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Design Engineering covers multiple disciplines but not limited to electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, and architectural engineering. The design engineer sets the direction of the design effort and does the most complex parts of design. Consequently, the design engineer must be familiar with and have access to many different areas in engineering. This concise volume does just that, bringing critical information such as design and materials, new materials, ergonomics, reliability and maintainability, product safety, electronics, mechanics, and plastics to the design engineer. Provides a single-source of critical information to the design engineer, saving time and therefore money on a particular design project Presents both the fundamentals and advanced topics and also the latest information in key aspects of the design process Examines all aspects of the design process in one concise and accessible volume
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Design Engineering Manual
Note from the Publisher This book has been compiled using extracts from the following books within the range of Design Engineering books in the Elsevier collection: Annacchino (2007) The Pursuit of New Product Development, 9780750679930 Ashby (1999) Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 9780750661683 Attwood, Deeb, and Danz-Reece (2003) Ergonomic Solutions for the Process Industries, 9780750677042 Booker, Raines, and Swift (2001) Designing Capable and Reliable Products, 9780750650762 Childs (2004) Mechanical Design, 9780750657716 Gilb (2005) Competitive Engineering, 9780750665070 Mills (2005) Plastics: Microstructure and Engineering Applications, 9780750651486 Mital (2008) Product Development, 9780750683098 Rosato and Rosato (2003) Plastics Engineered Product Design, 9781856174169 Smallman and Ngan (2007) Physical Metallurgy and Advanced Materials, 9780750669061
Smith (2005) Reliability, Maintainability and Risk, 9780750666947 Tooley (2006) Electronic Circuits, 9780750669238 Williams (2007) EMC for Product Designers, 9780750681704 The extracts have been taken directly from the above source books, with some small editorial changes. These changes have entailed the re-numbering of sections and figures. In view of the breadth of content and style of the source books, there is some overlap and repetition of material between chapters and significant differences in style, but these features have been left in order to retain the flavour and readability of the individual chapters. Units of measure Units are provided in either SI or IP units. A conversion table for these units is provided at the front of the book.
Design Engineering Manual
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