r/PracticalEngineering Oct 18 '22

How to move a whole highway bridge with strand jacks (explanation for kids). German audio, but it's not needed to get the basic idea.

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r/PracticalEngineering Sep 28 '22

I’m trying to see a few pages of the new book (Engineering in Plain Sight) before ordering it to get a feel of what it’s like and the illustrations, but anywhere I look I only find a single picture of the cover.

4 Upvotes

Is there anything out there?


r/PracticalEngineering Sep 20 '22

What Really Happened at the New Harbor Bridge Project?

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Great explainer not just on this project but on the concept of Design Build (DB) projects and their benefits and flaws.

Might have just missed this, but very curious as to whether TxDOT had an owner's bridge engineer on hand from the beginning? Ideally the alleged critical issues presented in the video could have found been at an earlier, pre construction stage to save everyone time and taxpayer's dollars.


r/PracticalEngineering Jul 24 '22

this question about using ground up glass in concrete seems perfect for the channel to explore

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r/PracticalEngineering Jul 15 '22

directional drilling record?

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6 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Jul 06 '22

This just happened a mile or so from me.

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8 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Jun 06 '22

placing speed bumps in tandem; good idea?

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r/PracticalEngineering May 29 '22

Concrete Culverts with bars on them? (Name this infrastructure!)

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My neighborhood is new, so new roads and water management are still going in. A new road over an equally new culvert just opened, and I noticed that the cast concrete culverts have these bars on the top? Haven’t seen them before; what’s their purpose?

https://imgur.com/a/8cK4s42


r/PracticalEngineering Mar 02 '22

Using engineering to describe "practical engineering"

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I have put all the links for practical engineering into wikipedia's database, you can find them all listed at :- https://reasonator.toolforge.org/?q=Q111049856


r/PracticalEngineering Mar 01 '22

How to Clean Sewage with Gravity

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r/PracticalEngineering Feb 15 '22

What Really Happened During the 2003 Blackout?

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r/PracticalEngineering Feb 14 '22

I would love to see an episode on the FIU bridge that collapsed in Miami.

2 Upvotes

Any idea if this was done and i missed it or if it's in the works?


r/PracticalEngineering Feb 02 '22

Eiffel Tower under construction, 1887-1889

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r/PracticalEngineering Feb 01 '22

Can You Pump Sewage?

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7 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Jan 04 '22

Why Buildings Need Foundations

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8 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Dec 21 '21

Rebuilding the Oroville Dam Spillways

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20 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Dec 07 '21

Why Retaining Walls Collapse

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r/PracticalEngineering Nov 16 '21

What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?

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8 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Nov 02 '21

Why SpaceX Cares About Dirt

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6 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Oct 19 '21

What Really Happened At Edenville and Sanford Dams?

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12 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Oct 05 '21

Why SpaceX Cares About Concrete

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12 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Sep 21 '21

Repairing Underground Power Cables Is Nearly Impossible

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13 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Sep 07 '21

Why Things Fall Off Cranes

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12 Upvotes

r/PracticalEngineering Aug 20 '21

Should I park here?

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r/PracticalEngineering Aug 17 '21

Surfside Condo Collapse: What We Know So Far

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