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Pretty much any sign pole or structure attached to a concrete foundation uses a baseplate at the connection, but some of these joints look structurally counterintuitive. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Pretty much any sign pole or structure attached to a concrete foundation uses a baseplate at the connection, but some of these joints look structurally counterintuitive. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Engineering in Plain Sight is available starting today at your favorite bookseller. If you already have your copy, I would love to hear what you think. Thanks so much for all your support in making this book a reality! #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Engineering in Plain Sight is available starting today at your favorite bookseller. If you already have your copy, I would love to hear what you think. Thanks so much for all your support in making this book a reality!
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Have you ever seen these interlocking concrete shapes along a coastline? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Have you ever seen these interlocking concrete shapes along a coastline? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Have you ever seen smoke rising from a sewer manhole? In some cities, this might be steam, but in many places, there’s another explanation. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Have you ever seen smoke rising from a sewer manhole? In some cities, this might be steam, but in many places, there’s another explanation.
Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Some dams, low water crossings, culverts, and navigation locks have these interesting structures of cascading flow. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Some dams, low water crossings, culverts, and navigation locks have these interesting structures of cascading flow. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

One of my viewers sent me this streetview screenshot of some interesting equipment at the top of an electrical utility pole. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. One of my viewers sent me this streetview screenshot of some interesting equipment at the top of an electrical utility pole. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Have you ever seen a rack of electrical equipment like this on a utility pole or inside a substation? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Have you ever seen a rack of electrical equipment like this on a utility pole or inside a substation? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

If you pay attention to pipelines (and who doesn't?!) you might notice a protrusion like this. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you pay attention to pipelines (and who doesn't?!) you might notice a protrusion like this. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

If you pay attention to pipes in your city, you may see a device like this in evacuation stairwells or just out in the open. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you pay attention to pipes in your city, you may see a device like this in evacuation stairwells or just out in the open. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

As you drive from the airport towards Mombasa island you see these shinny balls called marker balls on the power transmission lines. They ensure viability of the lines #EngineeringInPlainSight

amani_konde's tweet image. As you drive from the airport towards Mombasa island you see these shinny balls called marker balls on the power transmission lines. They ensure viability of the lines #EngineeringInPlainSight

What is it in this pic.. Is it for metering? #EngineeringInPlainSight

drouth97's tweet image. What is it in this pic.. Is it for metering?
#EngineeringInPlainSight

"Miter type" gates are used in the Panama Canal so that water pressure from the higher level helps to keep the gates closed when the lower level is drained. #EngineeringInPlainSight

PablusPueblus's tweet image. "Miter type" gates are used in the Panama Canal so that water pressure from the higher level helps to keep the gates closed when the lower level is drained.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

#EngineeringInPlainSight Hi Grady, this is me taking my 4 y.o son to see flood control structures in Houston area! These photos are from 5 and 2 days ago! I guess I have to plan a trip to SA now!

JoaoHMendonca's tweet image. #EngineeringInPlainSight Hi Grady, this is me taking my 4 y.o son to see flood control structures in Houston area! These photos are from 5 and 2 days ago! I guess I have to plan a trip to SA now!

@HillhouseGrady Hey :) Since you like #EngineeringInPlainSight, here is a picture of a former Water Tower in Spandau, Berlin, Germany. It's now part of a bakery. I see it every day while train commuting and never gave it much thought. Pic by 'Abenteurer Morane' under CC0 License.

sjuerges's tweet image. @HillhouseGrady Hey :) Since you like #EngineeringInPlainSight, here is a picture of a former Water Tower in Spandau, Berlin, Germany. It's now part of a bakery. I see it every day while train commuting and never gave it much thought. Pic by 'Abenteurer Morane' under CC0 License.

It’s going to be a long day, but signed copies of #EngineeringInPlainSight are back in stock at store.practical.engineering


"Miter type" gates are used in the Panama Canal so that water pressure from the higher level helps to keep the gates closed when the lower level is drained. #EngineeringInPlainSight

PablusPueblus's tweet image. "Miter type" gates are used in the Panama Canal so that water pressure from the higher level helps to keep the gates closed when the lower level is drained.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

It’s going to be a long day, but signed copies of #EngineeringInPlainSight are back in stock at store.practical.engineering


Hola @HillhouseGrady, I got a copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight for Christmas!😊 It's giving me "Building big" and "How things Work" vibes. It's pretty cool. I love the writing and the graphics... LOVE THEM! How many of these do you think have made it to South America like mine?

mafe_mindy's tweet image. Hola @HillhouseGrady, I got a copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight for Christmas!😊

It's giving me "Building big" and "How things Work" vibes. It's pretty cool.
I love the writing and the graphics... LOVE THEM!

