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  • Debunking Earth’s Shape: Sphere vs Flat Earth

    In this blog post we examine some of the common misconceptions and facts about our round planet which we all live and thrive on.

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  • Stabilizing the Leaning Tower of Pisa: Engineering Marvels

    The blog post discusses the stabilization efforts for the leaning tower of Pisa, detailing its historical context, geological challenges, and modern engineering techniques used to mitigate issues caused by differential settlement. It highlights successful measures, such as drainage, horizontal directional drilling, and cable installation, allowing the tower to remain a safe, iconic tourist attraction for…

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  • Natural materials – silt

    Natural materials – silt

    In this blog post we will characterize the natural material silt. We will try and answer some of the most important questions in relation to silts such as; What is silt? What is silt used for? What is the difference between silt, sand and clay? Does silt pollute water? What is siltation? Definition of silt

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  • A blog post

    A blog post

    This blog post explores how to write successful blog posts, addressing questions about frameworks, topics, SEO, and monetization. It emphasizes choosing the right tools for content creation, like WordPress, and stresses the importance of building a trustworthy audience. Various monetization strategies, such as ads and affiliate marketing, are also discussed.

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  • Natural materials – clay

    Natural materials – clay

    This blog post examines the significance of clay, a versatile natural material with a rich history in various industries. Clay is essential in beauty products and pharmaceuticals, has historical medicinal applications, serves as a building material, and is environmentally friendly. Its unique properties also support agriculture and oil extraction through artesian wells.

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  • Soil characteristics – sand

    This blogpost explores the characteristics of sand as a key construction material. It discusses its definition, grain size, mineral composition, hydraulic properties, and uses in both industrial and domestic contexts. The post also addresses concerns about potential shortages of usable sand for construction and clarifies misconceptions regarding sand types, particularly desert sand.

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  • Earthquake proofing buildings

    This blogpost discusses earthquake proofing buildings using various materials and techniques. It emphasizes the importance of designing structures with elastic foundations, such as spring mats, and utilizing tuned mass dampers. The materials best suited for resilience are steel, praised for its strength and elasticity, compared to wood, which behaves differently under stress.

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  • Earthquake epicenters

    Earthquake epicenters

    This blogpost discusses the calculation of earthquake epicenters, detailing key concepts such as tectonic plates, wave types (p-wave, s-wave, Love wave, Rayleigh wave), seismographs, and seismograms. It emphasizes methods like triangulation and the roles of experts in determining distances and analyzing wave data to locate epicenters accurately.

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  • ChatGPT – Top 10 usages

    This blogpost discusses the top 10 uses of the ChatGPT chatbot, showcasing its capabilities in generating human-like text, answering questions, creative writing, summarizing information, translation, coding, product descriptions, captions, social media responses, and dialogue for video games. The content highlights the advantages and practical applications of ChatGPT in various fields.

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  • ChatGPT – Top 10 misconceptions

    The Chatbot, “ChatGPT”, (Generative Pre-Training translator), has recently been the new kid on the block raking in millions of new users breaking records for first to market. In this blogpost we discover 10 common misconceptions about ChatGPT and trust me there is more to this chatbot than meets the eye. 1. Using ChatGPT to replace

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My name is Joachim Skjærup Bach

And welcome to “The Skjærup blueprint”, an engineering blog where I write about natural phenomena, engineering marvels and techniques used in society around us.