corpus.blog
41554 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0c746-4e2f-7280-bb9f-331aec2e128a", "title": "How do traffic signals work? (2019)", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2019/5/11/how-do-traffic-signals-work", "published_at": "2026-09-21T16:06:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdee-b89b-7384-82fc-85508a9b0325", "title": "Every US Electrical Outlet Explained", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/9/15/every-us-electrical-outlet-explained", "published_at": "2026-09-15T15:06:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b727dccbae", "title": "Stopping the Unstoppable", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/9/1/stopping-the-unstoppable", "published_at": "2026-09-01T17:35:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b7288f8a6e", "title": "Are Beavers Actually Good at Dams?", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/8/18/are-beavers-actually-good-at-dams", "published_at": "2026-08-18T15:58:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72912d5a0", "title": "The Grid That Doubles the Strength of the Ground", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/8/4/the-grid-that-doubles-the-strength-of-the-ground", "published_at": "2026-08-04T15:25:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b729b05c3e", "title": "What's Under Your Feet in New York City?", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/7/21/whats-under-your-feet-in-new-york-city", "published_at": "2026-07-21T16:03:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72a5e35a5", "title": "The Bizarre Flaw in the New Orleans Levees", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/7/7/the-bizarre-flaw-in-the-new-orleans-levees", "published_at": "2026-07-07T15:43:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72b27b8cd", "title": "How to Demolish a Bridge", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/6/16/how-to-demolish-a-bridge", "published_at": "2026-06-16T17:00:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72ba97299", "title": "Why Roads Get Washboards", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/6/2/why-roads-get-washboards", "published_at": "2026-06-02T16:33:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72bb0d150", "title": "Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the World", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/5/19/fixing-the-most-dangerous-dam-in-the-world", "published_at": "2026-05-19T16:39:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72bf3d0bd", "title": "The Physics Behind the Thumb Trick", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/5/5/the-physics-behind-the-thumb-trick", "published_at": "2026-05-05T14:11:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72ce5c273", "title": "The Wild Story of the Teton Dam Failure", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/4/21/the-wild-story-of-the-teton-dam-failure", "published_at": "2026-04-21T15:37:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72d34a35b", "title": "This Spillway Failed On Purpose", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/4/7/this-spillway-failed-on-purpose", "published_at": "2026-04-07T15:39:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72df917ed", "title": "The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/3/17/the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild", "published_at": "2026-03-17T18:42:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72e7c1eb6", "title": "Earthquake-Proof Foundations", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/3/3/earthquake-proof-foundations", "published_at": "2026-03-03T16:36:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72ec22209", "title": "So You Want to Build a Tunnel...", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/2/17/so-you-want-to-build-a-tunnel", "published_at": "2026-02-17T16:34:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b72f9d2105", "title": "Do Retention Ponds Actually Work?", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/2/3/do-retention-ponds-actually-work", "published_at": "2026-02-03T16:33:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b7307d5858", "title": "The Hidden Engineering of Runways", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/1/20/the-hidden-engineering-of-runways", "published_at": "2026-01-20T16:46:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b7311e8da2", "title": "Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts)", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/1/6/recreating-an-ancient-pump-with-no-moving-parts", "published_at": "2026-01-06T16:41:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b731af85fc", "title": "Sawing a Dam in Half (on Purpose)", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2025/12/16/sawing-a-dam-in-half-on-purpose", "published_at": "2025-12-16T14:12:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b731afa168", "title": "Hurricane vs. Tiny House", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2025/12/2/hurricane-vs-tiny-house", "published_at": "2025-12-02T15:39:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087c8-3ef7-7296-a077-b9b732385547", "title": "The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk Wheel", "url": "https://practical.engineering/blog/2025/11/17/the-hidden-engineering-behind-the-falkirk-wheel", "published_at": "2025-11-17T16:41:11+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
Back to practical.engineering
Blog · corpus.blog/blogs/practical.engineering/posts

practical.engineering

practical.engineering

2026

How do traffic signals work? (2019)original ↗
21 Sept 2026
Every US Electrical Outlet Explainedoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2026
Stopping the Unstoppableoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
Are Beavers Actually Good at Dams?original ↗
18 Aug 2026
The Grid That Doubles the Strength of the Groundoriginal ↗
4 Aug 2026
What's Under Your Feet in New York City?original ↗
21 Jul 2026
The Bizarre Flaw in the New Orleans Leveesoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2026
How to Demolish a Bridgeoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2026
Why Roads Get Washboardsoriginal ↗
2 Jun 2026
Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the Worldoriginal ↗
19 May 2026
The Physics Behind the Thumb Trickoriginal ↗
5 May 2026
The Wild Story of the Teton Dam Failureoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2026
This Spillway Failed On Purposeoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2026
The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wildoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2026
Earthquake-Proof Foundationsoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2026
So You Want to Build a Tunnel...original ↗
17 Feb 2026
Do Retention Ponds Actually Work?original ↗
3 Feb 2026
The Hidden Engineering of Runwaysoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2026
Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts)original ↗
6 Jan 2026

2025

Sawing a Dam in Half (on Purpose)original ↗
16 Dec 2025
Hurricane vs. Tiny Houseoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2025
The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk Wheeloriginal ↗
17 Nov 2025