The Engineering Handbook
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The Engineering Handbook

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The Engineering Handbook

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First published in 1995, The Engineering Handbook quickly became the definitive engineering reference. Although it remains a bestseller, the many advances realized in traditional engineering fields along with the emergence and rapid growth of fields such as biomedical engineering, computer engineering, and nanotechnology mean that the time has come to bring this standard-setting reference up to date.New in the Second Edition

  • 19 completely new chapters addressing important topics in bioinstrumentation, control systems, nanotechnology, image and signal processing, electronics, environmental systems, structural systems
  • 131 chapters fully revised and updated
  • Expanded lists of engineering associations and societies
    The Engineering Handbook, Second Edition is designed to enlighten experts in areas outside their own specialties, to refresh the knowledge of mature practitioners, and to educate engineering novices. Whether you work in industry, government, or academia, this is simply the best, most useful engineering reference you can have in your personal, office, or institutional library.

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Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Preface
  3. Editor-in-Chief
  4. Contributors
  5. Contents
  6. Section I. Statics
  7. Chapter 1. Force-System Resultants and Equilibrium
  8. Chapter 2. Centroids and Distributed Forces
  9. Chapter 3. Moments of Inertia
  10. Section II. Mechanics of Materials
  11. Chapter 4. Reactions
  12. Chapter 5. Bending Stresses in Beams
  13. Chapter 6. Shear Stresses in Beams
  14. Chapter 7. Shear and Moment Diagrams
  15. Chapter 8. Columns
  16. Chapter 9. Pressure Vessels
  17. Chapter 10. Axial Loads and Torsion
  18. Chapter 11. Fracture Mechanics
  19. Section III. Dynamics and Vibrations
  20. Chapter 12. Dynamics of Particles: Kinematics and Kinetics
  21. Chapter 13. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies: Kinematics and Kinetics
  22. Chapter 14. Free Vibration, Natural Frequencies, and Mode Shapes
  23. Chapter 15. Forced Vibrations
  24. Chapter 16. Lumped versus Distributed Parameter Systems
  25. Chapter 17. Applications of Structural and Dynamic Principles
  26. Chapter 18. Vibration Computations and Nomographs
  27. Chapter 19. Test Equipment and Measuring Instruments
  28. Section IV. Kinematics and Mechanisms
  29. Chapter 20. Linkages and Cams
  30. Chapter 21. Tribology: Friction, Wear, and Lubrication
  31. Chapter 22. Machine Elements
  32. Chapter 23. Crankshaft Journal Bearings
  33. Chapter 24. Fluid Sealing in Machines, Mechanical Devices, and Apparatus
  34. Section V. Structures
  35. Chapter 25. Loads
  36. Chapter 26. Wind Effects
  37. Chapter 27. Earthquakes and Their Effects
  38. Chapter 28. Structural Analysis
  39. Chapter 29. Structural Steel
  40. Chapter 30. Concrete
  41. Chapter 31. Timber
  42. Chapter 32. Masonry Design
  43. Chapter 33. Nonlinear Dynamics of Continuous Mass Structural Systems
  44. Chapter 34. Scour of Bridge Foundations
  45. Section VI. Fluid Mechanics
  46. Chapter 35. Incompressible Fluids
  47. Chapter 36. Compressible Flow
  48. Chapter 37. The Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids
  49. Chapter 38. Airfoils/Wings
  50. Chapter 39. Boundary Layers
  51. Chapter 40. Valves
  52. Chapter 41. Pumps and Fans
  53. Chapter 42. Two-Phase Flow
  54. Chapter 43. Basic Mixing Principles for Various Types of Fluid Mixing Applications
  55. Chapter 44. Fluid Measurement Techniques
  56. Section VII. Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
  57. Chapter 45. The First Law of Thermodynamics
  58. Chapter 46. Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy
  59. Chapter 47. The Thermodynamics of Solutions
  60. Chapter 48. Thermodynamics of Surfaces
  61. Chapter 49. Phase Equilibrium
  62. Chapter 50. Thermodynamic Cycles
  63. Chapter 51. Heat Transfer
  64. Chapter 52. Heat Exchangers
  65. Chapter 53. Industrial Combustion
  66. Chapter 54. Air Conditioning
  67. Chapter 55. Refrigeration and Cryogenics
  68. Chapter 56. Heat Transfer to Non-Newtonian Fluids
  69. Chapter 57. Heat Pipes
  70. Section VIII. Seperation Processes
