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Explore the engineering behind infrastructure, construction, and the systems we use every day.Links:Website: http://practical.engineeringInstagram: http://instagram.com/PracticalEngineeringPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/PracticalEngineeringFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PracticalEngineerGrady/

Episodes

• How Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers Work

  Nov 14, 2026 · 25:54

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• Why Buildings Need Foundations

  Nov 14, 2026 · 19:36

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• How Electricity Generation Really Works

  Nov 14, 2026 · 13:43

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• How does land surveying work?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 9:10

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• How Do You Steer a Drill Below The Earth?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 19:38

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• Arduino Garden Controller - Automatic Watering and Data Logging

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:57

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• How Engineers Straightened the Leaning Tower of Pisa

  Nov 13, 2026 · 18:01

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• What Happens When a Reservoir Goes Dry?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 18:27

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• The Weirdest Tool in Underwater Construction

  Nov 13, 2026 · 23:29

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• The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure

  Nov 13, 2026 · 26:54

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• Why Things Fall Off Cranes

  Nov 13, 2026 · 17:06

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• How Railroad Crossings Work

  Nov 13, 2026 · 23:32

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• California’s Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath

  Nov 13, 2026 · 22:51

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• Surfside Condo Collapse: What We Know So Far

  Nov 13, 2026 · 19:03

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• Boil Water at Room Temperature! - Hydrostatics

  Nov 13, 2026 · 13:51

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• What is a Weir?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:07

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• How Do Sinkholes Form?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 9:25

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• The Time a Pickup Pulled the Space Shuttle

  Nov 13, 2026 · 21:48

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• The Fluid Effects That Kill Pumps

  Nov 13, 2026 · 16:11

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• How Earthquake Bearings Work

  Nov 13, 2026 · 23:48

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• Why Locomotives Don't Have Tires

  Nov 13, 2026 · 22:02

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• How Coastal Erosion Works

  Nov 13, 2026 · 13:28

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• Dam and Reservoir Civil Engineer Career Day Display

  Nov 13, 2026 · 8:23

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• 1.5 Years of Heavy Construction in 1.5 Hours

  Nov 13, 2026 · 1:44:19

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• Philadelphia I-95 Bridge Collapse Explained

  Nov 13, 2026 · 22:38

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• The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild

  Nov 13, 2026 · 29:43

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• How To Install a Pipeline Under a Railroad

  Nov 13, 2026 · 21:17

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• HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 1

  Nov 13, 2026 · 26:09

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• Why Tunnels Don't Collapse

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:24

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• QandA - The A Part (100k Subscribers!)

  Nov 13, 2026 · 13:08

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• Compress Air with No Moving Parts! - Trompe

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:34

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• The Physics of Falling Back in your Chair

  Nov 13, 2026 · 9:26

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• What is Cavitation? (with AvE)

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:09

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• Every Type of Railcar Explained in 15 Minutes

  Nov 13, 2026 · 22:43

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• This Bridge’s Bizarre Design Nearly Caused It To Collapse

  Nov 13, 2026 · 26:48

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• Concrete's Greatest Weakness is Time

  Nov 13, 2026 · 22:48

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• How Does the Power Grid Work?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 14:09

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• Why Engineers Invent Floods

  Nov 13, 2026 · 14:28

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• Turning Two Scoops on the Lathe - 2015 Kitchen Utensil Build Challenge

  Nov 13, 2026 · 8:06

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• Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints

  Nov 13, 2026 · 21:37

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• Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 26:32

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• HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 4

  Nov 13, 2026 · 34:36

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• The Most Confusing Part of the Power Grid

  Nov 13, 2026 · 28:51

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• What's That Infrastructure? (Ep. 5 - Wireless Telecommunications)

  Nov 13, 2026 · 8:00

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• Which Power Plant Does My Electricity Come From?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 31:01

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• How to Clean Sewage with Gravity

  Nov 13, 2026 · 16:35

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• How French Drains Work

  Nov 13, 2026 · 22:25

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• Automatic Bell Siphon Explained

  Nov 13, 2026 · 8:10

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• The Most Mindblowing Infrastructure in My City

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:42

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• What’s the Deal with Base Plates?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 18:15

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• Why Engineers Can't Control Rivers

