Practical Engineering practical.engineering

Entertaining, educational engineering projects and topics by Grady Hillhouse.

Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the World
practical.engineering·1d·Hacker News
The Physics Behind the Thumb Trick
practical.engineering·2w·Hacker News, Hacker News
The Wild Story of the Teton Dam Failure
practical.engineering·4w·Hacker News
This Spillway Failed On Purpose
practical.engineering·6w·Hacker News
The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild
practical.engineering·9w
Earthquake-Proof Foundations
practical.engineering·11w·Hacker News
So You Want to Build a Tunnel...
practical.engineering·13w·Hacker News
Do Retention Ponds Actually Work?
practical.engineering·15w·Hacker News
The Hidden Engineering of Runways
practical.engineering·17w·Hacker News
Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts)
practical.engineering·19w·Hacker News
Sawing a Dam in Half (On Purpose)
practical.engineering·22w·Hacker News
Hurricane vs. Tiny House
practical.engineering·24w
The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk Wheel
practical.engineering·26w·Hacker News
Concrete’s Greatest Weakness
practical.engineering·28w·Hacker News
The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls
practical.engineering·30w·Hacker News
The Bizarre Bases of Antenna Towers
practical.engineering·32w·Hacker News
An Engineer's Perspective on the Texas Floods
practical.engineering·35w
The Weirdest Tool in Underwater Construction
practical.engineering·37w
California’s Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath
practical.engineering·39w·Hacker News
Why Are There No Short Arch Dams?
practical.engineering·41w·Hacker News

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