
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Need to know the name of this screw/joint on a wooden bed
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Beam calculations - Simply supported vs pinned both sides
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Deformation of containers in the Tianjin explosion
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Fillet Welding: T-Joints with 10mm Plates
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Passive offshore desalination plant
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Square steel tubing for a beam....did I do this right?
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How Does a Rain Catchment System Affect Water Levels in a Tank?
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Is there a benefit to having holes in sails and rudders on Chinese junks?
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I need a method of estimating the volume of a gas container
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Can a car's reaction to gas pedal be said to be stable ?
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Calculating time in a logarithmic scale
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Why haven't we colonized the oceans?
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Question about differential pressure on subsea pipelines.
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Calculate maximum weight box can hold
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Measure a <X,Y,Z> point within 0.1mm over 10m x 10m x10m
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Why isn't concrete used more in the construction of high rise buildings?
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Atmospheric CO2 removal technologies?
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Exporting Pictures from Maxwell: Solutions & Tips
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Best Way to Control Vacuum Level in a series of Tanks
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Understanding the Repelling Forces of Magnets
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What Is the Most Efficient and Safest Method to Generate Electricity?
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Length of Base to support weighted pillar
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Calculating Spiral Loadings in Helical Structures
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Slab on a Brick wall (Only 3 columns)
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"Members of a frame are axially inextensible" implication?
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Solar array arrangement calculation method (not due south)
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Build a Periscope - Get Help Now!
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Is it possible to build a windmill at home?
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Concrete Columns: Building a 3-Floor House
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Above Ground Pool: Managing Earth Berm Creep
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Convert and Calculate Dimensions with Ti-89
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