⚙ Mechanical Engineering

Stiffness of steel after hardening

Can anyone tell me if the elastic modulus (Young's modulus) of steel significantly changes after through hardening a st...

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posted by m.colenutt

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MSN Offers Cost Break for AOL Dial-Up Customers! Yea!

For those of us AOL fed-up dial-up captives of the cost increase to $25.90, MSN might have a $17.95/month solution. If...

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posted by perryneheum

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Maintenance management on QuickBooks?

Say I have a taxi cab fleet of maybe 10 cars Do any versions of Quickbooks let me keep info and track maintenance done o...

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posted by me

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CPU: 64-bit vs 32-bit DualCore

Hello, I am planning to buy a new pc for CAD/CAM/CAE. Now, if I have to choose between two CPUs, which one should I pre...

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posted by t

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truss' moment of inertia

my handbook of formulas has a myriad of entries for the moment of inertia of cross sections of various shapes. but ther...

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posted by bja28

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MSC PATRAN / PCL Question (Analysis Form)

Hi All! A question regarding the PATRAN main Analysis form. Using PCL, I am writing a job name manually into the "Job N...

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posted by axel.schauenburg

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Request for help finding a cam curve that will have lower maximum contact stress than a Parabolic curve (and link to CAD & JPEG drawings)

Hello everyone, I would like to ask if anyone could please help me with a design I am struggling with due to space cons...

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posted by johnjmechanical

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GRAVITY IS NOT A FORCE

SUBJECT: GRAVITY IS NOT A FORCE PLANETS ORBIT THE SUN AT A SPECIFIC MEAN RADIUS L TO CONSERVE TOTAL ENERGY. THE FORCE O...

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posted by GRAVITYMECHANIC2

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Request for material recommendation for cam and follower with high contact stress

Hello everyone, I would like to ask if anyone could please help me with the following situation. I have a very small ra...

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posted by johnjmechanical

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scalar interpolation inside Hex & Tet

Hi, I am trying to solve the following problem I have a HEX8 (or TET4) element. I know the coordinates of its vertices....

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posted by Sulagna.Sasmal

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Development of Helicoid

Please indicate flat 2D parameterization of coordinates after isometric development or untwisting of a standard Tangent...

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posted by mathma18

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Catia V5 For Mere Mortals

How does one acquire a license for Catia V5? I have been trying to find a source for V5 online. I get the impression th...

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posted by jcw

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how to convert point cloud to solid object in AUTOCAD?

Hi, Anyone can help me? I have a data file about my face. It is a txt file which only includes X Y Z position data. I c...

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posted by wenfei.liu

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TurboCad 6.5 Problem

The program was working great yesterday. I cannot draw a line today. I click on the line tool and have the line color s...

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posted by bgreer5050

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mass-spring model for soft tissue deformation

hello I am new to mechanical modeling of tissue. So, please forgive me if I say something obviously wrong. what I want...

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posted by fangqq

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