How does an archaeologist think?

Every profession has its own way of how to solve a problem (see my article https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319644185_Thinking_like_an_engineer and my question...

11 December 2019 10,019 10 View

How to think like Sherlock Holmes?

The sheer number of publications and their breadth make it impossible to keep up and to know a little bit about everything. We are forced to be selective or to read scantly. Sherlock Holmes a...

02 March 2019 7,574 25 View

What does an engineer do? Alternatively, what is engineering?

It has been said scientists investigate what which already exists; Engineers create what which has never been. I am pondering the question "What is engineering?" It has been said that engineers...

01 February 2019 4,401 14 View

What is an acceptable (i.e. tolerable) failure rate for water main pipeline?

A key consideration in the design of a natural gas transmission pipeline is the location class of the pipeline. The location class is a geographic area along the pipeline classified primarily...

10 November 2018 4,776 3 View

What engineers know and how they know it?

10 November 2018 7,659 9 View

Which should come first at the university, teaching or research?

Fifty years ago if you had a problem you would run to the head of your department as she/he knew all. Industry and government agencies used to wheel them in when there was a problem; but not now....

09 October 2018 9,550 2 View

How you do the fracture mechanics or X-FEM analysis in Abaqus if you only have an input file (no CAE file)?

I have an Abaqus input file of a complex model. It is very time-consuming to create a CAE model. I am wondering how crack definition can be added to the input file. Material id gray cast iron and...

08 September 2018 7,842 5 View

Is there a validated diagnostic and prognostic of cast iron penstock valve for water mains?

Many big cities established their water supply and sewer systems very early during the last century. Many of the penstocks and pressure conduits are over 50 years old. Corrosion and erosion have...

08 September 2018 9,539 1 View

What is an engineering judgment?

02 March 2018 6,016 10 View

Are ethics, social responsibility and relationship part of the curricula at you university?

The ethical breaches in corporate life are not uncommon. It is law not which needs to be further tighten up and policed by a body of overseer. Are universities doing their share to instill the...

01 February 2018 3,363 24 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

No title

01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

OpenBCI eeg--has anyone used them?

I'm looking to try out an off-the-shelf EEG set for some exploratory work. Curious if anyone has used the OpenBCI, and how much set-up work is required. I've heard they are more difficult to get...

01 March 2021 4,128 3 View

Which group formation theory do you recommend for projects that aim to bring together entrepreneurs for training for regional development?

I would like to have ideas about which theories of group formation are suitable for entrepreneurial training projects, with the aim of creating bonds, building trust, and collaboration for...

28 February 2021 4,223 2 View

Can water be extracted from Olivine?

I have always been interested in geology and wondered about how unique structures of materials behave in different circumstances. I stumbled upon Olivine, the magnesium iron silicate, and heard...

28 February 2021 7,330 4 View

What is Flat Lens Antenna?

28 February 2021 5,433 3 View

Can impedance of antenna be less than 50 ohms?

I am simulating helix antenna in hfss, right now, giving excitation with 50 ohms port. When I see the results of Z parameter (real). It shows lower than 50 ohms. Do not understand, if it can be...

27 February 2021 4,218 7 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View

Your thoughts on the spherical densiometer to estimate relative species canopy cover?

Hi biologists and biogeomorphologists, I want to characterize vegetation plots on a transect that follows a successionnal gradient from a river bed to a mature forest. Ecologically, I am...

26 February 2021 5,720 2 View