Achieve Your Extraordinary. Become a PE.
Getting your Professional Engineer’s license will open up a world of possibilities for you to achieve the extraordinary. And DTC can help you make those possibilities a reality with our comprehensive prep courses for the Mechanical PE Exams and our strategic plan to prepare you to pass the exam. Years of work went into developing […]
Roads can Help Reduce Summer Heat in Massachusetts
When thinking about places where summer heat is the worst, Massachusetts is not typically high on that list. But, in urban areas around Boston, the amount of pavement and the heat island effect can increase local temperatures 10°F above that of the suburban areas. These higher temperatures are particularly noticeable at night, as the asphalt […]
Dr. Tom Videos on the Computer Based Mechanical PE Exam Experience
Facing the computer-based exam experience is understandably a bit daunting. This exam format presents you with unique challenges that changes everything about how you prepare for the exam. I want to help you understand the biggest challenges that you face with this exam and give you my thoughts on the best ways to meet them. […]
Anchors Not Away!
In a recent article published by “The Conversation,” the challenges of anchoring offshore wind turbines are discussed. This particular article caught my attention as the problems of anchoring wind turbines in deep water involves a great many areas of mechanical engineering. The article states that “more than 5,000 turbines must be installed each year until […]
Attention Mechanical Engineers! Now Is the Time to Get Your PE!
You have achieved a lot in your career, but you know you are capable of more. Getting your PE license opens up a whole new world of possibilities for you to achieve the extraordinary. At DTC, we know the Mechanical PE Exam, and we can help you make those possibilities a reality with our comprehensive […]
Reinventing Glass with Beer, Food Scraps, and Paper
Windows have been part of our buildings for hundreds of years. Glass allows in sunlight and keeps most of the weather out. But windows have a serious drawback when it comes to sustainability – they conduct out heat in the winter and in during the summer– accounting for 25% of building heat losses. Scientists have […]
“Forever Grateful to Dr. Tom’s Classroom”
“It has long been a personal goal (as well as a professional goal) to get the satisfaction of fulfilling the requirements to be recognized as a licensed professional engineer. Kansas State University did a very good job of emphasizing the importance of licensure during the curriculum as many of my former classmates and current colleagues boast having […]
When in Rome
There is a saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Well, in a recent ASME article. author Mark Crawford talks about five major engineering achievements by the Romans that we engineers could well study. These five, several of which are still in operation today, are: 1) Aqueducts – brought water from the countryside […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST PE Exam Prep
For over a decade, it has been our passion here at Dr. Tom’s Classroom to help Mechanical engineers pass the PE Exam and become Professional Engineers. We’ve worked hard to make our courses the best. Want to know how we did that? Check out this video count down of the top ten reasons DTC is […]
Not All Batteries Store Electricity
Researchers at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania have developed a modular thermal battery – a device that can store thermal energy (heat) efficiently. The battery tested has a capacity of 150 kWhthermal and can be charged and discharged at a rate of 16.4 and 19.8 kW respectively. The battery is contained in a 5 foot diameter […]
