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    What is Water Hammer?

    What is Water Hammer?

    Hydraulic transients (also known as water hammer) can seem innocuous in a residential setting, but these spikes in pressure can cause major damage to large pipelines and industrial pipe networks. In this video, we briefly discuss how water hammer occurs and how engineers mitigate the effect.

    Subjects:
    Building Services Engineering
    Keywords:
    Water hammer Hydraulic transients Fluid mechanics
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    What is Translation?

    What is Translation?

    In four short dialogues, Oliver Taplin, Emeritus Professor in the Oxford University Classics Department and Lorna Hardwick, Professor of Classical Studies and Director of the Classical Receptions in Late Twentieth Century Drama and Poetry in English project, discuss the issues surrounding the translation of Ancient Greek and Roman texts for modern audiences. Looking into the technical, philosophical and literary aspects of this, they centre their discussions around four topics: Is there a core to translation? Is there ever a faithful translation? Can Poetry be Translated? And who translates and for whom?

    Subjects:
    Translating and Interpreting
    Keywords:
    Translating interpreting
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    Others
     
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    What is Steam Hammer?

    What is Steam Hammer?

    A few things that can go very wrong when you put steam in a pipe. We talked about the damaging effects of water hammer, but there’s another state of H2O equally if not more dangerous when put in pipes. In this episode, we’re talking about steam hammer and differential shock.

    Subjects:
    Building Services Engineering
    Keywords:
    Piping Fluid dynamics Pipelines
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    What is Solar Power?

    What is Solar Power?

    What are solar cells, and how do they work? Find out more about solar power - and learn how this renewable resource harnesses the power of the sun into usable energy.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Engineering and Building Services Engineering
    Keywords:
    Solar energy Renewable energy sources Photovoltaic power generation
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    What is Prestressed Concrete?

    What is Prestressed Concrete?

    Sometimes conventional reinforcement isn't enough. The basics of prestressed concrete. Prestressing reinforcement doesn't necessarily make concrete stronger. But, it does increase the serviceability of concrete members by reducing the amount of deflection under load. This video explains the two most common types of prestressed concrete: pre-tensioned and post-tensioned. Prestressed concrete is used in all kinds of structures from bridges to buildings to silos and tanks. It’s a great way to minimize cracking and take fuller advantage of the incredible strength of reinforced concrete.

    Subjects:
    Building and Real Estate
    Keywords:
    Prestressed concrete Reinforced concrete
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    What is Concrete?

    What is Concrete?

    What's the difference between concrete and cement? Concrete is the most important construction material on earth and foundation of our modern society. At first glance it seems rudimentary, but there is a tremendous amount of complexity involved in every part of designing and placing concrete. This video is meant to be a bare-bones introduction to the topic, with a cool demonstration of concrete strength using a hydraulic press.

    Subjects:
    Building and Real Estate
    Keywords:
    Concrete Cement
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    What is Cavitation?

    What is Cavitation?

    This video shows the basics of fluid cavitation, including demonstration from AvE. If you subject a fluid to a sudden change in pressure, some interesting things can happen. You can cause tremendous damage to moving parts, or you can harness this destructive power in many beneficial ways.

    Keywords:
    Hydrodynamics Cavitation Fluid mechanics
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    What is Autism? Do you know the signs?

    What is Autism? Do you know the signs?

    Autism is a spectrum disorder which includes a large range of symptoms and behaviors. This video is part for Behavior Frontiers Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Training Program with an Autism Specialization. Available via web based training program or at seminars across the country.

    Course related:
    RS3320 Clinical Sciences in Developmental Dysfunction
    Subjects:
    Health Sciences
    Keywords:
    Autism
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    What is Air Lock?

    What is Air Lock?

    This video shows a demonstration and brief explanation of air lock in fluid pipelines. If you assume that gasses don’t get into pipes or that they can’t constrict the flow, you might design a pipeline that doesn’t work. Luckily for engineers, this is a well-known phenomenon in pipe systems. It’s just one of the complexities that come with the job and we’ve come up a with a lot of creative ways to overcome it.

    Subjects:
    Building Services Engineering and Building and Real Estate
    Keywords:
    Fluid dynamics Pipelines
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Welding 101

    Welding 101

    In general, and compared to other common building materials, metals have excellent mechanical properties. They are hard, tough, strong, and durable. As someone who occasionally works the wood, even I can admit that metals are a superior material in many regards. So you can see why it would be advantageous to have a way to connect them together, especially if you can do it in such a way that joint isn’t the weakest part of your assembly. That’s the goal of welding, and luckily, this is not something reserved for industrial factories and machine shops. From my own experiences so far, welding is something you might be able to do yourself as a hobby. And stay tuned till the end for some tips for getting started.

    Keywords:
    Welding
    Resource Type:
    Video