A beam or "girder" bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive kind of bridge. According to Craig Finley of Finley/McNary Engineering, "they're basically the vanillas of the bridge world." ...

For a spine plus femur DEXA scan, the effective dose varies from less than 1 μSv to about 15 μSv. In pencil beam systems the dose is generally less than 1 μSv, while values between 1 to 10 μSv have ...

In practical terms, the operators’ desk should be positioned at least 1m away from a pencil beam, and at least 2m from a fan-beam system. Some older models, that are not now common, require a distance ...

The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...

She has spent countless hours charging, discharging, and recharging batteries. We’ve added several pencils we plan to test this fall to What to look forward to. Whether you’re filling in ...

The four-time Olympic gold medalist returned to the competition floor in the Ariake Arena for the first time since the team final event to compete for an individual medal on the balance beam. It was ...

If you're looking for the best Apple Pencil alternatives, you're in luck as many choices are just as great and reliable as the genuine article. Apple's Pencils are fantastic accessories but tend ...

First things first, its staying power is superb. When I wore this pencil to a bachelorette party in June (a.k.a in peak Manhattan heat), it was the only product on my face that didn’t smudge or ...

The Wellington City Council has banned e-scooter company Beam from operating in the capital after it broke its fleet cap. Two weeks ago, following whistleblower allegations the council suspended ...

In a shocking turn of events, Team USA did not medal during the balance beam final of the Paris Olympics, but Italy’s Alice D ...

Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and New Zealand to avoid paying vehicle registration fees to local ...