Questions tagged [scope]
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MRI contrast power injectors
Would a question about MRI contrast power injectors (a pump) be on topic in the Engineering.SE, what should the tags be?
Is it true that with power injectors a good 2-3ml of the drug used
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How are NanoLED and MicroLED computer screens designed differently?
I have asked the following question in SuperUser.SE. If I asked the question on this site would it be closed (I wouldn't cross-post the question would exist only on one site either here or there)?
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Is this the right site to ask about passive acoustic design in a building?
I'm considering design ideas for a meeting place that would function (if somewhat less well) even without any electricity. (It would also likely be built with less sophisticated materials to maximize ...
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Are "what's going on here" questions on-topic?
I have an apartment in a city which overlooks a building site for a brand new 57 story skyscraper - I have been here since the site was first cleared, and have followed the progress with great ...
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Can I ask a question about the role of engineers in pace-maker design here?
I want to ask the following question but I am not sure whether or not it would qualify as a valid question:
What role do system engineers play in the design and implementation of a pace-maker? It ...
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Does engineering want to handle entropy questions?
We don't have a tag for entropy, and I suspect that we oughtn't. Physics does have one, and I think that questions about calculating entropy would be better handled there. If a question about Carnot ...
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Do you want me as a non-mechanical engineer to ask questions about mechanical drawing symbols?
As an electronics hobbyist and student, I often find myself in a situation where I have to interpret mechanical drawings, such as those describing the physical properties of connectors and ...
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Can I ask about the feasibility of a notable or historical engineering concept that was never implemented?
I realize it might be a bit opinion based, hypothetical, etc., but may it get through, or would it be likely to be closed?
Here's what I'm wondering. I'm really, really curious:
Where can I ask ...
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When is urban planning on-topic on engineering?
There exists an Urban Planning proposal on Area51. Many proposed questions are about traffic planning. For example:
Do pedestrian crossings with countdown signals reduce the number of fatalities ...
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On-topicness of material recommendations
Possibly related:
The Engineering.SE position on recommendation/finding stuff questions
How to write material design questions
I have a specific piece of equipment in need of a casing. This casing ...
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The Engineering.SE policy on check-my-work questions
We have recently received a few check-my-work questions:
Heat Loss per Linear Ft
Problem with Energy Transfer Rate Conversion
https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/3687/standard-thickness-...
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Are academic guidance questions on-topic?
We've seen a number of questions asking for academic guidance; so far, they have not been well-received.
Since this question was originally asked and discussed, all the below examples have been ...
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Questions like "What is this?" [photo attached]
There have been a few questions that mostly rely on people knowing what something is in a photo. The latest one is this question on a nautical item. This doesn't seem like a valuable question. It will ...
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On the liabilities of liability questions
We (the community) need to decide what liability questions are on-topic or not for the site.
Our current liability questions, which I have locked while we resolve this meta question.
Do structural ...
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Is architecture in our scope?
I can see one side of Architecture being in our scope, but the art side not being in our scope. There will likely be some combining of the two.
I don't know enough about the day to day activities or ...
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