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Why exactly does a washer help distribute the stress around a bolt?

answered Jun 16, 2021 at 14:45

20 votes

Aluminum weight saving

mechanical-engineering materials steel aluminum machine-design

answered Sep 9, 2021 at 21:03

18 votes

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Can a very bright light attract an incoming laser guided weapon?

mechanical-engineering electrical-engineering optics lasers

answered Mar 15 at 18:48

12 votes

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How can I calculate the power and torque required for the motor on a wheeled robot/vehicle?

motors torque wheels

answered Oct 13, 2019 at 23:44

9 votes

Is there such a thing as a sand-proof bearing?

bearings

answered Feb 23 at 6:17

7 votes

On a car with all-wheel drive, how does the engine provide the angled front wheels with power?

mechanical-engineering automotive-engineering wheels car

answered Jun 7 at 17:29

5 votes

Electric go kart

electrical-engineering motors electric-vehicles

answered Jul 17, 2020 at 2:59

5 votes

Working out Motor torque

motors

answered Oct 13, 2019 at 19:37

5 votes

What is this "clamp" place on a piece of bar stock while turning it in a lathe for?

machining lathe metalwork

answered May 19, 2021 at 4:08

5 votes

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Meaning of quarter hole color fill in drawing

mechanical-engineering technical-drawing

answered May 19, 2021 at 7:59

5 votes

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Why do blacksmiths use these 2 tools which seem to do the same thing

metal-folding metalwork

answered Jul 7, 2021 at 19:56

5 votes

Why can't screws be used for locating parts?

fasteners

answered Oct 16, 2021 at 4:19

4 votes

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Motor to rotate gear and hold place when powered down

motors solar

answered Dec 1, 2021 at 5:38

4 votes

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is a positive acceleration indication that velocity must be positive?

dynamics acceleration

answered Jun 1, 2021 at 21:17

4 votes

Why radio communication was limited to military use and did not become popular with general public like cell phones have become today?

telecommunication radio

answered Oct 9, 2020 at 21:54

4 votes

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Glide Ratio of an unpowered "sub"

fluid-mechanics submarines

answered May 10 at 20:12

3 votes

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Welding Carbon fibre

welding carbon-fiber

answered Jul 8, 2020 at 5:38

3 votes

How to stop the leakage from the design?

seals

answered Nov 20, 2020 at 21:40

3 votes

What does "rigid steel" mean in electrical construction plans and specs

electrical-engineering

answered Jun 17, 2021 at 14:22

3 votes

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Chernobyl - why didn't they power their own circulation system?

nuclear-engineering

answered Jul 13, 2021 at 20:25

3 votes

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What's this tool?

tools

answered Jul 30, 2021 at 13:20

3 votes

Why are hydraulic systems widely used to multiply force ? won't a couple of gears do the job?

gears hydraulics

answered Dec 31, 2021 at 14:46

3 votes

Does more downforce affect the acceleration and top speed?

power aerodynamics acceleration drag

answered Sep 7, 2021 at 15:02

3 votes

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Highest point of stress in a multistage gear reducer

mechanical-engineering

answered Sep 8, 2021 at 15:22

2 votes

Kollmorgen TBM frameless motor material

motors robotics

answered Sep 2, 2021 at 14:28

2 votes

If every action has an equal but opposite reaction, then how is acceleration possible?

acceleration

answered Sep 5, 2021 at 18:14

2 votes

Implementing a locking mechanism for a rotating platform

design gears

answered Nov 5, 2021 at 14:15

2 votes

What causes the temperature to drop at the interface when two slabs are brought in contact?

mechanical-engineering heat-transfer thermal-conduction

answered Nov 13, 2021 at 16:33

2 votes

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What is the name of this height-adjustment structure?

mechanical-engineering

answered Jan 1 at 5:33

2 votes

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How do I add resistance to a ball joint?

mechanical-engineering

answered Jan 3 at 1:10

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114 Answers

Why exactly does a washer help distribute the stress around a bolt?

Aluminum weight saving

Can a very bright light attract an incoming laser guided weapon?

How can I calculate the power and torque required for the motor on a wheeled robot/vehicle?

Is there such a thing as a sand-proof bearing?

On a car with all-wheel drive, how does the engine provide the angled front wheels with power?

Electric go kart

Working out Motor torque

What is this "clamp" place on a piece of bar stock while turning it in a lathe for?

Meaning of quarter hole color fill in drawing

Why do blacksmiths use these 2 tools which seem to do the same thing

Why can't screws be used for locating parts?

Motor to rotate gear and hold place when powered down

is a positive acceleration indication that velocity must be positive?

Why radio communication was limited to military use and did not become popular with general public like cell phones have become today?

Glide Ratio of an unpowered "sub"

Welding Carbon fibre

How to stop the leakage from the design?

What does "rigid steel" mean in electrical construction plans and specs

Chernobyl - why didn't they power their own circulation system?

What's this tool?

Why are hydraulic systems widely used to multiply force ? won't a couple of gears do the job?

Does more downforce affect the acceleration and top speed?

Highest point of stress in a multistage gear reducer

Kollmorgen TBM frameless motor material

If every action has an equal but opposite reaction, then how is acceleration possible?

Implementing a locking mechanism for a rotating platform

What causes the temperature to drop at the interface when two slabs are brought in contact?

What is the name of this height-adjustment structure?

How do I add resistance to a ball joint?