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Why the machine is shaped like that

10 videos, 2 h 14

10 videos on engines, aircraft and dams, taking each apart to show why every choice was made. Animation and failure analysis.

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01
How a Car Engine Works
Animagraffs
A car engine animated in full, every part named and moving. Best first video here.
02
How a Manual Transmission and Clutch Works
Animagraffs
What the clutch pedal does, shown from inside the gearbox.
03
Car Engines - Explained
Engineering Explained
The same engine from an engineer who races them, with the trade-offs named.
04
DOHC vs SOHC vs OHV - Which Is Best?
Engineering Explained
3 valvetrain layouts compared on the reasons designers pick each.
05
Jet Engine, How it works?
Sabin Civil Engineering
A jet engine broken into stages so the airflow makes sense.
06
Ramjet engines, How do they work?
Sabin Civil Engineering
Why a ramjet has no moving compressor, and what it costs.
07
The Insane Engineering of the 787
Real Engineering
1 airliner used to explain composites, wing shape and cabin pressure.
08
All Dams Are Temporary
Practical Engineering
Dams as things that must be maintained forever, or removed.
09
Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the World
Practical Engineering
A real repair job on a structure holding back a lake.
10
The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure
Practical Engineering
A failure taken apart to show which decision caused it.