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Crush Strength Of Donut Shaped 1.5 x 1.5 Square Tubing

  • pedalquickly
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Timing Marks on Engine, Timing Chain - Conceptual Question

  • YoshiMoshi
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Deriving deflection formula for simply-supported beam with center load

  • FEAnalyst
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Looking for a manufacturer to build a custom compound bow for me

  • kingofjong
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How to design a barrel cam to improve torque?

  • Olla
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Spotting gearbox assembly issues

  • Ah-E
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Just curious about many things like hydrostatics

  • ChicagoDad
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Galvanized Steel vs High Carbon Steel: Mechanical Performance

  • abdulbadii
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Advice for learning enough Solidworks to pass the CSWA and CSWP exams

  • dsaun777
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Equation for the angular position of a slider crank mechanism

  • Mech_LS24
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Force required to strip threads

  • CWatters
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What is the best beam design for my aluminum tandem axle trailer?

  • IdBdan
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Build a Wind Tunnel for Indoor Skydiving

  • darrellcro
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Rigid body simulation of complex mechanical systems

  • Delta Kilo
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Finding wind turbine rotor speed from freewheel RPM

  • HauTo
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Why do more cars now have a short "spoiler" above their rear window?

  • berkeman
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Penetration of a stake as it goes deeper into the soil

  • byarble
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Cubical Pressure Vessel - Maximum Pressure Computation

  • TomCo
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How does counter rotation control work for a tail sitter drone?

  • Jackolantern
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Cosine Error: 5mm Ball Tip Stylus at 7.5° Angle

  • Ranger Mike
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Is AGMA Class 16 the tightest tolerance gear class?

  • Ranger Mike
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Looking for ways of joining metal and plastic

  • Chandrasekar
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Moment of inertia question for two plates welded together

  • Jackolantern
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Reading a wood cutting blade specification

  • abdulbadii
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Measuring thermal conductivity of a metal

  • abdulbadii
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Air flow and pressure dynamics in structural fires

  • Zbelgie
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Pressure vessel wall thickness ASME BPVC VIII vs AS1210

  • LT Judd
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Interesting concept -- pump, motor or both?

  • Swamp Thing
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Box Beam stress problem with welding

  • Jackolantern
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Is there a library for the Gibson-Ashby model in Abaqus?

  • Muro35
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Deriving inverted pendulum on cart equations of motion

  • macardoso
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Power, Rpm, Torque - Horsepower increase for my small engine

  • ThinkR
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How to Calculate how much a column buckles?

  • Quietrabbit
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Pumping power calculation of a vertical closed-loop system

  • argeus
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Reducing friction at interface between a sphere and a plane?

  • Twigg
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How does FEM software compute inertial forces?

  • zoltrix
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Should a central heating boiler be kept on all the time or on a timer?

  • countryman
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Solve angle issues for opening a door with a linear actuator

  • marciokoko
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Does using dual spark plugs per cylinder make any difference?

  • HyperTechno
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Making an electric unicycle really self-balanced

  • Karl-Oskar
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How Do Horizontally Oriented Gussets Perform in Cantilever Bending?

  • lordvon
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How Does Gear Count Affect the Efficiency and Size of Gearboxes?

  • Datt
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Wave amplitude and wavelength from objects hitting water

  • jsurow
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Identifying an exhaust fan inlet component

  • Haotranphotomask
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Propane/Oxygen - from Cylinder to Oxy/Fuel cutting torch

  • martijn_tholen
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Converting Effective Mechanical Load to Newtons (Capybara)

  • enigmaticbacon
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Why do you feel heavier in water?

  • potto
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As much steam as possible from engine exhaust gas + warm water?

  • S P
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Calculate Load carrying capacity of vertically mounted suction cup

  • Acenish
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Sizing a heat sink for 15 W electronics module

  • Tone L
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The ideal weight or force to push a drill

  • abdulbadii
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Calculations for a lifting tool for a bar

  • oblong-pea
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Heat loss from the temperature difference

  • Alexey_H
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How many capybaras does it take to move a Stonehenge rock?

  • enigmaticbacon
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Coefficient of rolling resistance

  • tymi9
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How does a mini drill flexible shank work?

  • abdulbadii
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What does a numerical rating mean? Mechanical equipment or device

  • symbolipoint
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The direction of flux vectors in derivation of conservation of mass

  • Mart1234
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Mini linear actuator for syringe

  • _maxim_
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Is Self Winding the Solution for Keeping Clocks Wound?

  • jameskennymatheson
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"Permanently" Lubricated Bearing?

  • YoshiMoshi
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Thickness of normal shock zone (e.g. in nozzle)

  • Swamp Thing
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Is a Larger DC Motor Needed for Low Wind Speed Power Generation?

  • PNW Hobbyist
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Calculating Load with Magnetometer for Synchronous Motor

  • Hala Helmi
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Automotive Spring and damper on rocker

  • LowBlackFast
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Better model for a hydraulic motor

  • edwaugh
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What is the better way to create less turbulent flow with a blower?

  • T C
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Pistons have cracked and put a hole in the block

  • audi q5
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Does the discharge coefficient of an injector depend on the fluid?

  • Austin_Tx_Rockets
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The linear spring having even forcing pull/push

  • abdulbadii
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Ideas welcome on how to attach 2 shafts of different diameters

  • thor85
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Damping and friction in syringe equation of motion

  • mamech
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Determining downward force from hydraulic cylinder linkage

  • charandstell
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Efficient hit detection on a shot plate with piezo disc

  • matthieu1973
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Calculating pressure of air pocket in a pressurized water column

  • cvsanders
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Calculations: Creep of Metals and the Life of a Rod

  • Nadia
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Fourier's Law of Heat Transfer: Conceptual Explanation

  • E12-1
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Refilling butane lighter the physics way

  • DaveC426913
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Flow in and out of hydraulic motor

  • T-osu
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How to seat a motor shaft B taper connector correctly?

  • abdulbadii
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Total force from air spring model (double acting piston)

  • T-osu
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Looking to create a better frame for my e-motorcycle

  • Synco
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Force to smooth a 1 mm surface bump out of a steel of sheet

  • abdulbadii
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Trying to determine linear actuator force needed

  • bphillips921
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Energy absorbed by water illuminated by an LED source

  • Apgomes3
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Calculating Output Pressure for 15L N2/min

  • jvrkoo
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The angle grinder flange pair in UNF

  • abdulbadii
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How to calculate the weight of a gear?

  • Ballena Joseph
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Finding Gap Between Two Objects on Moving Conveyor

  • Bri2012
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Calculating the change of a Wind Turbine's RPM due to Airflow as f(t)

  • Al-Layth
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Optimal chock block angle for stopping train wheels

  • Woldennis
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Opening a door between a vacuum and atmosphere

  • DanielG1
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Are there cheap smartcar EVs with electric motors attached to wheels?

  • AmericaPacific42
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