Pipe Drafting and Design,
3rd Edition
Roy A. Parisher
ISBN: 978-0-12-384700-3
Pipe Drafting and Design, Third Edition provides step-by-step instructions to walk pipe designers, drafters, and students through the creation of piping arrangement and isometric drawings. It includes instructions for the proper drawing of symbols for fittings, flanges, valves, and mechanical equipment.
More than 350 illustrations and photographs provide examples and visual instructions. A unique feature is the systematic arrangement of drawings that begins with the layout of the structural foundations of a facility and continues through to the development of a 3-D model. Advanced chapters discuss the use of 3-D software tools from which elevation, section and isometric drawings, and bills of materials are extracted... [more]
Fluid Mechanics with Multimedia DVD,
5th Edition
Pijush Kundu
Ira Cohen
David Dowling
ISBN: 978-0-12-382100-3
Fluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situations, whether in the liquid or gaseous state or both is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text. Revised and updated by Dr. David Dowling, Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition is suitable for both a first or second course in fluid mechanics at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. The leading advanced general text on fluid mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, 5e includes a free copy of the DVD "Multimedia Fluid Mechanics," 2e. With the inclusion of the DVD, students can gain additional insight about fluid flows through nearly 1,000 fluids video clips, can conduct flow simulations in any of more than 20 virtual labs and simulations, and can view dozens of other new interactive demonstrations and animations, thereby enhancing their fluid mechanics learning experience... [more]
Introduction to Optimum Design,
3rd Edition
Jasbir Arora
ISBN: 978-0-12-381375-6
Introduction to Optimum Design is the most widely used textbook in engineering optimization and optimum design courses. It is intended for use in a first course on engineering design and optimization at the undergraduate or graduate level within engineering departments of all disciplines, but primarily within mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering. The basic approach of the text is to describe an organized approach to engineering design optimization in a rigorous yet simplified manner, illustrate various concepts and procedures with simple examples, and demonstrate their applicability to engineering design problems. Formulation of a design problem as an optimization problem is emphasized and illustrated throughout the text. Excel and MATLAB are featured throughout as learning and teaching aids. The 3rd edition has been reorganized and enhanced with new material, making the book even more appealing to instructors regardless of the level they teach the course. Examples include moving the introductory chapter on Excel and MATLAB closer to the front of the book and adding an early chapter on practical design examples for the more introductory course, and including a final chapter on advanced topics for the purely graduate level course... [more]
 Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012:
2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling,
2nd Edition
Elliot Gindis
ISBN: 978-0-12-387029-2
Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012 by Elliot Gindis, is publishing in July and will be available for fall courses. This resource will be available in two versions, with the subtitles 2D Drawing and Modeling (ISBN: 978-0-12-387683-6) and 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling (ISBN: 978-0-12-387029-2).
So whether your course curriculum focuses on 2D or includes both 2D and 3D modeling, Academic Press has a suitable course text for your students.
The book is divided into three parts, guiding students through the subject matter from the beginning stages of using the software through advanced AutoCAD, including 3D features. An extensive appendix for each part of the book is included, detailing additional useful CAD-related information... [more]
Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012: 2D version
Elliot Gindis
ISBN: 978-0-12-387683-6
Contents:
Part One Beginner to Intermediate;
Chapter One AutoCAD Fundamentals 1;
Chapter Two AutoCAD Fundamentals 2;
Chapter Three Layers, Colors, Linetypes and Properties;
Chapter Four DText, MText, Style and Editing;
Chapter Five Bhatch;
Chapter Six Dimensions;
Chapter Seven Blocks and Wblocks;
Chapter Eight Polar and Rectangular Arrays, Polygon and Circle/TTR;
Chapter Nine Isometric;
Chapter Ten Basic Printing and Output
Part II Intermediate to Advanced;
Chapter Eleven Advanced Linework;
Chapter Twelve Advanced Layers;
Chapter Thirteen Advanced Dimensions;
Chapter Fourteen Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center & Exp. Tools;
Chapter Fifteen Miscellaneous Topics;
Chapter Sixteen Importing and Exporting Data;
Chapter Seventeen External References;
Chapter Eighteen Paper Space;
Chapter Nineteen Attributes;
Chapter Twenty Advanced Output and Pen Settings... [more]
The Finite Element Method in Engineering,
5th Edition
Singiresu RAO
ISBN: 978-1-85617-661-3
Rao provides students with a thorough grounding of the mathematical principles for setting up finite element solutions in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering applications. The new edition of this textbook includes examples using modern computer tools such as MatLab, Ansys, Nastran, and Abaqus... [more]
Solar Energy Engineering:
Processes and Systems
Soteris Kalogirou
ISBN: 978-0-12-374501-9
With the threat of global warming, and the gradual depletion of petroleum supplies, solar electric power is rapidly becoming significant part of our energy mix. The range of solar cells spans different materials and different structures in the quest to extract maximum power from the device while keeping the cost to a minimum. Devices with efficiency exceeding 30% have been demonstrated in the laboratory. Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems. Solar Energy Processes and Systems includes all areas of solar energy engineering. All subjects are presented from the fundamental level to the highest level of current research.... [more]
