Engineering

Articles about engineering disciplines, systems and applied design.

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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

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

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