How many of these do you think have made it to South America like mine?
mafe_mindy's tweet image. Hola @HillhouseGrady, I got a copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight for Christmas!😊

It's giving me "Building big" and "How things Work" vibes. It's pretty cool.
I love the writing and the graphics... LOVE THEM!

How many of these do you think have made it to South America like mine?
mafe_mindy's tweet image. Hola @HillhouseGrady, I got a copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight for Christmas!😊

It's giving me "Building big" and "How things Work" vibes. It's pretty cool.
I love the writing and the graphics... LOVE THEM!

How many of these do you think have made it to South America like mine?
mafe_mindy's tweet image. Hola @HillhouseGrady, I got a copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight for Christmas!😊

It's giving me "Building big" and "How things Work" vibes. It's pretty cool.
I love the writing and the graphics... LOVE THEM!

How many of these do you think have made it to South America like mine?

Why do cities often do this? I have a few ideas but what does #EngineeringInPlainSight think?@HillhouseGrady


Eagerly waiting for my black friday purchases to arrive! #BlackFridaySpecial #openCircuits #engineeringInPlainSight



Engineering In Plain Sight is officially a @PublishersWkly best seller! Thanks so much to everyone who has picked up a copy. I really hope you love it. apnews.com/article/entert… #EngineeringInPlainSight


Just received my signed copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight Thanks to @HillhouseGrady from Phoenix!

osu_dave's tweet image. Just received my signed copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight
Thanks to @HillhouseGrady from Phoenix!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest! I hope it inspired you to keep an eye out for the interesting things in your built environment and share them with others. #EngineeringInPlainSight


I hosted an Infrastructure Explainer contest as part of the announcement of my new book. We got so many excellent submissions, and it was really hard to choose the 5 winners! I'm excited to announce them in this 🧵. Each one has a free copy of #EngineeringInPlainSight on the way.


Just got my signed copy of @HillhouseGrady's #EngineeringInPlainSight Looks like a lot of fun to go through. Very accessible and the kind of book that will definitely make you look at the world around you a bit differently! Great illustrations too!

gwachob's tweet image. Just got my signed copy of @HillhouseGrady's #EngineeringInPlainSight

Looks like a lot of fun to go through. Very accessible and the kind of book that will definitely make you look at the world around you a bit differently!

Great illustrations too!

Engineering in Plain Sight is available starting today at your favorite bookseller. If you already have your copy, I would love to hear what you think. Thanks so much for all your support in making this book a reality! #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Engineering in Plain Sight is available starting today at your favorite bookseller. If you already have your copy, I would love to hear what you think. Thanks so much for all your support in making this book a reality!
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Preordered books are flowing out of the warehouse as fast as I can sign them. Nov 1 is almost here! #EngineeringInPlainSight


the truss is a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units.The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. #EngineeringInPlainSight @HillhouseGrady [email protected]

SamuelSomit's tweet image. the truss is a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units.The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.
#EngineeringInPlainSight 
@HillhouseGrady 
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SamuelSomit's tweet image. the truss is a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units.The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.
#EngineeringInPlainSight 
@HillhouseGrady 
samsomit29@gmail.com

Hi Grady,I hope this still qualifies for the selection!. Truss Bridge. The truss bridge became a common type of bridge built from the 1870s-1930s.its a type of bridge design whose loadbearing superstructure is composed of a truss. #EngineeringInPlainSight @HillhouseGrady

SamuelSomit's tweet image. Hi Grady,I hope this still qualifies for the selection!.
Truss Bridge.
The truss bridge became a common type of bridge built from the 1870s-1930s.its a type of bridge design whose  loadbearing superstructure is composed of a truss.
#EngineeringInPlainSight
@HillhouseGrady
SamuelSomit's tweet image. Hi Grady,I hope this still qualifies for the selection!.
Truss Bridge.
The truss bridge became a common type of bridge built from the 1870s-1930s.its a type of bridge design whose  loadbearing superstructure is composed of a truss.
#EngineeringInPlainSight
@HillhouseGrady

