Engineering
Articles about engineering disciplines, systems and applied design.
A36 steel
A36 steel — common ASTM carbon structural steel
Abrasive
Abrasive: materials, forms, uses, and selection
Abutment
Abutment (bridge and dam support)
Acoustics
Acoustics: the science of mechanical waves, sound and their applications
Acre foot
Acre-foot (unit of water volume)
Advanced Technician in Aviation non civil servant
Advanced Technician in Aviation (non civil servant)
Aerodynamics
Principles of Aerodynamics: Airflow, Lift, Drag, and Vehicle Design
Aeronautical operations technician
Aeronautical operations technician (Technicien aéronautique d'exploitation)
Aeronautics
Aeronautics: Principles, History, and Applications
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering: principles, subfields, and careers
Agricultural fencing
Agricultural fencing: purpose, types, design, and management
Ain-Diab Circuit
Air conditioner
Air door
Air Door (Air Curtain): Function, Design, Uses, and Considerations
Air draft
Air draft: the vertical clearance of a vessel above the waterline
Air pump
Air Pump — Types, How It Works, Uses and Care
Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel
Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP)
Airbus A340
Airfoil
Airfoil (Aerofoil): Shape, Function and Applications
Alpine butterfly knot
Alpine butterfly knot (butterfly loop)
Alternating current
Alternating current (AC): principles, waveforms, uses and history
Alternator
Alternator: principles, components, history and applications
Anchor
Anchor (nautical device): types, parts, history and usage
Anvil
Anvil (blacksmith's tool)
Aqueduct
Aramid
Aromatic Polyamides (Aramids): Structure, Properties, and Applications
Arc flash
Arc flash: causes, hazards, prevention and standards
Arc welding
Arc welding: principles, processes, history, uses, and safety
Archimedes' screw
Argus As 014
Argus As 014 pulsejet engine
Arts et Métiers ParisTech
Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM) — French engineering grande école
Assembly line
Assembly line (manufacturing process)
Aswan Dam
Audio engineer
Audio engineer: roles, skills, equipment, specialties and career overview
Auto mechanic
Auto mechanic: roles, skills, history and common tasks
Autoclave
Autoclave: Steam Sterilization and Industrial Pressure Vessels
Automation
Automation: concept, components, history, uses and societal impacts
Axle
Axle: function, types, and applications in vehicles and machinery
Balanced circuit
Balanced circuit (electrical signal wiring)
Band-pass filter
Band-pass filter: function, types, and practical applications
Band-stop filter
An electronic filter that attenuates a defined range of frequencies while passing frequencies outside that band. Covers principles, parameters, circuit and digital implementations,
Base load power plant
Beam (structure)
Beam (structural element)
Beam bridge
Bearing
Bearing (mechanical)
Bearing (mechanical): devices for guided motion and load support
Bending
Bending (structural behavior)
Bending, or flexure, describes how structural elements deform under transverse loads, governing stresses, deflections, and design criteria for beams in engineering and mechanics.
Biasing
Biasing (electronics): setting operating points for active devices