The origins of precision
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Engineering the world’s most complex office building, in Antwerp, Belgium
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Why river channels shift and meander, and what tools engineers use to manage the process (Part 1)
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LockPickingLawyer (literally) slaps open a MojoBox digital lockbox
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Why some roadways are made of styrofoam
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The insane engineering of the F-35B
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China’s global mega-projects are falling apart
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The insane scale of Europe's new mega-tunnel – Denmark is building a record-breaking tunnel to Germany
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How do seatbelts work?
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Team of Swedish engineers has finally developed the first crash test dummy designed on the body of the average woman
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Denmark and Germany now building the world's longest immersed tunnel
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Wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday – a similar nearby bridge, also made of glued laminated timber, collapsed in 2016
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The nuts and bolts of siting and building power lines
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Inside the first undersea roundabout – one of the world's most remote construction projects can be found on the Faroe Islands
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How Disney's Tower of Terror works
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Going nuclear to desalinate seawater
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Turkey has built the longest suspension bridge in the world
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Mechanical watch
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Funchal Airport, on the island of Madeira, was too short for modern commercial airliners but there was nowhere to extend to. The solution is one of the greatest civil engineering projects of our time.
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How electricity actually works
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LUMITIME - A digital clock with no electronics
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What are the differences between the Autobahnen and the Interstate Highway System?
I know there are some Germans on Tildes, figure at least one of y’all might know. How does a typical Autobahn differ from a typical Interstate in design and construction? How often is repair work...
I know there are some Germans on Tildes, figure at least one of y’all might know. How does a typical Autobahn differ from a typical Interstate in design and construction? How often is repair work done and how long does it last? What work would be required to upgrade an Interstate to Autobahn standards?
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Inside a urinal auto siphon
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What really happened during the 2003 blackout?
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Can you pump sewage? When it comes to wastewater, what goes down must come up again
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Rebuilding the Oroville Dam spillways
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The Thames Barrier must never fail. Here's why it doesn't.
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How retaining walls work, and why they collapse
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Turning buildings into batteries? Concrete battery storage explained.
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Construction work has begun on the German side of an underwater tunnel connecting Germany and Denmark – €7 billion project set to be completed by 2029
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How road barriers stopped killing drivers
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What really happened at the Millennium Tower?
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Undersea rail-road tunnel between Denmark and Germany – Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link explained
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Skellefteå has wooden schools, bridges, even car parks – we visit Sweden to see what a climate-conscious future looks like
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US civil engineers bent the rules to give New Orleans extra protection from hurricanes
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Repairing underground, high voltage power lines is nearly impossible
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Dubai has built the world's deepest pool
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Why cranes collapse
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Solar domes could desalinate seawater at a commercial scale
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Surfside condo collapse: What we know so far
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LeMessurier Stands Tall - A Case Study in Professional Ethics
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After the Florida building collapse, condos struggle to fund big repairs
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How sewer pipes work (feat. fake poop)
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Majority of Florida condo board quit in 2019 as squabbling residents dragged out plans for repairs
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What really happened at the Hernando de Soto bridge?
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What really happened at the Oroville Dam Spillway?
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Tens of thousands of large dams are reaching the end of their expected lifespans, leading to a dramatic rise in failures and posing a serious threat to hundreds of millions living downstream
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Faroe Islands are set to open an under-sea roundabout – the underwater tunnels connect the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy in a network some 11km long
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Screws - The early years
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What is gasoline?
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