Engineering science for foundation degree and higher national
Engineering Science will help you understand the scientific principles involved in engineering.Focusing primarily upon core mechanical and electrical science topics, students enrolled on an Engineering Foundation degree and Higher National Engineering qualification will find this book an invaluable...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
c2012.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627791506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART I MECHANICS OF MATERIALS; 1 Fundamentals; 1.1 Force; 1.2 Vector representation and combination of forces; 1.3 Coplanar force systems; 1.4 Resolution of forces for coplanar systems; 1.5 Simple stress and strain; 1.6 Compound bars; 1.7 Poisson's ratio and two-dimensional loading; 1.8 Chapter summary; 2 Simply supported beams; 2.1 Revision of fundamentals; 2.2 Shear force and bending moment; 2.3 Engineers' theory of bending; 2.4 Centroid and second moment of area; 2.5 Beam selection; 2.6 Slope and deflection of beams; 2.7 Chapter summary
- 2.8 Review questions3 Torsion and shafts; 3.1 Review of shear stress and strain; 3.2 Engineers' theory of torsion; 3.3 Polar second moment of area; 3.4 Power transmitted by a shaft; 3.5 Composite shafts; 3.6 Chapter summary; 3.7 Review questions; 4 Pressure vessels; 4.1 Thin-walled pressure vessels; 4.2 Thick-walled pressure vessels; 4.3 Pressure vessel applications; 4.4 Chapter summary; 4.5 Review questions; 5 Concentrically loaded columns and struts; 5.1 Slenderness ratio, radius of gyration and effective length; 5.2 Euler's theory and the Rankine-Gordon relationship; 5.3 Chapter summary
- 5.4 Review questions6 Introduction to strain energy; 6.1 Strain energy resulting from direct stress and pure shear stress; 6.2 Strain energy in bending and torsion; 6.3 Castigliano's theorem; 6.4 Chapter summary; 6.5 Review questions; 7 Complex stress and strain; 7.1 Stresses on oblique planes; 7.2 Two-dimensional direct stress, shear stress and combined stress systems; 7.3 Mohr's stress circle; 7.4 Strain; 7.5 Strain gauges; 7.6 Chapter summary; 7.7 Review questions; PART II DYNAMICS; 8 Fundamentals; 8.1 Newton's laws; 8.2 Linear equations of motion; 8.3 Angular motion; 8.4 Friction
- 8.5 Energy8.6 Momentum; 8.7 Power; 8.8 Circular motion and forces of rotation; 8.9 Chapter summary; 8.10 Review questions; 9 Kinematics of mechanisms; 9.1 Velocity and acceleration diagrams; 9.2 Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of an engine slider-crank mechanism; 9.3 Cam mechanisms; 9.4 Chapter summary; 9.5 Review questions; 10 Power transmission systems; 10.1 Belt drives; 10.2 Friction clutches; 10.3 Gear trains; 10.4 Balancing; 10.5 Flywheels; 10.6 Coupled systems; 10.7 Chapter summary; 10.8 Review questions; 11 Oscillatory motion and vibration; 11.1 Simple harmonic motion
- 11.2 Free vibration11.3 Damped natural vibration; 11.4 Forced vibration; 11.5 Chapter summary; 11.6 Review questions; PART III THERMODYNAMICS; 12 Fundamentals; 12.1 Density and pressure; 12.2 Temperature, its measurement and thermal expansion; 12.3 Heat, specific heat and latent heat; 12.4 Gases and the gas laws; 12.5 Chapter summary; 12.6 Review questions; 13 Thermodynamic systems; 13.1 System definitions and properties; 13.2 Closed and open systems; 13.3 Closed systems and the first law of thermodynamics; 13.4 Open systems and the first law of thermodynamics
- 13.5 Introduction to the second law of thermodynamics
