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| The Role of Analysis in Engineering | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Analysis and Engineering Design | |
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| Analysis and Engineering Failure | |
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| Dimensions and Units | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Dimensions | |
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| Units | |
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| SI Units | |
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| English Units | |
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| Mass and Weight | |
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| Unit Conversions | |
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| Analysis Methodology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Numerical Calculations | |
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| Approximations | |
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| Significant Figures | |
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| General Analysis Procedure | |
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| The Computer as an Analysis Tool | |
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| Spreadsheets | |
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| Equation Solvers and Mathematics Software | |
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| Programming Languages | |
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| Specialty Software | |
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| Finite Element Software | |
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| Mechanics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Scalars and Vectors | |
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| Vector Operations | |
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| Vector Components | |
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| Unit Vectors | |
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| Forces | |
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| Free-Body Diagrams | |
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| Procedure for Constructing Free-Body Diagrams | |
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| Equilibrium | |
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| Stress and Strain | |
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| Stress | |
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| Strain | |
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| Hooke's Law | |
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| Stress--Strain Diagram | |
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| Design Stress | |
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| Electrical Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Electric Charge And Current | |
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| Voltage | |
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| Resistance | |
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| Ohm'S Law | |
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| Simple DC Circuits | |
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| Kirchhoff's Laws | |
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| Kirchhoff's Current Law | |
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| Kirchhoff's Voltage Law | |
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| Thermodynamics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Pressure and Temperature | |
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| Pressure | |
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| Temperature | |
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| Forms of Energy | |
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| Potential Energy | |
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| Kinetic Energy | |
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| Internal Energy | |
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| Total Energy | |
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| Work and Heat | |
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| Mechanical Work | |
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| Heat | |
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| The First Law of Thermodynamics | |
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| Heat Engines | |
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| The Second Law of Thermodynamics | |
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| Fluid Mechanics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fluid Properties | |
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| Density, Specific Weight, and Specific Gravity | |
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| Bulk Modulus | |
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| Viscosity | |
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| Fluid Statics | |
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| Pressure--Elevation Relationship | |
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| Forces on Submerged Surfaces | |
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| Flow Rates | |
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| Conservation of Mass | |
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| Renewable Energy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Solar | |
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| Solar Energy Systems | |
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| Photovoltaic Systems | |
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| Wind | |
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| Basic Energy Analysis of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine | |
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| Hydro | |
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| Basic Energy Analysis of a Hydropower Plant | |
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| Geothermal | |
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| Basic Energy Analysis of a Binary Plant | |
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| Marine | |
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| Tidal | |
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| Ocean | |
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| Ocean Waves | |
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| Biomass | |
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| Data Analysis: Graphing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Collecting and Recording Data | |
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| Data Identification and Association | |
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| Accuracy, Precision, and Error | |
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| Recording Data | |
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| General Graphing Procedure | |
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| Dependent and Independent Variables | |
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| Variable Ranges | |
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| Graph Paper | |
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| Location of Axes | |
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| Graduation and Calibration of Axes | |
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| Axis Labels | |
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| Data Point Plotting | |
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| Curves | |
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| Legends and Titles | |
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| Graphing with Computer Software | |
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| Curve Fitting | |
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| Common Mathematical Functions | |
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| Method of Selected Points | |
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| Least Squares Linear Regression | |
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| Interpolation and Extrapolation | |
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| Data Analysis: Statistics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Data Classification and Frequency Distribution | |
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| Data Classification Guidelines | |
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| Measures of Central Tendency | |
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| Mean | |
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| Median | |
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| Mode | |
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| Measures of Variation | |
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| Normal Distribution | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Index | |