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Preface | |
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Engineers in Society | |
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Introduction | |
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Society and its engineering infrastructure | |
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Engineering in history | |
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The nature and scope of engineering work | |
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Engineering, science and mathematics | |
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Engineering as creative problem solving | |
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Engineering in the 21st Century | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Engineering Systems Concepts | |
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Dealing with complexity | |
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Systems and processes | |
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Modelling and analysis of systems and processes | |
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Systems concepts | |
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Engineering modelling | |
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Engineering analysis | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Example of state-space analysis | |
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Engineering Planning and Design | |
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Terminology | |
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Planning and design as problem-solving processes | |
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Methodology for solving open-ended problems | |
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Engineering planning | |
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The design process | |
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Problem formulation phase | |
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Feasibility study and concept design | |
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Preliminary planning and design | |
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Detailed planning and design | |
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Implementation | |
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The Solution-first strategy | |
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Other aspects of planning and design | |
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Example: Planning for a city water supply system | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Creativity and Creative Thinking | |
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Introduction | |
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Creativity defined | |
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The brain and its workings | |
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The brain and heuristics | |
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Creativity and the Eureka Moment | |
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Techniques for stimulating ideas | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Project Planning Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Historical background | |
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The critical path method | |
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Gantt charts | |
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Resource scheduling | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Management Processes and Skills | |
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Introduction | |
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Management history and process | |
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Working in groups and teams | |
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Leadership | |
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Behavioural styles of individuals | |
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Group and team development | |
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Team meeting skills | |
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Personal time management skills | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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The MBTI descriptions | |
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The MBTI dimensions | |
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Communication | |
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Introduction | |
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Preparing for communication | |
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Active listening | |
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Non-verbal communication | |
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Oral presentations | |
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Written communication | |
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Communication in groups | |
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Plagiarism | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Economic Evaluation | |
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Introduction | |
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The time value of money | |
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Discounting formulae | |
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Evaluation criteria | |
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A comparison of the evaluation criteria | |
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Advantages and limitations of each criterion | |
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Economic benefits | |
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Economic costs | |
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Cost estimation | |
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Selection of project life and discount rate | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Sustainability, Environmental and Social Considerations | |
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Introduction | |
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Sustainability | |
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Planning and design for sustainability | |
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Environmental considerations | |
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Environmental assessment programs and techniques | |
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Social impact | |
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Social assessment tools and methods | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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The Battelle classification and Leopold matrix | |
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Ethics and Law | |
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Awareness of ethics | |
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Ethics and whistle blowing | |
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The legal system | |
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Law of contract | |
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Law of tort | |
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The process of disputes | |
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Legal responsibility in managing staff | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Risk and Reliability | |
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Introduction | |
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Levels of risk | |
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Reliability based design | |
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Selection of safety coefficients | |
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Reliability, resilience and vulnerability | |
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Reliability of engineering components | |
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System reliability | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Engineering Decision-making | |
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Introduction | |
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Decision-making with certainty of outcome | |
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Decision-making with risk of outcome | |
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Risk aversion, risk acceptance and utility | |
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Decision-making with uncertainty of outcome | |
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Decision-making with competition | |
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The human factor in decision-making | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Optimisation | |
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Introduction | |
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Approaches to optimisation | |
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Linear programming | |
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Graphical solution of LP problems | |
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Canonical and standard form of an LP problem | |
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Basic feasible solutions | |
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The simplex method | |
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Some difficulties in solving LP problems | |
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Examples of LP problems | |
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Duality | |
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Non-linear optimisation | |
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Unconstrained problems using calculus | |
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Separable programming | |
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Dynamic programming | |
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Heuristic optimisation methods | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Necessary and sufficient conditions for the solution of unconstrained multivariate optimisation problems | |
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Hydraulic analysis of pipe networks | |
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Epilogue | |
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Index | |