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Many small bolts, or few large bolts?
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Why are bulldozers so slow?
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What did all those valves do in a U-Boat?
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How do heat pumps output more heat kW than the electrical kW used to run the heat pump?
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Why isn't heatpump technology used for solar collector panels and boiler tanks?
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Types of state observers/estimators actively used in the industry?
Awarded Dec 30, 2022 at 2:05
Why is this bridge thickest above the support pillars instead of the mid-span where the bending stress is highest?
Awarded Jun 14, 2022 at 18:12
Why does the manual to a 1989 TV almost dedicate a page to the "pin assignment" of the SCART connector?
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Why do wooden gate designs recommend a brace under compression instead of tension?
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Why are two wires used in railway overhead equipment?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 11:05
Does a transformer use power when output isn't under load?
Awarded May 9, 2022 at 21:48
How can the alloying materials of recycled steels be separated?
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Can a very bright light attract an incoming laser guided weapon?
Awarded Apr 9, 2022 at 7:36
What is the difference between direct and indirect learning control?
Awarded Mar 26, 2022 at 3:21
Why do we pave roads instead of making them from removable parts?
Awarded Jan 31, 2022 at 22:15
Why are multiple locomotives attached only to the front for larger trains?
Awarded Jan 25, 2022 at 19:52
Why are train brakes so complicated?
Awarded Jan 22, 2022 at 18:01
What is the lowest point below sealevel that we have built where a human can go?
Awarded Jan 11, 2022 at 20:22
How do ball bearings not crack from a load concentrated on an infinitesimally small point?
Awarded Dec 23, 2021 at 17:25
Can the structural integrity of bridges be measured in real-time for safety?
Awarded Dec 1, 2021 at 21:42
How did mechanical engineers work before SolidWorks?
Awarded Dec 1, 2021 at 13:56
How can I tell if I got counterfeit aluminum?
Awarded Oct 29, 2021 at 13:31
Why does this fence have a kink?
Awarded Oct 20, 2021 at 2:11
What is the physical reasoning behind metal becoming stronger and harder if heat treated?
Awarded Sep 25, 2021 at 20:27
What happens from B to C in this stress strain diagram of mild steel?
Awarded Sep 21, 2021 at 14:18
Why are screw holes in most of the door hinges in zigzag orientation?
Awarded Sep 20, 2021 at 15:11
Why don't motorcycles have as good a turning radius as bicycles?
Awarded Sep 15, 2021 at 8:06
What kind of metal are eye glasses frames made from?
Awarded Sep 14, 2021 at 14:42
Aluminum weight saving
Awarded Sep 12, 2021 at 15:16
Why do heavy trucks use air brakes?
Awarded Sep 5, 2021 at 20:50
How can a piece of paper be shaped to guarantee it falls slower than a plain sheet of paper?
Awarded Aug 26, 2021 at 2:27
How was this toy made?
Awarded Aug 24, 2021 at 9:12
Extending USB cable makes it not work
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How do vending machines prevent people from stealing goods?
Awarded Jul 12, 2021 at 11:02
ANSYS APDL Shape memory effect option of SMA not working
Awarded Jun 26, 2021 at 0:21
How does a (pulley based) continuous variable transmission (CVT) work?
Awarded Jun 24, 2021 at 20:58
Why exactly does a washer help distribute the stress around a bolt?
Awarded Jun 17, 2021 at 12:25
Should we protect our AC's outdoor unit from sunlight?Does it increases the durability of an AC and its refrigerant if it is well shaded?
Awarded Jun 16, 2021 at 20:05
Why does temperature not increase by putting more logs into the fire
Awarded Jun 7, 2021 at 16:31
What would "wired houses" refer to in 1928?
Awarded Jun 6, 2021 at 15:06
What unit of weight is that?
Awarded May 12, 2021 at 13:33
Why are railroad tank cars bent in the middle?
Awarded May 3, 2021 at 16:16
Why not put servers in a refrigerator?
Awarded Apr 17, 2021 at 2:44
Harvesting thermoelectric energy from computer graphics cards
Awarded Mar 25, 2021 at 18:15
What is the difference between the Polar Moment of Inertia, $ I_P $ and the torsional constant, $ J_T $ of a cross section?
Awarded Mar 25, 2021 at 0:21
Why doesn't epoxy stick to silicone?
Awarded Mar 23, 2021 at 23:19
Why do we neglect the radial stress in case of a thin pressure vessel?
Awarded Mar 7, 2021 at 14:05
Why are some public benches made with arm rests that waste so much space?
Awarded Feb 27, 2021 at 12:06
Why do air entrainment admixtures improve the freeze-thaw resistance of concrete?
Awarded Feb 17, 2021 at 3:11
Reading stepper motor datasheets to get torque and speed
Awarded Feb 11, 2021 at 0:21
Why does the stress-strain curve decrease?
Awarded Feb 7, 2021 at 0:35
Definition of buckling as a sudden deformation
Awarded Jan 14, 2021 at 18:56
Forgotten time units
Awarded Dec 24, 2020 at 3:15
Why does a gear have extra holes?
Awarded Dec 11, 2020 at 7:26
Why are engine blocks so robust apart from containing high pressure?
Awarded Dec 8, 2020 at 21:11
How does turning off electric appliances save energy
Awarded Dec 6, 2020 at 8:25
Why are most standard bolt threads single start?
Awarded Oct 30, 2020 at 16:21
Is it structurally sound to cut an I beam to a T on one end?
Awarded Oct 1, 2020 at 15:05
How can I measure correctly with a ruler?
Awarded Sep 25, 2020 at 0:11
Distance sensors with accuracy of 1 mm?
Awarded Sep 12, 2020 at 3:15
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