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Whats the relation between the centre of gravity?

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Magnet on drone just attract hate

  • 3301
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What Is the Rise and Span of a Bridge?

  • avito009
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Designing bridge not perpendicular with ground

  • KaylaJ
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Preventing Condensation in Outdoor Enclosure

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Air pressure vs post-fuel pump vaporization chamber

  • Braden T
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[optics] How to transport light/image in narrow tube

  • gregMontreal
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Can a wireless keyboard be charged by typing or cleaning it?

  • 3301
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What is with the recent surge in quadcopters?

  • Niaboc67
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Simplification of load on beam for Max M and D

  • Lisciu
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Beam Sizing for Engineering Student Project

  • Declan10
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I need an engineering project for my Science Fair

  • Ryan Ferguson
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Why does the truss bridge app report forces over 500 for a 200 load?

  • mishima
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Converting between USD per kilogram and USD per gallon

  • samjose
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Can Regular Paint Be Used on Bronze Items?

  • rollingstein
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Distributing weight of four legs evenly over surface

  • Tan88
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Physics experiments for undergraduates

  • Shreyas Shree
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Finite element method for frames/beams

  • mohamadh95
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Do you have a mini-job? How do you manage it?

  • Donello
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Clever idea -- Configurable robot cubes

  • Hornbein
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Lab clamp with thumbscrew on movable stage

  • fr0zensphere
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Does OpenFOAM have a GUI or require command-line coding?

  • WIN
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Setting up physics for VCSEL laser simulation in COMSOL

  • Pooya
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How is the vacuum in a light bulb sealed?

  • TheAxolotl
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Can military naval vessels survive hurricanes and typhoons?

  • BarnRat
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Engineering Interview. Answers from engineers appreciated.

  • Zunori
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Can Mixing Different Battery Brands Damage Your Devices?

  • manzana
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Acoustic impedance water surface in partially filled tank

  • Ilias Aouaj
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Condensation on bullet camera lenses in sealed PVC pipe housings

  • NickatNite8724
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Maintaining liquid level inside tank with inflow and outflow

  • Roger Akayesi
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Are engineering standards like DIN and ISO mandatory or optional?

  • Marcis Rancans
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Efficacy of laying insulation flat on ground around house?

  • shane2
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Creating a 10ft x 3ft Racking System: Load Capacity

  • blake92
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Beam Deflection equation question

  • amir azlan
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Can Vacuum Glazed Sunglasses Provide Maximum Eye Protection?

  • Algren
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How Reliable Is Your High-Mileage Acura RSX-S?

  • wolram
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Different FEA results of the same element

  • mohamadh95
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If GPS works on timing why doesn't having a cable ruin it?

  • PaulMakesThings
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Low-cost deck roof construction

  • DaveC426913
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4 point support beam reactions calculator

  • Aman Ratan
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Forever boiling water in vacuum

  • vec738
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Should a civil engineer learn solidworks?

  • Mddrill
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Fuel efficiency, turbine vs stroke generator

  • Lrn
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Most Massive Freely Moving Object Ever Built?

  • Hornbein
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Popular mining software for design, blasting, and hauling

  • ngoc nguyen
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Can speakers and screens work as both input and output devices?

  • SciencePerson
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How to Calculate RPM of Wind Turbine generator

  • alokkumar
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Identifying and capping an old gutter drain pipe

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Does a low brick wall need to rest on top of beams for proper support?

  • HarryKoh
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With a Few Design Features for a Trompe

  • Trompe
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Bending moment on multi beam sign post

  • CompactDisc
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Snow load calculator for ground snow loads

  • medeek
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Limits on converting mechanical energy to electricity and back

  • Le Jergens
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Max Load Capacity of Rack Built from 2x2x.25 Steel Tubing

  • blake92
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Measuring surface waves using the a pressure sensor?

  • tmpst
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Submarine Outfall For Storm Water Drainage Pipe

  • Point Conception
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What determines the sign/direction of shear stress?

  • srk999
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How to calculate volume of oil released from a pinhole ?

  • radenbimayoga
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Calculating max weight object supports without counterweigh

  • James O'Neill
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Finding the total charge from the graph

  • red1312
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Man-made generation of water waves

  • 0pt618
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Would this water from air device work?

  • PraAnan
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Monitoring While Drilling Problem

  • Claudio_Baldo
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Can the Deflection of Mild Steel Straps Support a 500kg Load?

  • BMX56
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Software package for modelling electromagnetic interaction

  • sukharef
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Dissapating corner moments in a rectangular underground tank

  • Infinitybyzero
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Wind turbines with many small generators

  • Zeynel
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A few questions about relative humidity

  • TSN79
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Bending force or shear force what's the difference?

  • shott92
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Functional Back Brace for Costume

  • Jesuit24
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Outdoor WoodBurner = Indoor Heat suggestions?

  • dwaring28720
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Tower out of paper that would support a textbook

  • Serenity4uswild
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Something cool to make with magnets

  • TT0
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Is Wasting Energy a Symbol of Affluence and Convenience?

  • anorlunda
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Need design for a rectangle "like" spray bottle

  • Seanshine
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Masonary Wall Design for water tank

  • rollingstein
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What a different single-mode-cavity and 'single'-mode-cavity?

  • SungDae
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Where Can I Find an Astable Linear Solenoid for My Robotics Experiment?

  • udtsith
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What is the upper arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge for?

  • andrewkirk
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Interesting pocket reference by Thomas Glover

  • SuperDaniel
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Engineing Resources: Learn Modern Engineering History

  • sulicat
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Need to know the name of this screw/joint on a wooden bed

  • sknth
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Beam calculations - Simply supported vs pinned both sides

  • Turbine
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Deformation of containers in the Tianjin explosion

  • Anders Bruun
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Can a 300W fog machine create a smoke curtain 5 meters high?

  • Shane Lautner
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Fillet Welding: T-Joints with 10mm Plates

  • doan
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Passive offshore desalination plant

  • puf_the_majic_dragon
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Square steel tubing for a beam....did I do this right?

  • Ross C
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How Does a Rain Catchment System Affect Water Levels in a Tank?

  • Physiogista
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I need a method of estimating the volume of a gas container

  • Jehannum
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Can a car's reaction to gas pedal be said to be stable ?

  • Gauzi
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Calculating time in a logarithmic scale

  • Natalie89
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Why haven't we colonized the oceans?

  • Hercuflea
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Using area-adjusted pressure formula for subsea pipeline burst design

  • zeromodz
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Calculate maximum weight box can hold

  • type47
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