Engineering

Articles about engineering disciplines, systems and applied design.

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Rotor (electric)

Rotor (electric machine)

Rubber band

Rudder

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

Sandpaper

Sandpaper: composition, grades, history, uses, and safety

Sandwich panel

Sandwich panel

Sandwich panel (composite building panel)

Lightweight structural panels formed from two thin facings bonded to a lightweight core. Used for cladding, insulation and stiff, low-weight structural elements in buildings, trans

Scram

Scram: Emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor

Scramjet

Scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet)

Screw

Screw (fastener): types, parts, history and common uses

Screw thread

Sealed lead acid battery

Sealed lead–acid battery (gel cell and VRLA)

Seismic analysis

Seismic analysis: methods, history, and applications in earthquake engineering

Seismic load

Seismic performance

Selectivity (electronic)

Sengkang LRT Line

Series and parallel circuits

Series and Parallel Circuits: Definitions, Properties, and Applications

Sewage treatment

Sewage treatment: processes, history, and environmental importance

Sewer

Shake-table

Shake-table (earthquake simulation device)

Sheave (mechanical)

Sheet

Sheet bend

Simple machine

Simple machine (basic mechanical devices)

Smith (metalwork)

Sodium vapor lamp

Software architecture

Software engineering

Software engineering: principles, lifecycle, and roles

Soldering

Soldering: techniques, materials, tools and applications

Source code

Source code: definition, structure, execution, history and licensing

Speculative execution

Spin welding

Spin welding (rotary friction welding) for thermoplastics

Spindle

Spring scale

Standard

Standard (measurement, compatibility, and protocol)

Staple (fastener)

Static mixer

Statistical process control

Stator

Stator: the stationary element of rotary electrical machines

Stealth aircraft

Low-observable aircraft: design principles, materials, and operational limits

Steam engine

Steam engine

Steam engine: principles, history, design, and uses

A clear, concise overview of the steam engine: how it works, key components, historical development, major uses and variants, and why it shaped industrial technology.

Steam turbine

Steam turbine: principles, design, history and applications

Steel

Steel

Steel — the iron–carbon alloy and its varieties

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, often with other elements added. It combines strength, ductility, and versatility, and underpins construction, transport, tools, and many indu

Steel Dragon 2000

Steel mill

Steel mill (steelworks): production, processes, and products

Stirling engine

Stitching awl

Stitching Awl: Hand Tool for Piercing and Sewing Leather and Canvas

Storm drain

Storm drain: function, design, environmental impact and maintenance