Structural Analysis:
In Theory and Practice
Alan Williams
ISBN: 978-1-85617-550-0
Engineers at all levels of their careers will find the determinate and indeterminate analysis methods in the book presented in a clear, concise, and practical manner. I am a strong advocate of all of these attributes, and I am certain that the book will be successful because of them. Coverage of many other important areas of structural analysis, such as Plastic Design, Matrix and Computer Methods, Elastic-Plastic Analysis, and the numerous worked-out sample problems and the answers to the supplementary problems greatly enhance and reinforce the overall learning experience.... [more]
Crack Analysis in Structural Concrete:
Theory and Applications
Zihai Shi
ISBN: 978-0-7506-8446-0
This new book on the fracture mechanics of concrete focuses on the latest developments in computational theories, and how to apply those theories to solve real engineering problems. Zihai Shi uses his extensive research experience to present detailed examination of multiple-crack analysis and mixed-mode fracture.... [more]
Fundamentals of Structural Stability
George Simitses
Dewey Hodges
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7875-9
The ability of a structural assembly
to carry loads and forces determines how stable it will be over time.
Viewing structural assemblages as comprising columns, beams, arches,
rings, and plates, this book will introduce the student to both a
classical and advanced understanding of the mechanical behavior of
such structural systems under load and how modeling the resulting
strains can predict the overall future performance—the stability—of
that structure. While covering traditional beam theory, the book
is more focused on elastica theory in keeping with modern approaches.
This text will be an expanded and updated version a similar, previously
published book, but with pedagogical improvements and updated analytical
methods.... [more]
Structural and Stress Analysis, 2nd Edition
T.H.G. Megson
ISBN: 978-0-7506-6221-5
Structural analysis is the corner
stone of civil engineering and all students must obtain a thorough
understanding of the techniques available to analyse and predict
stress in any structure.
The new edition of this popular textbook provides the student with
a comprehensive introduction to all types of structural and stress
analysis, starting from an explanation of the basic principles of
statics, normal and shear force and bending moments and torsion.
Building on the success of the first edition, new material on structural
dynamics and finite element method has been included.... [more]
Mechanics of Materials: A Modern Integration of Mechanics and Materials
in Structural Design
Christopher Jenkins
Sanjeev Khanna
ISBN: 978-0-12-383852-0
This new book is the first to
bridge the often disparate bodies of knowledge now known as applied
mechanics and materials science. Using a very methodological process
to introduce mechanics, materials, and design issues in a manner
called "total structural design",
this book seeks a solution in "total design space".... [more]
The Finite Element Method in Engineering, 4th Edition
S S Rao
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7828-5
Finite Element Analysis is an
analytical engineering tool developed in the 1960's by the Aerospace
and nuclear power industries to find usable, approximate solutions
to problems with many complex variables. It is an extension of derivative
and integral calculus, and uses very large matrix arrays and mesh
diagrams to calculate stress points, movement of loads and forces,
and other basic physical behaviors. Students will find in this textbook
a thorough grounding of the mathematical principles underlying the
popular, analytical methods for setting up a finite element solution
based on those mathematical equations. It quickly bridges that knowledge
to a host of real-world applications--from structural design, to
problems in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Professional engineers
will benefit from the introduction to the many useful applications
of finite element analysis, and will gain a better understanding
of its limitations and special uses... [more]
 The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals, 6th Edition
Professor
O C Zienkiewicz
Professor R. L. Taylor
J.Z. Zhu
ISBN: 978-0-7506-6320-5
The Sixth Edition of this influential
best-selling book delivers the most up-to-date and comprehensive
text and reference yet on the basis of the finite element method
(FEM) for all engineers and mathematicians. Since the appearance
of the first edition 38 years ago, The Finite
Element Method provides
arguably the most authoritative introductory text to the method,
covering the latest developments and approaches in this dynamic subject,
and is amply supplemented by exercises, worked solutions and computer
algorithms... [more]
Elasticity:
Theory, Applications, and Numerics
2nd Edition
Martin H. Sadd
ISBN: 978-0-12-374446-3
Elasticity: Theory, Applications and Numerics 2e provides a concise and organized presentation and development of the theory of elasticity, moving from solution methodologies, formulations and strategies into applications of contemporary interest, including fracture mechanics, anisotropic/composite materials, micromechanics and computational methods. Developed as a text for a one- or two-semester graduate elasticity course, this new edition is the only elasticity text to provide coverage in the new area of non-homogenous, or graded, material behavior. Extensive end-of-chapter exercises throughout the book are fully incorporated with the use of MATLAB software... [more]
Open Channel Hydraulics
A. Osman Akan
ISBN: 978-0-7506-6857-6
Open Channel Hydraulics is written
for undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students, and practicing
engineers.
