From “Practical Engineering”. (

From “Practical Engineering”. (

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) A pretty creative way to cool lots of water… 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚢Watch The Raising of the Titanic: https://nebula.tv/videos/neo-the-raising-of-the-titanic?ref=practical-engineering In a world full of straight lines and right angles, I love that every once in a while, it…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) By popular request, we combined the Practical Construction series into a single video. This was originally released in 2023 in a series of 5 episodes as an experiment in long-duration, on-location production. It was a lot of work, but a ton of fun, and I’m really proud…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) 🥑 Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/practicalengineering An overview of the Taum Sauk pumped storage facility, the failure of its upper reservoir in 2005, and the rebuilding process. Watch this video…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Sand: a treatise… 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚆Watch The Logistics of X: https://nebula.tv/thelogisticsofx?ref=practical-engineering There’s a lot changing in the construction industry, and a lot of growth in the need for materials like sand and gravel. But I don’t think…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) A few interesting stories about digital security for infrastructure 📰Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/practicalengineering Digital systems interact with every aspect of our daily lives and basic needs: water, electricity, sanitation, public health,…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) There’s a lot that goes into them! 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚆Watch The Logistics of X: https://nebula.tv/thelogisticsofx?ref=practical-engineering Of course, we have a lot of room for improvement in how we think about and manage solid waste in this world.…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Are highway interchanges bigger in Texas? 🌎Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/engineeringvpn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Massive highway interchanges are a nice reminder of our capacity for grand designs and ambitious projects, even if they might not always be the best solutions. Watch…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) An overview of subsurface drains 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚐Catch The Getaway as it comes out: https://nebula.tv/getaway?ref=practical-engineering Farm Drainage by Henry French: https://archive.org/details/farmdrainageprin00frenrich/page/n5/mode/2up Whether you’re trying to protect a multi-million dollar structure or just keep your basement dry, subsurface…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) The 1937 New London School Explosion 💻 Use code practicalengineering to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/practicalengineering Correction: Tyler is west of New London, not east. Natural gas is one of the most important resources on the planet right now. It’s driven countless innovations…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) An overview of the different types of pile foundations and how they work. 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚐Catch The Getaway as it comes out: https://nebula.tv/getaway?ref=practical-engineering Bridge substructures are among the strongest engineered systems on the planet. And yet, bridge…

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From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) What the heck is power factor? 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚢Watch the next season of Jet Lag: https://nebula.tv/jetlag?ref=practical-engineering Geomagnetic storms aren’t the only thing that can make the grid behave in funny ways. There are devices even in your…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) See some cool bridges, learn some new words! 📰Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/practicalengineering Errata: At 9:25, Edmonton is in Alberta, not Saskatchewan. Without listing every bridge, there’s no true way to list…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) An overview of vessel collision design with help from @RoadGuyRob 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚢Watch The Logistics of Commercial Fishing: https://nebula.tv/videos/wendover-the-logistics-of-commercial-fishing?ref=practical-engineering Errata: The annual collapse probability is compared to rolling a Yahtzee on the first throw when it should…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) A lot of the interesting challenges with renewables are happening behind the scenes. 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🎈Watch The Balloon Escape: https://nebula.tv/videos/neo-the-balloon-escape?ref=practical-engineering We’re in the growing pains stage right now, working out the bugs that these new types of…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) 🐟How fish get past a dam! 📰Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/practicalengineering Everyone has a different perspective about what it means for humanity to live harmoniously with all the other life…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) ⚡A few of the complexities involved in managing a mini power grid. Drawing the line between what’s worth the investment and what’s just gilding the electric lily is tough on such a small scale, multiplied by several islands, and with such a quickly growing portfolio of renewable…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) An on-location primer on the science & engineering of getting fish around dams. 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚆Watch Extremities: https://nebula.tv/extremities?ref=practical-engineering Special thanks to @PNNL and @WallaWallaUSACE for hosting us! All of our lives benefit in some way from this…

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) I’m on location to document the installation of a water transmission line below two railroad tracks. Huge thanks to our project partners! Owner: Crystal Clear Special Utility District General Contractor: ACP Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/practicalconstruction-installing-a-water-main-below-railroad-tracks?ref=practical-engineering Practical Construction is a YouTube series dedicated to the…