Engineering looks intimidating until you see that it is mostly a handful of equations applied carefully. This category puts the essential ones within reach: Ohm's law and power relationships for electrical circuits, wire sizing and voltage drop for safe installations, beam bending and deflection for understanding loads and spans, and heat-loss accounting for sizing heating and cooling equipment. Each calculator is a simplified, educational version of professional practice: the physics is real, but the assumptions are stated plainly and the safety factors are yours to add. Use these tools to learn the concepts, to sanity-check quotes from contractors and electricians, and to plan projects intelligently. Anything structural, wired into mains power, or load-bearing needs a licensed professional's review before it gets built.
67 free engineering calculators. Every tool runs instantly in your browser with the formula shown, a worked example, and answers to common questions.
EngineeringBattery LifeBattery Life applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringBeam DeflectionBeam Deflection applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringBeam LoadBeam Load applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringBearing LoadBearing Load applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringBelt LengthBelt Length applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringBolt TorqueBolt Torque applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringBreaker SizeBreaker Size applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringCable SizingCable Sizing applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringCapacitorCapacitor applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringCapacitor EnergyCapacitor Energy applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringColumn BucklingColumn Buckling applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringConcrete MixConcrete Mix applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringDuct SizeDuct Size applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringElectrical EnergyElectrical Energy sizes something in your home: the right appliance, the right amount of material, or the true running cost.
EngineeringEngine EfficiencyEngine Efficiency applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringFlow RateFlow Rate applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringGear RatioGear Ratio applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringHead LossHead Loss applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringHeat ExchangerHeat Exchanger applies a standard physics formula.
EngineeringHorsepowerHorsepower applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringHVAC LoadHVAC Load sizes something in your home: the right appliance, the right amount of material, or the true running cost.
EngineeringHydraulicHydraulic applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringHydraulic PowerHydraulic Power applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringHydraulic PressHydraulic Press applies a standard physics formula.
EngineeringImpedanceImpedance applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringInductorInductor applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringInductor EnergyInductor Energy applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringKva KwKva Kw applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringLed ResistorLed Resistor applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringLeverLever applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringManning FlowManning Flow applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringNoise LevelNoise Level applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringOrifice FlowOrifice Flow applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPcb TracePcb Trace applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPipe FlowPipe Flow applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPipe Pressure LossPipe Pressure Loss applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPower FactorPower Factor applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPower Factor CorrectionPower Factor Correction applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPulleyPulley applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPulley SpeedPulley Speed applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringPump PowerPump Power applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringRadiation ShieldingRadiation Shielding applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringRc Time ConstantRc Time Constant applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringRcf GforceRcf Gforce applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringResistor CombinationResistor Combination applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringResonant FrequencyResonant Frequency applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringRpmRpm applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringSection ModulusSection Modulus applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringShaft PowerShaft Power applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringShaft TorsionShaft Torsion applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringSound LevelSound Level applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringSpring RateSpring Rate applies a standard physics formula.
EngineeringSteam ConsumptionSteam Consumption applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringSteel WeightSteel Weight does the quantity math for building and renovation: how much material a job needs.
EngineeringStress StrainStress Strain applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringStructural LoadStructural Load applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringTank VolumeTank Volume uses the classic geometry formulas: area measures the surface something covers, volume measures the space it fills.
EngineeringThermalThermal applies a standard physics formula.
EngineeringThree Phase PowerThree Phase Power applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringTorqueTorque applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringTorque WrenchTorque Wrench applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringTransformer RatioTransformer Ratio applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringUps SizingUps Sizing applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringVentilation CFMVentilation CFM sizes something in your home: the right appliance, the right amount of material, or the true running cost.
EngineeringVoltage DropVoltage Drop applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringWind LoadWind Load applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.
EngineeringWire GaugeWire Gauge applies a standard engineering formula in simplified form.