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Culverts used for drainage
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1. Practical Engineering (April - June 2018)
Hydrostatics
(09:58)
Water hammer
(06:53)
Steam hammer
(05:31)
Vacuum phenomena in pipes
(04:05)
Engineering hydrology and the 100-year flood
(07:21)
Hydraulic river modeling
(08:03)
Sinkholes and internal erosion
(05:33)
2. Practical Engineering (July - September 2018)
Groundwater movement and the quick condition
(04:29)
Expansive soils
(07:04)
Mechanically stabilized earth
(07:39)
3. Practical Engineering (October - December 2018)
Thermal expansion
(06:24)
Tuned mass dampers for tall buildings
(08:52)
The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
(03:49)
How land surveying works
(05:29)
Concrete 101
(07:43)
4. Practical Engineering (April - June 2019)
Concrete reinforcement
(07:03)
Corrosion of steel reinforcement
(07:33)
Prestressed concrete
(07:15)
Comparison of modern and Roman concrete
(08:23)
5. Practical Engineering (October-December 2019)
Hydraulic jumps
(07:04)
Weirs
(06:53)
Dangers of low head dams
(07:07)
How underwater structures are built
(06:49)
How spillways work
(06:51)
Overview of the power grid
(08:29)
6. Practical Engineering (April - June 2020)
How Electricity Generation works
(08:33)
How Electrical Transmission Lines work
(08:22)
Pumped storage
(08:58)
How blackouts work
(08:18)
How substations work
(10:51)
How traffic signals work
(10:56)
7. Practical Engineering (October - December 2020)
Hydraulic ram pumps
(07:11)
Trompe air compressors
(07:10)
Air lock in pipes
(08:04)
8. Practical Engineering (October - December 2021)
How water towers work
(09:37)
Thrust forces in pipes
(10:29)
Canal locks
(09:48)