These holes full of rubble would sure slow me down on the expressway, even if they are a little bit aggressive as a speed deterent. If you hit one of these at more than a a few miles per hour, you would risk breaking an axle, or at least blowing out a few tires.
courtesy: David Yanko of Virtual Saskatchewan
This blog is about “finding better ways to pour coffee.” At the risk of sounding like a bureaucratically-generated cliche, it’s a little like a more focused “think outside the box,” which I hate. Allow me to explain what I mean, starting with a quick story.
Industrial Interface co-founder, Chris Powell, presented to the local San Diego SAMPE chapter. In his presentation he discussed a variety of things that Engineers don’t normally encounter. Read the rest of this entry »
Working with others is easy for some, difficult for others. Engineers, in particular, often have a difficult time communicating clearly. For many firms, the end goal (a finished product) isn’t finished until many, many engineers get their hands on the design. Naturally, in the corporate world, this mandates that teams of technical gurus are created under the glorious umbrella of hierarchical chain of command. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a guest post by the moderator of the Electrical Engineering Blog. It’s a great blog going into the technical details of many interesting and useful facets of electrical engineering and design.
Electrical engineering BLOG was launched in April 2009 by a group of enthusiasts in the field of electrical installation and energy management (mainly based on IEC standards).
With these passionate people, we have created an environment for collaboration and exchange, and we wish to use this Blog to share our current experience as well as our questions about the future – to elicit reactions from others and to discover new concrete ideas, as well as technical and practical tips.
This week’s Economist nicely presents the current status of global nuclear power development.
The Generation IV International Forum (GIF, a consortium of 10+ countries) has drawn up plans for six new reactor designs. From these six, they will whittle down to the design that becomes the standard for the fourth generation of nuclear power plants. These six designs range from merely updated designs to entirely new types of fuels and coolants.
Let’s face it — engineers see a lot of numbers in their everyday jobs. While generally comfortable with math and numbers, I doubt many of us take the time to actually visualize what those numbers actually mean.
The speed of light is a great example. Every engineer knows that it’s 299,792,486 m/s^2. In more common (for us Americans) terms, it’s about 186,000 miles per second. But how fast is that, exactly?
Well, the moon is a good example. While really close to Earth in astronomical units, it would be a pretty long walk to reach there, if such a journey were possible. But humans have been to the moon and around the far side. It’s as far as we’ve ever managed to travel in one journey. So how far is it, in relation to the speed of light?
Above is how a basic info graphic explaining how a railgun works. Below is the General Atomic’s new Blitzer Railgun’s test apparatus.
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Civil engineers slow traffic with huge holes in the road