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Column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above ... more

A transverse (shear) wave is a moving wave that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular (or right angled) to the direction of energy transfer. For ... more

In the pipeline industry it is neccecary to verify that pipe used for gathering, transmission, and distribution lines can safely withstand operating ... more

The classical ideal gas law If the calorically perfect gas approximation is used.

In aerospace engineering, mass ratio is a measure of the efficiency of a rocket. It describes how much more massive the vehicle is with propellant than ... more

From the percentage overshoot function, the damping ratio can also be found by the formula here presented.

Clairaut’s theorem is a general mathematical law applying to spheroids of revolution. The formula can be used to relate the gravity at any point on ... more

The Sortino ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset, portfolio, or strategy. It is a modification of the Sharpe ratio but penalizes ... more

For a hollow shaft to have the sam strenght as an equivalent solid shaft

In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and ... more