Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2109: The Hoosac Tunnel
Posted on · Episode: 2109 The Hoosac Tunnel: shipping goods under the Berkshires. Today, a tunnel in the woods.
Tag: civil engineering
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1993: Technology, Science and Contradiction
Posted on · Episode: 1993 Henry Augustus Rowland: of technology, science and contradiction. Today, technology, science and contradiction.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1822: Michael W. O’Neill
Posted on · Episode: 1822 Michael W. O’Neill, and the world below the surface. Today, we go below the surface.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2870: The Canal Du Midi
Posted on · Episode: 2870 The Canal du Midi. Today, coast to coast.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1590: The Great Wall of China
Posted on · Episode: 1590 The Great Wall of China — a long and checquered history. Today, a 2300-year-old wall.
Houston Matters
How Do Potholes Happen?
Posted on · Houston Matters learns about the science behind the formation of potholes on our streets and highways, and we learn how the city deals with repairing them.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3148: Water System Rehabilitation
Posted on · Episode: 3148 Rehabilitating The Nation’s Aging Water System. Today, we rehabilitate.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1391: The Johnstown Flood
Posted on · Episode: 1391 The Johnstown Flood. They didn’t see it coming. Today, a dam breaks.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1325: The Day The Dam Broke
Posted on · Episode: 1325 The day Mulholland’s St. Francis Dam broke. Today, an almost-forgotten catastrophe.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1299: Stability of Pagodas
Posted on · Episode: 1299 The improbable earth-quakeproof Japanese pagoda. Today, pagodas and earthquakes.