Engineering and Architecture

This is why you don’t park in the striped area of a handicapped parking zone . . #universaldesign #accesibility #accesible #construction #architecture #Disabilityrights #universalaccessibility #application #inclusion #civilengineering #interesting #parkingspace #parkingplace #parkingspot #handicapped #Accessibleparkingspace https://www.instagram.com/p/CbsEdmLAT3Z/?utm_medium=tumblr

Vapor Cone. An effect caused by moisture and high speeds Photo 1: A VFA-106 Gladiators F/A-18. Photo 2: F/A-18F Super Hornet of VFA-122 Flying Eagles flying close to the speed of sound at the 2008 MCAS Miramar air show. Photo 1 by Camden Thrasher (@camdenthrasher) #Shockwaves #shockegg #aviation #engineering #engineer #shockcollar #vaporcone #cloud #transonicspeeds #Supersonicspees #flight #physics #science https://www.instagram.com/p/CbmsUpYOFYo/?utm_medium=tumblr

Amazing road in Australia Road on Kangaroo Island 🦘 on the way to Remarkable Rocks. 📍Flinders Chase, South Australia, #Australia Via @matiasexplorer #IslandsofSouthAustralia #KartaPintingga #FlindersChase #road #beautifulplaces #transport #engineering #nature #highway #carlover #travel #traveler #sightseer #landscape https://www.instagram.com/p/CbfQF27OnAJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Tokyo subway network from above Via @matiasexplorer #tokioskytree #landscape #aerialphotography #urbanphotography #construction #building #civilengineering #architecture #structural #tokyo #japan #infrastructure #rapidtransit #Railtransport #Tokyosubway #TokyoMetro https://www.instagram.com/p/CbZzVOvuFzD/?utm_medium=tumblr

This nightstand turns into a bat and shield for self-defense What do you think? #Invention #bat #shield #nightstand #bedside #table #interesting #homeideas #home #house #design #interiordesign #furniture #bedsidetable #selfdefense https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVgPuRlDk8/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Windsocks typically are used at airports to indicate the direction and strength of the wind to pilots and at chemical plants where there is risk of gaseous leakage. They are sometimes located alongside highways at windy locations. At many airports, windsocks are lit at night, either by floodlights on top surrounding it or with one mounted on the pole shining inside it. Wind direction is the direction in which the windsock is pointing. Wind speed is indicated by the windsock's angle relative to the mounting pole; in low winds, the windsock droops; in high winds it flies horizontally. #Atmosphericscience #weather #airport #wind #windcone #visualsignal #aviation #flag #helicopter #transportation #transportationengineering #plane #airplane #engineering #knowledge #aeronautics #Atmosphericscience https://www.instagram.com/p/CbKtb-ZA8CU/?utm_medium=tumblr

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Niagara Falls is the collective, name of three big waterfalls on the Niagara River in eastern North America, on the border between the United States and Canada. Photos by Matt Thiessen (@mthiessen) The three waterfalls are: the Horseshoe Falls (photos), sometimes called the Canadian Falls, the American Falls, and the smaller Bridal Veil Falls. Formed by the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 m (160 ft). During peak daytime tourist hours, more than 168,000 m3 (5.9 million cu ft) of water goes over the crest of the falls every minute. #HorseshoeFalls #CanadianFalls #Touristattraction #NiagaraFalls #Ontario #NewYork #waterfall #Landmarks #heritage #fall #sightseer #beautifulplaces (at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbGhPcblr0B/?utm_medium=tumblr

Few people realise just how huge Michelangelo's David is. #David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture, created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David is a 5.17-metre (17 ft 0 in) marble statue of the Biblical figure David, a favoured subject in the art of #Florence, #Italy. #masterpiece #statue #artofsculpture #Sculpture #HighRenaissance #sightseer #Michelangelo #Carraramarble #Tourism #marblestatue #ColossalStatue #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CbC379QO46W/?utm_medium=tumblr

Cross section of a nuclear waste barrel ☢️ Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is a result of many activities, including nuclear medicine, nuclear research, nuclear power generation, rare-earth mining, and nuclear weapons reprocessing. The storage and disposal of radioactive waste is regulated by government agencies in order to protect human health and the environment. More information: Go to the stories #Environmentalimpact #nuclearpower #Radioactivity #Radioactivewaste #Physics #Energy #science #environment #Nucleartechnology #engineering #Hazardouswaste #Environment #health #nuclearenergy #Occupationalsafety #radionuclide #radioactivenuclide #radioisotope #radioactiveisotope #Nuclearphysics #Nuclearchemistry https://www.instagram.com/p/CbAdAFrOr7W/?utm_medium=tumblr

Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the #campanile of the cathedral of the Italian city of #Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183 feet 3 inches) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 m (185 ft 11 in) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight, and it worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990, the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees. Illustration by @matiasexplorer #Heritage #Italy #Belltowers #Building #Touristattractions #Romanesque #architecture #structure #Romanesque #architecture #Pisa #soilmechanics #geotechnics #foundation #civilengineering (at Leaning Tower of Pisa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca6-FBMuN8E/?utm_medium=tumblr

#InternationalWomensDay : A female Lockheed employee working on the fuselage of a P-38 Lightning in California in 1944 #BreakTheBias #Americanwomen #WorldWarII #RosietheRiveter #Historical #UnitedStates #Feminism #History #Industrial#feminists #womensrights #femaleengineers Via @matiasexplorer https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2P5pXl1wb/?utm_medium=tumblr

Statue of Liberty 🗽 First Lady Nancy Reagan waves to photographers in a helicopter hovering near the Statue of Liberty on the day after the Statue of Liberty Centennial celebration. Taken on 4 July 1986. #Statue #Sculpture #Art #NewYork #landscape #helicopter #history #statueofliberty #1986 #engineering #architecture #sightseeing #heritage https://www.instagram.com/p/CazSAy7u2Jc/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Evolution of the Tire 1920s to the Present #Tires #Autoparts #Rubber #history #engineering #tyre #technology #carlover #car #vehicle #materialsengineering #chemistry Via @matiasexplorer https://www.instagram.com/p/CauKJYIuIfm/?utm_medium=tumblr

The last port of call for the #Titanic. The town of #Cobh in County Cork, #Ireland. Photo by @dashleyworldtour #architecture #passengerliner #Ship #RMSTitanic #titanic #landscape #home #gardening #decoration #deco #design #traveler #sightseer https://www.instagram.com/p/CaruvC4uKcZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

One of the first 3D-printed detached houses in #Germany is currently being built in #Beckum. The team of @Mense_Korte_Architekten managed to construct a two-storey building with 160 square metres of living space. The first level has an open floor plan including a living room, dining area, and a cosy fireplace in the middle. The second floor consists of three separate bedrooms (which might also be used as working space, for example). In addition, there are three bathrooms to accommodate several family members and guests. Since the whole building was made by a 3D printer, it took less than a year to complete the construction. Photos by @peri3dconstruction #Construction #Buildingtechnology #3dconcreteprinting #Emergingtechnologies #Affordablehousing #3DPrinting #3dprinter #technology #concrete #civilengineering #construction #building #architecture #masonry https://www.instagram.com/p/CaijfwfFZZk/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sometimes you don't even think about where you're standing These moving images match photographs of locations in the present day with the ghosts of the momentous historical events that happened there. Photos: - #Hindenburg airship exploding (1937) - Soldiers coming through #Normandy beach (June 6th, 1944) - The #BerlinWall with two police men (1989) - Hitler in front of the #EiffelTower (1940) #history #war #historicalevents #engineering #chaillot #paris #france #germany #berlin #lakehurst #traveler #sightseeing #beautifulplaces #architecture #newjersey #usa #historical https://www.instagram.com/p/Cae8RWuFoQi/?utm_medium=tumblr

Bunkers in the UK. ROC Monitoring Post: Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Posts are underground structures all over the United Kingdom, constructed as a result of the Corps' nuclear reporting role and operated by volunteers during the Cold War between 1955 and 1991. In all but a very few instances, the posts were built to a standard design consisting of a 14-foot-deep access shaft, a toilet/store and a monitoring room. Via @matiasexplorer . . #Subterranea #UnitedKingdom #ColdWar #military #undergroundstructure #bunker #posts #nuclearprotection #nuclear #concrete #bunker #roc #construction #militaryengineering #civilengineering #engineering #mechanical #ww2 #skelmorlie #monitoringroom #uk https://www.instagram.com/p/CaYNwB8l9Rg/?utm_medium=tumblr