Practical Engineering

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The Hidden Engineering Behind Texas's Top Tourist Attraction
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Jan 07, 2025
Keeping the famous San Antonio River Walk working by replacing some huge floodgates. It's a pretty interesting challenge to replace them without draining the whole river in the process.
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Why are the Dutch So Famous for Waterworks?
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Jan 21, 2025
A look at some of the most impressive flood control projects on Earth Do the Dutch really have the rest of the world outclassed when it comes to waterworks?
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What’s Inside a Manhole?
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Feb 04, 2025
Doing it this way - by making the plumbing junctions into access points - just provides a lot of flexibility while also standardizing the system so anyone involved - whether it's a .. show full overview
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An Engineer’s Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges
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Feb 14, 2025
I don’t think there’s a better example in history where all the various factors of a technical problem converged into a singular solution in this way. I love cable-stayed bridges. Happy Valentine's Day!
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All Dams Are Temporary
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Mrt 04, 2025
On the surface, this seems like a silly problem, almost elementary. It’s just dirt! But I want to show you why it’s a slow-moving catastrophe with implications that span the globe.
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This Bridge’s Bizarre Design Nearly Caused It To Collapse
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Mrt 18, 2025
The wild story of Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island.  Just like engineers design structures to be ductile, to fail with grace and warning, we want and need projects like .. show full overview
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Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
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Apr 01, 2025
Just about every year, the news reports that someone was buried when a hole they dug collapsed on top of them. Understanding some of the sneaky behaviors of beach sand can help you .. show full overview
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When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe
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Apr 15, 2025
There are enormous benefits to be had using nuclear materials in many areas of science, engineering, and medicine. But there are enormous costs as well, many of which we might not be .. show full overview
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When Abandoned Mines Collapse
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Mei 06, 2025
The story of mine subsidence is the story of so many things in engineering - addressing the difficulties we used to just ignore. This is a real issue that causes real damages today, but .. show full overview
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The Most Implausible Tunneling Method
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Mei 20, 2025
How immersed tube tunnels are built.
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Why are Smokestacks So Tall?
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Jun 03, 2025
A peek behind the curtain of the Illium Works of the Federal Apparatus Corporation.
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How Sewage Recycling Works
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Jun 17, 2025
Nearly all sewage in major cities is treated before being released to the environment. But many places are recognizing the value of treated effluent and finding ways to put it to beneficial use.
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The Hidden Engineering of Liquid Dampers
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Jul 01, 2025
How sloshes quash wobbles in skyscrapers.

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