Engineering mechanics and design applications : transdisciplinary engineering fundamentals

 Content: Prevention through Design: A Transdisciplinary Process Introduction Transdisciplinarity and PtD Discipline Defining Transdisciplinarity Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Case Studies Why Prevention through Design Is a Transdisciplinary Process? PtD Considerations for the Design Process Prevention through Design PtD Program Mission PtD Process Stakeholder Input Strategic Goal Areas The Business Value of PtD Case Studies Case Study 1 Case Study 2 Case Study 3 Case Study 4 PtD and Sustainability Transdisciplinary Sustainable Development Contaminated Environment Making ''Green Jobs'' Safe: Integrating Occupational Safety and Health into Green Jobs and Sustainability  Going Green during Construction Conclusion References Static Introduction Fundamental Concepts Weight and Mass Rigid Body Force Force as a Vector Definition Trigonometric Solution Force Components in Space Force Vector Defined by Its Magnitude and Two Points on Its Line of Action  Moments Free-Body Diagram Equilibrium of a Particle Equilibrium of a Rigid Body Equilibrium of a Two-Force Member Equilibrium of a Three-Force Member Equilibrium of a Pulley System Moment of a Force About a Given Axis Moment of a Couple Structures in Three Dimensions Trusses Method of Joint Method of Section Machines and Frames Friction Coefficient of Friction Angles of Static and Kinetic Friction Properties of Plane Areas Parallel Axis Theorem for Areas Radius of Gyration of Area Moment of Inertia of Composite Areas Bibliography Dynamics Introduction Kinematics of a Rigid Body Translation Fixed-Axis Rotation General Plane Motion Absolute and Relative Velocity in Plane Motion Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity (IC) Absolute and Relative Acceleration in Plane Motion Kinetics of a Rigid Body Translation Fixed-Axis Rotation General Plane Motion Rolling Problems Planar Kinetic Energy and Work Principle of Work and Energy Conservation of Energy Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum Principle of Angular Impulse and Momentum Impact Bibliography Solid Mechanics Introduction Stress Analysis Uniform Normal Stress and Strain Uniform Shear Stress and Strain Thermal Stress and Strain Normal Bending Stress in Beams Shear Stress in Beams Stress in Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels Combined Stress Stress-Strain Analysis Plane Stress Stress on an Inclined Plane Mohr's Circle of Stress Principal Stresses in Three Dimensions Strain Measurement and Stress Calculations Deflection and Stiffness of Beams Spring Rates Torsion Lateral Deflections of Beams Buckling of Columns Eccentrically Loaded Column Prestressed Concrete Column References Bibliography Failure Theories and Dynamic Loadings Failure Theories and Safety Factor Maximum Normal Stress Theory Maximum Shear Stress Theory Distortion Energy Theory Fatigue Failure Fatigue Strength Correction Factors Fluctuating Stresses Fatigue Analysis for Brittle Materials Fatigue Analysis for Ductile Materials Cumulative Fatigue Damage Design Analysis Using Fracture Mechanics Stress State in a Crack (Mode I) Elliptical Crack in an Infinite Plate Critical Crack Length Leak-before-Break Fatigue Crack Propagation Vibrations in Design Knowledge of Vibrations and Design Engineers Terminology in the Field of Vibration Natural Frequency of Spring-Mass System Dynamic Displacements and Stresses Forced Vibration of a Single-Degree-of-Freedom Linear System Response of a Single-Degree-of-Freedom System under Random Excitation Number of Zero Crossing References Bibliography Design Analysis and Applications Introduction Design Analysis and Application I Pipeline System Design Related Design Problem Design Analysis and Application II Offshore Drilling Related Design Problem References Appendices Index