  Nov 13, 2026 · 21:37

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• What Really Happened During the 2003 Blackout?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 27:23

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• Welding 101 for Hobbyists (and Nerds)

  Nov 13, 2026 · 14:03

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• The Hidden Engineering of Wildlife Crossings

  Nov 13, 2026 · 22:40

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• What Is a Culvert?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 14:04

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• What Sewage Treatment and Brewing Have in Common

  Nov 13, 2026 · 18:03

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• What's That Infrastructure? (Ep. 4 - Subsurface Utilities)

  Nov 13, 2026 · 8:52

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• The Hidden Engineering Behind Texas's Top Tourist Attraction

  Nov 13, 2026 · 27:33

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• How Do We Pump Sewage?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 16:59

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• The Surprising Efficiency of Canal Locks

  Nov 13, 2026 · 14:21

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• Rivers on Mars! (and other uses for hydraulic models)

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:00

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• The Engineering Behind Russia's Deadlocked Pipeline: Nord Stream 2

  Nov 13, 2026 · 17:01

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• Why are the Dutch So Good at Waterworks?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 29:04

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• Every Construction Machine Explained in 15 Minutes

  Nov 13, 2026 · 23:05

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• How Wells and Aquifers Actually Work

  Nov 13, 2026 · 18:57

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• What's That Infrastructure? (Ep. 3 - Hydraulic Structures)

  Nov 13, 2026 · 8:05

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• What’s Inside a Manhole?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 17:54

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• Rebuilding the Oroville Dam Spillways

  Nov 13, 2026 · 27:22

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• What is Air Lock?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 13:30

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• When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe

  Nov 13, 2026 · 23:20

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• How We Track Diseases In Sewage

  Nov 13, 2026 · 16:55

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• This Spillway Failed On Purpose

  Nov 13, 2026 · 25:49

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• HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 2

  Nov 13, 2026 · 27:21

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• Why Retaining Walls Collapse

  Nov 13, 2026 · 17:35

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• Resin Sphere Turning Experiment Failure

  Nov 13, 2026 · 12:14

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• Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the World

  Nov 12, 2026 · 29:07

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• The Bizarre Paths of Groundwater Around Structures

  Nov 12, 2026 · 18:46

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• How Power Blackouts Work

  Nov 12, 2026 · 13:30

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• Building the Desktop Watt Balance and FAQ

  Nov 12, 2026 · 9:18

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• Why SpaceX Cares About Dirt

  Nov 12, 2026 · 18:32

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• Reclaimed end table with starry night tile mosaic top

  Nov 12, 2026 · 9:06

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• The Hidden Engineering of Floating Bridges

  Nov 12, 2026 · 23:20

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• What Really Happened At Edenville and Sanford Dams?

  Nov 12, 2026 · 18:59

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• How Do Substations Work?

  Nov 12, 2026 · 17:22

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• When Abandoned Mines Collapse

  Nov 12, 2026 · 23:17

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• Why SpaceX Cares About Concrete

  Nov 12, 2026 · 18:54

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• Why Roads Get Washboards

  Nov 12, 2026 · 23:38

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• HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 5

  Nov 12, 2026 · 31:17

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• You Spend More on Rust Than Gasoline (Probably)

  Nov 12, 2026 · 18:30

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• Turning a Red Oak and Wenge Bowl on the Lathe

  Nov 12, 2026 · 9:16

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• Repairing Underground Power Cables Is Nearly Impossible

  Nov 12, 2026 · 18:18

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• Technical Illustration of Desktop Watt Balance

  Nov 12, 2026 · 5:49

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• How Do Spillways Work?

  Nov 12, 2026 · 11:59

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• What Really Happened During the Yellowstone Park Flood?

  Nov 12, 2026 · 16:19

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• Every US Electrical Outlet Explained

  Nov 12, 2026 · 28:17

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• Bridge Demolition is Complicated

  Nov 12, 2026 · 23:40

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• Why Spillway Gates Don't Rust Out

  Nov 12, 2026 · 18:06

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• Which Is Easier To Pull? (Railcars vs. Road Cars)

  Nov 12, 2026 · 23:55

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• Tap Handle with Stone Inlay on the Lathe

  Nov 12, 2026 · 6:06

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• What's the Difference Between Paint and Coatings?

  Nov 12, 2026 · 19:07

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