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Introducing the world’s longest underwater gas pipeline

As the global demand for energy continues to rise, so does the demand for bigger and longer conduits for the transportation of gas. One such conduit is the new 745 mile-long Norway’s Ormen Lange natural gas pipeline. This pipeline is constructed for exporting of gas from the Norway’s Ormen Lange, [...]
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How does your company collaborate on Projects?

The Engineering Daily is embarking on an ambitious project to create a project management and collaboration tool specifically for engineers. This tool will be entirely hosted online and we intend it to be the most useful resource for engineers. As such, we are soliciting comments from engineers to help us [...]
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Calculate the velocity of water coming out of a double-entry pipe

If we know the volumetric flow rates of the water going into the two branches, then what would be the velocity of the water coming out?
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Petroleum Engineering Schools in the United States

If the median salary is the only factor to consider, petroleum engineering is the best engineering discipline to focus on. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2012-13 Occupational Outlook Handbook, the median national annual salary for petroleum engineers is $122,280, significantly higher than most of the other engineering [...]
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What type of gifts do engineers like?

A spouse of one of our loyal users contacted me asking me for advise on the type of gift she should get for her husband. The husband, a 34-year-old civil engineer is apparently a nerd with a passion for reading. So, I decided to do a tally and determine what [...]
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5 Famous Moments of Genius

We have all had those moments. Those intense moments when a sudden gush of energy propels your brain into overdrive, creating a delightful mental sensation and voila; an idea is born or a solution to a problem is achieved. Some have termed this moment as the Eureka moment, named after [...]
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Top 10 most impressive engineering projects

List of our Top 5 most impressive engineering projects.
Recap:
» 10.Moon Landing
» 9. Panama Canal
» 8. Burj Dubai
» 7. Millau Viaduct
» 6. The Channel Tunnel
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A Packet’s Tale – How does the Internet work?

A Packet’s Tale – How does the Internet work?

Project Spotlight: The Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel is a 31.4 mi undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent near Dover in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France. The tunnel goes beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, the Channel Tunel is 246 ft deep. [...]

The History and Construction of The Burma Railway (Video)

An interesting video providing the history and prevailing conditions during the construction of the Burma Railway.

Project Spotlight: Famous Bridges Of The World

I f you like bridges, you will certainly enjoy this great compilation by Bhim Upadhyaya showing some of the famous bridges of the World, built to benefit humanity in immense ways. Also, you might want to consider adding the following books to your existing collection: Famous Bridges Of The World [...]

Future Project: Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid

The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid is a futuristic project proposed for construction over the Tokyo Bay in Japan. The proposed structure is a pyramid that would be about 14 times higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza, and would house 750,000 people. The structure would be 730 meters above mean sea [...]

The 7 Minutes of Terror Explained

The Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.

The Best Mars Curiosity Descent Video you will see

A remarkably clear, ultra-resolution, smooth-motion, detail-enhanced, color-corrected, interpolated from the original 4 frames per second to 30 frames per second video of Curiosity Mars Descent. This video show the entire final stage the the eventful 7 Minutes of Terror.

A Packet’s Tale – How does the Internet work? October 31, 2012
Project Spotlight: The Channel Tunnel October 26, 2012
The History and Construction of The Burma Railway (Video) October 26, 2012
Project Spotlight: Famous Bridges Of The World October 26, 2012
Future Project: Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid October 26, 2012
The 7 Minutes of Terror Explained October 26, 2012
The Best Mars Curiosity Descent Video you will see October 24, 2012

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