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Every Kind of Bridge Explained in 15 Minutes

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See some cool bridges, learn some new words!Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/practicalengineeringErrata: At 9:25, Edmonton is in Alberta, not Saskatchewan.Witho
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How Bridge Engineers Design Against Ship Collisions

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An overview of vessel collision design with help from @RoadGuyRob Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-EngineeringWatch The Logistics of Commercial Fishing: https://nebula.tv/videos/wendover-the-logis
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Why Locomotives Don't Have Tires

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Friction is the final frontier of vehicle/rail interaction!Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/practical-engineeringWatch the latest Practical Construction episode now! https://nebula.tv/videos/practicalconstr
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How Railroad Crossings Work

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How do they know when a train is on the way?Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-EngineeringWatch Jet Lag: https://nebula.tv/jetlag?ref=practical-engineeringDespite the hazard they pose, trains have t
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How Engineers Straightened the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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One of my favorite civil engineering projects!Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-EngineeringWatch "The Logistics of X": https://nebula.tv/thelogisticsofx?ref=practical-engineeringThe lean isnt just
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Which Is Easier To Pull? (Railcars vs. Road Cars)

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A lot of the engineering decisions that get made in railroading have to do with energy.How does the rolling resistance of a 20-ton freight railcar compare to my little grocery hauler?1977 Resistance Report: https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/file
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Where Does Grounded Electricity Actually Go?

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Grounding is one of the most confusing and misunderstood aspects of the grid.Errata:At 10:40, the meter is set to resistance (not voltage). Since current is constant, it is also an indication of differences in voltage, but the script should have been a li
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Why Is Desalination So Difficult?

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An overview of seawater desalination: removing salt to make drinkable water from the ocean.Correction: The Carlsbad plant produces 50 MGD, which is roughly 190,000 cubic meters per day (not 23,000 as stated).It might surprise you to learn that there are m
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Every Construction Machine Explained in 15 Minutes

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A very quick overview of nearly every machine you'll see on a construction site Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering Watch "Japan's Next Train Revolution": https://nebula.tv/videos/realeng
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How Electricity Generation Really Works

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Continuing the series on the power grid by diving deeper into the engineering of large-scale electricity generation. Get $80 off your first month of Hello Fresh (with code Practical80): https://bit.ly/2VGUxzl The importance of electricity in our modern wo
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How are Underwater Structures Built?

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A quick overview of how we build underwater structures. Get $80 off your first month of Hello Fresh: https://bit.ly/2VGUxzl Oceans, rivers, and lakes are often beautiful, but they’re not necessarily convenient places to build things. Yet, many types
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Why Tunnels Don't Collapse

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How simple reinforcement is used to prevent collapse of rock tunnels. Tunnels play an important role in our constructed environment as passageways for mines, conveyance for utilities, and routes for transportation. Rock bolts are a type of reinforcement f
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Why Bridges Move...

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...and other musings on thermal movement of large civil works. This video is sponsored by Blue Apron. First 100 people to sign up will get $40 off their first two weeks of Blue Apron orders. Click here: http://cook.ba/2HO67T5 Most people have a certain in
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Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth

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Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way to strengthen earthen materials with almost no additional effort - Mechanic
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Design Your Own Space Elevator

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Join the National Marrow Donation Program: http://join.marrow.org/practical Trying sometime a little different this time - animation. Thanks to my friend, James, for the idea. Diving into the "meat and potatoes" of engineering this literal stairway to the
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How Do Sinkholes Form?

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Sinkholes form through both natural and human-made processes. First 100 people to sign up will get three meals off their Blue Apron order free! Click here: http://cook.ba/2qouQFb This video is sponsored by Blue Apron. Most of us think about erosion on the
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The Physics of Falling Back in your Chair

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Engineering statics (or the study of objects at rest) is a fundamental part of most engineering curricula. It's broadly applicable not only to engineers, but anyone who has anything that needs to stay put. Thank you for watching, and let me know what you
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How to Measure Flow with Magnets - (Magnetic Flow Meters)

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What happens when a civil engineer mixes water and electricity? The results aren't always ideal, but you always learn something! A magnetic flow meter relies on Faraday's Law of Induction to measure the flow of a fluid. Magnets outside the pipe create a m
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Boil Water at Room Temperature! - Hydrostatics

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Engineers that work with fluids need a solid understanding of how they behave, and there’s one branch of fluid mechanics that plays a role in areas all across our lives. Whether you’re designing a water tower for a city or you just want to understand how

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