Practical Engineering

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Practical Engineering is all about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by civil engineer, Grady Hillhouse....

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The Physics Behind the Thumb Trick

The Wild Story of the Teton Dam Failure

This Spillway Failed On Purpose

The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild

How Earthquake Bearings Work

So You Want to Build a Tunnel...

Do Retention Ponds Actually Work

The Hidden Engineering of Runways

Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts)

Sawing a Dam in Half (on Purpose)

Hurricane vs. Tiny Houses

The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk Wheel

Concrete's Greatest Weakness is Time

The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls

The Bizarre Bases of Antenna Towers

An Engineer's Perspective on the Texas Floods

The Weirdest Tool in Underwater Construction

California’s Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath

Why Are There No Short Arch Dams

The Hidden Engineering of Floating Bridges

How Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers Work

How Water Recycling Works

Why are Smokestacks So Tall

The Most Implausible Tunneling Method

When Abandoned Mines Collapse

When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe

Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly

This Bridge’s Bizarre Design Nearly Caused It To Collapse

All Dams Are Temporary

A Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges