We strive to develop use cases that reflect the everyday problems faced by engineers. Tell us how Knovel has helped you solve a problem and if your story is selected, you will be awarded a new iPad.

This problem was given as an assignment to graduate students in preparation for writing a research proposal, a requirement for the Biosystems Engineering PhD Program at the University of Tennessee.

Every spring season, fans flock to baseball stadiums and cheer for their favorite teams and players. With an average attendance rate of 25,000 fans per game, stadium engineers need to create structures that ensure the safety and comfort of all attendees. This problem comes from a design engineer working on replacing the sunshade support beams in a baseball stadium.

  In building commercial aircraft, it is imperative for engineers to be precise in their work. Even the smallest error can become a costly failure. Engineers in the Aerospace industry need reliable sources to find effective design solutions for their projects. This problem comes from a structural engineer at a leading aerospace company. He used information found on Knovel to fix a defect in the airplane frame caused by improper…

Knovel Solutions are the stories of engineers who use Knovel to solve real life problems. This problem comes from a marine engineer. As a part of the modernization plan at the shipyard where he works, the engineer needs to order new welding equipment. He decides to use Knovel to find images about advanced welding technologies suitable for marine applications. The shipyard uses large volumes of plates and T shapes to…