Written in clear and simple language, it introduces and explains
all the main topics required for courses on open channel flows, using
numerous worked examples to illustrate the key points.
With coverage of both introduction to flows, practical guidance
to the design of open channels, and more advanced topics such as
bridge hydraulics and the problem of scour, Professor Akan's book
offers an unparalleled user-friendly study of this important subject... [more]
Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, 2nd Edition
Aldo da Rosa
ISBN: 978-0-12-374639-9
We are hearing a LOT about renewable energy these days! But unlike most available resources on alternative energy that focus on politics and economic impacts, da Rosa's practical guide, Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, is dedicated to explaining the scientific and technological principles and processes that enable energy production from safe, renewable, clean sources.
Advances in the renewable energy sphere are proceeding with an unprecedented speed, and in order for the world's alarming energy challenges to be solved, solid, up-to-date resources addressing the technical aspects of renewables are essential... [more]
Renewable Energy, 3rd Edition
Sørensen or Sorensen
ISBN: 978-0-12-656153-1
This third edition of Renewable
Energy is undoubtedly one of the most complete accounts of the subject,
from source through to extraction and use. The book is academically
rigorous, but accessible.
The author first describes the effect of the sun on the atmosphere
and the creation of wind and waves, including the effects of global
warming. For each type of renewable energy, from direct solar radiation
to wind and biomass, there follows a technical description of the
devices that can be used to transform the energy into useful forms.
The author explores new solar cell types, including polymer and organic
cells, new biofuel processes and new wave energy devices... [more]
Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, 4th Edition
Brian
D Hahn
Dan Valentine
ISBN: 978-0-12-374883-6
The essential guide to MATLAB as a problem solving tool
This text presents MATLAB both as a mathematical tool and a programming language, giving a concise and easy to master introduction to its potential and power. The fundamentals of MATLAB are illustrated throughout with many examples from a wide range of familiar scientific and engineering areas, as well as from everyday life. The new edition has been updated to include coverage of Symbolic Math and SIMULINK. It also adds new examples and applications, and uses the most recent release of Matlab... [more]
Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math w/ CD, 2nd Edition
Brent Maxfield
ISBN: 978-0-12-374783-9
Using the author's considerable experience of applying Mathcad to engineering problems, Essential Mathcad introduces the most powerful functions and features of the software and teaches how to apply these to create comprehensive calculations for any quantitative subject. The simple, step-by-step approach makes this book an ideal Mathcad text for professional engineers as well as engineering , science, and math students. Examples from a variety of fields demonstrate the power and utility of Mathcad's tools, while also demonstrating how other software, such as Excel spreadsheets, can be incorporated effectively. A companion CD-ROM contains a full non-expiring version of Mathcad...[more]
A Guide to Microsoft Excel 2007 for Scientists and Engineers
Bernard V. Liengme
ISBN: 978-0-12-374623-8
Completely updated guide for scientists, engineers and students who want to use Microsoft Excel 2007 to its full potential.
Electronic spreadsheet analysis has become part of the everyday work of researchers in all areas of engineering and science. Microsoft Excel, as the industry standard spreadsheet, has a range of scientific functions that can be utilized for the modeling, analysis and presentation of quantitative data. This text provides a straightforward guide to using these functions of Microsoft Excel, guiding the reader from basic principles through to more complicated areas such as formulae, charts, curve-fitting, equation solving, integration, macros, statistical functions, and presenting quantitative data... [more]
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