Pretty much any sign pole or structure attached to a concrete foundation uses a baseplate at the connection, but some of these joints look structurally counterintuitive. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Pretty much any sign pole or structure attached to a concrete foundation uses a baseplate at the connection, but some of these joints look structurally counterintuitive. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

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If you go peeking underneath bridges, you’re likely to find a variety of interesting structural connections like this. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you go peeking underneath bridges, you’re likely to find a variety of interesting structural connections like this. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Pretty much any sign pole or structure attached to a concrete foundation uses a baseplate at the connection, but some of these joints look structurally counterintuitive. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Pretty much any sign pole or structure attached to a concrete foundation uses a baseplate at the connection, but some of these joints look structurally counterintuitive. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Engineering in Plain Sight is available starting today at your favorite bookseller. If you already have your copy, I would love to hear what you think. Thanks so much for all your support in making this book a reality! #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Engineering in Plain Sight is available starting today at your favorite bookseller. If you already have your copy, I would love to hear what you think. Thanks so much for all your support in making this book a reality!
#EngineeringInPlainSight

If you drive over a bridge at a major river or even a small creek, you’re likely to see an equipment enclosure like this one nearby. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you drive over a bridge at a major river or even a small creek, you’re likely to see an equipment enclosure like this one nearby. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

"Miter type" gates are used in the Panama Canal so that water pressure from the higher level helps to keep the gates closed when the lower level is drained. #EngineeringInPlainSight

PablusPueblus's tweet image. "Miter type" gates are used in the Panama Canal so that water pressure from the higher level helps to keep the gates closed when the lower level is drained.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Have you ever seen smoke rising from a sewer manhole? In some cities, this might be steam, but in many places, there’s another explanation. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Have you ever seen smoke rising from a sewer manhole? In some cities, this might be steam, but in many places, there’s another explanation.
Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Have you ever seen these interlocking concrete shapes along a coastline? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Have you ever seen these interlocking concrete shapes along a coastline? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

If you pay attention to the spillways at dams, you might notice they sometimes use this zigzag shape. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you pay attention to the spillways at dams, you might notice they sometimes use this zigzag shape. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

If you do much highway driving, you may come across a truck like this with some funny sensors hanging off the front or back. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you do much highway driving, you may come across a truck like this with some funny sensors hanging off the front or back. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Some dams, low water crossings, culverts, and navigation locks have these interesting structures of cascading flow. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Some dams, low water crossings, culverts, and navigation locks have these interesting structures of cascading flow. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

Have you ever seen a rack of electrical equipment like this on a utility pole or inside a substation? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. Have you ever seen a rack of electrical equipment like this on a utility pole or inside a substation? Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

This is a photo I took on a walk near my house. It might look like a mess of transmission wires, but there's something a little special about this tower. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. This is a photo I took on a walk near my house. It might look like a mess of transmission wires, but there's something a little special about this tower. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

One of my viewers sent me this streetview screenshot of some interesting equipment at the top of an electrical utility pole. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. One of my viewers sent me this streetview screenshot of some interesting equipment at the top of an electrical utility pole. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

If you pay attention to pipelines (and who doesn't?!) you might notice a protrusion like this. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you pay attention to pipelines (and who doesn't?!) you might notice a protrusion like this. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

If you pay attention to pipes in your city, you may see a device like this in evacuation stairwells or just out in the open. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight

HillhouseGrady's tweet image. If you pay attention to pipes in your city, you may see a device like this in evacuation stairwells or just out in the open. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer.
#EngineeringInPlainSight

@HillhouseGrady Hey :) Since you like #EngineeringInPlainSight, here is a picture of a former Water Tower in Spandau, Berlin, Germany. It's now part of a bakery. I see it every day while train commuting and never gave it much thought. Pic by 'Abenteurer Morane' under CC0 License.

sjuerges's tweet image. @HillhouseGrady Hey :) Since you like #EngineeringInPlainSight, here is a picture of a former Water Tower in Spandau, Berlin, Germany. It's now part of a bakery. I see it every day while train commuting and never gave it much thought. Pic by 'Abenteurer Morane' under CC0 License.

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