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Practical Engineering

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Practical Engineering
The Hidden Engineering of Runways

A few of the things I love about runways Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: ...

18:40
The Hidden Engineering of Runways

1,222,789 views

12 days ago

Practical Engineering
How To Install a Pipeline Under a Railroad

I'm on location to document the installation of a water transmission line below two railroad tracks. Huge thanks to our project ...

15:33
How To Install a Pipeline Under a Railroad

814,253 views

1 year ago

Practical Engineering
How the Hawaiian Power Grid Works

A few of the complexities involved in managing a mini power grid. Drawing the line between what's worth the investment and ...

17:12
How the Hawaiian Power Grid Works

2,088,652 views

1 year ago

Practical Engineering
Why Some Roads Are Made of Styrofoam

What do you do when soil is too heavy for the job? Use lightweight backfill! Over the years, engineers have come up with a lot of ...

15:53
Why Some Roads Are Made of Styrofoam

2,190,444 views

2 years ago

Practical Engineering
Why Spillway Gates Don't Rust Out

An overview of cathodic protection, including a rust prevention shootout in my garage. The bundle deal with Curiosity Stream has ...

13:21
Why Spillway Gates Don't Rust Out

2,947,501 views

3 years ago

Practical Engineering
Why Locomotives Don't Have Tires

Friction is the final frontier of vehicle/rail interaction! Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: ...

16:18
Why Locomotives Don't Have Tires

1,845,824 views

1 year ago

Practical Engineering
Connecting Solar to the Grid is Harder Than You Think

A lot of the interesting challenges with renewables are happening behind the scenes. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an ...

18:48
Connecting Solar to the Grid is Harder Than You Think

2,008,183 views

1 year ago

Practical Engineering
Why Bridges Don't Sink

An overview of the different types of pile foundations and how they work. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual ...

17:30
Why Bridges Don't Sink

4,082,000 views

1 year ago

Practical Engineering
Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints

A friendly overview of thermal effects on railways. Watch the entire railway series here: ...

15:53
Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints

4,834,197 views

2 years ago

Practical Engineering
Why are Smokestacks So Tall?

A peek behind the curtain of the Illium Works of the Federal Apparatus Corporation. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an ...

20:20
Why are Smokestacks So Tall?

1,097,588 views

7 months ago

Practical Engineering
How Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers)

A large part of engineering involves a tug-of-war between cost and safety. Comparing costs and safety is an enormous challenge.

14:35
How Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers)

637,578 views

2 years ago

Practical Engineering
When Infrastructure Gets Hacked

A few interesting stories about digital security for infrastructure Digital systems interact with every aspect of our daily lives and ...

15:08
When Infrastructure Gets Hacked

697,779 views

1 year ago

Practical Engineering
The Fluid Effects That Kill Pumps

Three hydraulic effects that ruin a pump. We collectively move incredible volumes of fresh water, drainage, and wastewater into, ...

11:27
The Fluid Effects That Kill Pumps

1,807,538 views

4 years ago

Practical Engineering
The World's Most Recycled Material

Exploring the complexities that go into the creation and application of asphalt concrete. Of all the ubiquitous things in our ...

11:20
The World's Most Recycled Material

3,224,803 views

5 years ago

Practical Engineering
Do Droughts Make Floods Worse?

The answer isn't as simple as you might think! One statistician famously said, “All models are wrong, but some are useful.

16:39
Do Droughts Make Floods Worse?

1,614,528 views

2 years ago

Practical Engineering
The Most Confusing Part of the Power Grid

What the heck is power factor? Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: ...

22:07
The Most Confusing Part of the Power Grid

2,893,802 views

1 year ago