  71. Chapter 58. Distillation
  72. Chapter 59. Absorption and Stripping
  73. Chapter 60. Extraction
  74. Chapter 61. Adsorption
  75. Chapter 62. Crystallization and Evaporation
  76. Chapter 63. Membrane Separation
  77. Chapter 64. Solid-Liquid Seperation
  78. Chapter 65. Other Separation Processes
  79. Section IX. Fuels and Energy Conversion
  80. Chapter 66. Fuels
  81. Chapter 67. Solar Electric Systems
  82. Chapter 68. Internal Combustion Engines
  83. Chapter 69. Gas Turbines
  84. Chapter 70. Nuclear Power Systems
  85. Chapter 71. Power Plants
  86. Chapter 72. Wind Energy
  87. Chapter 73. Hydraulic Turbines
  88. Chapter 74. Steam Turbines and Generators
  89. Chapter 75. Cogeneration: Combined Heat and Power Systems
  90. Chapter 76. Electric Machines
  91. Chapter 77. Fuel Cells
  92. Section X. Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
  93. Chapter 78. Reaction Kinetics
  94. Chapter 79. Chemical Reaction Engineering
  95. Chapter 80. The Scaleup of Chemical Reaction Systems from Laboratory to Plant
  96. Section XI. Geotechnical
  97. Chapter 81. Soil Mechanics
  98. Section XII. Transportation
  99. Chapter 82. Transportation Planning
  100. Chapter 83. Design of Transportation Facilites
  101. Chapter 84. Operations and Environmental Impacts
  102. Chapter 85. Transportation Systems
  103. Chapter 86. Intelligent Transportation Systems*
  104. Section XIII. Coastal and Ocean Engineering
  105. Chapter 87. Shallow Water and Deep Water Engineering
  106. Section XIV. Environmental System and Management
  107. Chapter 88. Drinking Water Treatment
  108. Chapter 89. Air Pollution
  109. Chapter 90. Wastewater Treatment and Current Trends
  110. Chapter 91. Solid Wastes
  111. Chapter 92. Hazardous Waste Management
  112. Chapter 93. Solid Remediation
  113. Chapter 94. Urban Storm Water Design and Management
  114. Section XV. Water Resources Engineering
  115. Chapter 95. Hydraulics
  116. Chapter 96. Hydrology
  117. Chapter 97. Sedimentation
  118. Section XVI. Linear Systems and Models
  119. Chapter 98. Transfer Functions and Laplace Transforms
  120. Chapter 99. Block Diagrams
  121. Chapter 100. Signal Flow Analysis
  122. Chapter 101. Linear State-Space Models
  123. Chapter 102. Frequency Response
  124. Chapter 103. Convolution Integral
  125. Chapter 104. Stability Analysis
  126. Chapter 105. z Transform and Digital Systems
  127. Section XVII. Circuits
  128. Chapter 106. Passive Components
  129. Chapter 107. RL,RC, and RLC Circuits
  130. Chapter 108. Node Equations and Mesh Equations
  131. Chapter 109. Sinusoidal Excitation and Phasors
  132. Chapter 110. Three-Phase Circuits
  133. Chapter 111. Filters (Passive)
  134. Chapter 112. Power Distribution
  135. Chapter 113. Grounding, Shielding, and Filtering
  136. Chapter 114. Electromagnetics
  137. Section XVIII. Electronics
  138. Chapter 115. Operational Amplifiers
  139. Chapter 116. Active RC Filters
  140. Chapter 117. Diodes and Transistors
  141. Chapter 118. Analog Integrated Circuits
  142. Chapter 119. Optoelectronic Devices
  143. Chapter 120. Power Electronics
  144. Chapter 121. A/D and D/A Converters
  145. Chapter 122. Superconductivity
  146. Chapter 123. Embedded Systems-on-Chips
  147. Chapter 124. Electronic Data Analysis Using PSPICE and MATLAB
  148. Chapter 125. Electronic Packaging
  149. Chapter 126. Microwave and RF Engineering
  150. Section XIX. Digital Systems
  151. Chapter 127. Logic Devices
  152. Chapter 128. Counters and State Machines (Sequencers)
  153. Chapter 129. Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
  154. Chapter 130. Memory Systems
  155. Chapter 131. Computer-Aided Design and Simulation
  156. Chapter 132. Logic Analyzers
  157. Section XX. Communications and Signal Processing
  158. Chapter 133. Transforms and Fast Algorithms
  159. Chapter 134. Digital Filters
  160. Chapter 135. Analog and Digital Communications
  161. Chapter 136. Coding
  162. Chapter 137. Computer Communication Networks
  163. Chapter 138. Satellites and Aerospace
  164. Chapter 139. Mobile and Portable Radio Communications
  165. Chapter 140. Optical Communications
  166. Chapter 141. Digital Image Processing
  167. Chapter 142. Complex Envelope Representations for Modulated Signals*
  168. Section XXI. Computers
  169. Chapter 143. Computer Organization: Architecture
  170. Chapter 144. Operating Systems
  171. Chapter 145. Programming Languages
  172. Chapter 146. Input/Output Devices
  173. Chapter 147. Memory and Storage Systems
  174. Chapter 148. Nanocomputers, Nanoarchitectronics, and NanoICs*
  175. Chapter 149. Software Engineering
  176. Chapter 150. Human-Computer Interface Design
  177. Section XXII. Measurement and Instrumentation
  178. Chapter 151. Sensors and Transducers
  179. Chapter 152. Measurement Errors and Uncertainty
  180. Chapter 153. Signal Conditioning
  181. Chapter 154. Telemetry
  182. Chapter 155. Recording Instruments
  183. Chapter 156. Bioinstrumentation
  184. Chapter 157. G(LabVIEW ) Software Engineering
  185. Chapter 158. Sensors
  186. Chapter 159. AC Electrokinetics of Particles
  187. Chapter 160. Biomedical Engineering
  188. Section XXIII. Surveying
  189. Chapter 161. Quality Control
  190. Chapter 162. Elevation
  191. Chapter 163. Distance Measurements
  192. Chapter 164. Directions
  193. Chapter 165. Photogrammetry and Topographic Mapping
  194. Chapter 166. Surveying Computations
  195. Chapter 167. Satelliite Surveying
  196. Chapter 168. Surveying Applications for Geographic Infromation Systems
  197. Chapter 169. Remote Sensing
  198. Section XXIV. Control Systems
  199. Chapter 170. Principles of Feedback Control
  200. Chapter 171. Root Locus
  201. Chapter 172. Nyquist Criterion and Stability
  202. Chapter 173. System Compensation
  203. Chapter 174. Process Control
  204. Chapter 175. Digital Control
  205. Chapter 176. Robots and Controls
  206. Chapter 177. State Variable Feedback
  207. Chapter 178. Nonlinear Control Systems
  208. Chapter 179. Introduction to Mechatronics
  209. Section XXV. Manufacturing
  210. Chapter 180. Types of Manufacturing
  211. Chapter 181. Quality
  212. Chapter 182. Flexible Manufacturing
  213. Chapter 183. Managing for Value
  214. Chapter 184. Design, Modeling, and Prototyping
  215. Chapter 185. Materials Processing and Manufacturing Methods
  216. Chapter 186. Machine Tools and Processes
  217. Chapter 187. Ergonomics/Human Factors
  218. Chapter 188. Pressure and Vacuum
  219. Chapter 189. Food Engineering
  220. Chapter 190. Agricultural Engineering
  221. Chapter 191. System Reliability
  222. Chapter 192. Computer Integrated Manufacturing: A Data Mining Approach
  223. Section XXVI. Aeronautical and Aerospace
  224. Chapter 193. Aerodynamics
  225. Chapter 194. Response to Atmospheric Disturbances
  226. Chapter 195. Computational Fluid Dynamics
  227. Chapter 196. Aeronautical and Space Engineering Materials
  228. Chapter 197. Propulsion Systems
  229. Chapter 198. Aircraft Performance and Design
  230. Chapter 199. Spacecraft and Mission Design
  231. Section XXVII. Safety
  232. Chapter 200. Hazard Identification and Control
  233. Chapter 201. Regulations and Standards
  234. Section XXVIII. Engineering Economics and Management
  235. Chapter 202. Present Worth Analysis
  236. Chapter 203. Project Analysis Using Rate-of-Return Criteria
  237. Chapter 204. Project Selection from Alternatives
  238. Chapter 205. Depreciation and Corporate Taxes
  239. Chapter 206. Financing and Leasing
  240. Chapter 207. Risk Analysis and Management
  241. Chapter 208. Sensitivity Analysis
  242. Chapter 209. Life-Cycle Costing*
  243. Chapter 210. Project Evaluation and Selction
  244. Chapter 211. Critical Path Method
  245. Chapter 212. Intellectual Property; Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Licenses
  246. Section XXIX. Materials Engineering
  247. Chapter 213. Properties of Solids
  248. Chapter 214. Failure Analysis
  249. Chapter 215. Liquids and Gases
  250. Chapter 216. Biomaterials
  251. Section XXX. Mathematics
  252. Chapter 217. General Mathematics
  253. Chapter 218. Linear Algebra Matrices
  254. Chapter 219. Vector Algebra and Calculus
  255. Chapter 220. Complex Variables
  256. Chapter 221. Difference Equations
  257. Chapter 222. Differential Equations
  258. Chapter 223. Integral Equations
  259. Chapter 224. Approximation Methods
  260. Chapter 225. Integral Transforms
  261. Chapter 226. Chaos, Fractals, and Julia Sets
  262. Chapter 227. Calculus of Variations
  263. Chapter 228. Probability and Statistics
  264. Chapter 229. Optimization
  265. Chapter 230. Numerical Methods
  266. Chapter 231. Dimensional Analysis
  267. Chapter 232. Computer Graphics Visualization
  268. Appendix: Mathematical Tables and Formulae
  269. Author Index
  270. Subject Index
  271. Back cover