Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering, Volume 1

Informationen zum Autor MYER KUTZ holds engineering degrees from MIT and RPI. He was vice president and general manager of Wiley's STM Division and has consulted and/or authored for most of the major professional and technical publishing houses. He is the author of nine books and the editor of more than a dozen handbooks. Klappentext A multidisciplinary reference of engineering measurement tools, techniques, and applications-Volume 1"When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarcely in your thoughts advanced to the stage of science." - Lord KelvinMeasurement falls at the heart of any engineering discipline and job function. Whether engineers are attempting to state requirements quantitatively and demonstrate compliance; to track progress and predict results; or to analyze costs and benefits, they must use the right tools and techniques to produce meaningful, useful data.The Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering is the most comprehensive, up-to-date reference set on engineering measurements-beyond anything on the market today. Encyclopedic in scope, Volume 1 spans several disciplines-Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, and Industrial Engineering-and covers:* New Measurement Techniques in Structural Health Monitoring* Traffic Congestion Management* Measurements in Environmental Engineering* Dimensions, Surfaces, and Their Measurement* Luminescent Method for Pressure Measurement* Vibration Measurement* Temperature Measurement* Force Measurement* Heat Transfer Measurements for Non-Boiling Two-Phase Flow* Solar Energy Measurements* Human Movement Measurements* Physiological Flow Measurements* GIS and Computer Mapping* Seismic Testing of Highway Bridges* Hydrology Measurements* Mobile Source Emissions Testing* Mass Properties Measurement* Resistive Strain Measurement Devices* Acoustics Measurements* Pressure and Velocity Measurements* Heat Flux Measurement* Wind Energy Measurements* Flow Measurement* Statistical Quality Control* Industrial Energy Efficiency* Industrial Waste AuditingVital for engineers, scientists, and technical managers in industry and government, Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering will also prove ideal for members of major engineering associations and academics and researchers at universities and laboratories. Zusammenfassung Encyclopedic in scope, this volume is a multidisciplinary reference of engineering measurement tools, techniques, and applications. Inhaltsverzeichnis VOLUME 1 PREFACE xxiii CONTRIBUTORS xxvii PART I CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 1 1 New and Emerging Technologies in Structural Health Monitoring 3 Merit Enckell, Jacob Egede Andersen, Branko Glisic, and Johan Silfwerbrand 1.1 Introduction, 5 1.2 Background, 6 1.3 New and Emerging Technologies, 8 1.4 Fiber-Optic Technology, 16 1.5 Acoustic Emission, 24 1.6 Radar Technology, 27 1.7 Global Positioning System, 31 1.8 Corrosion Monitoring Systems, 33 1.9 Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Systems, 35 1.10 Components of Structural Health Monitoring System, 37 1.11 Structural Health Monitoring System Design, 41 1.12 System Procurement and Installation, 44 1.13 Application of Structural Health Monitoring Systems, 47 1.14 Discussion, 67 1.15 Conclusion, 69 Acknowledgments, 70 References, 71 2 Applications of GIS in Engineering Measurements 79 Gary S. Spring 2.1 Introduction, 79 2.2 Background, 80 2.3 Basic Principles of GIS, 81 2.4 Meas...

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VOLUME 1
 
PREFACE xxiii
 
CONTRIBUTORS xxvii
 
PART I CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 1
 
1 New and Emerging Technologies in Structural Health Monitoring 3
Merit Enckell, Jacob Egede Andersen, Branko Glisic, and Johan Silfwerbrand
 
Acknowledgments, 70
 
References, 71
 
2 Applications of GIS in Engineering Measurements 79
Gary S. Spring
 
References, 102
 
3 Traffic Congestion Management 105
Nagui M. Rouphail
 
Acknowledgments, 129
 
References, 129
 
4 Seismic Testing of Highway Bridges 133
Eric V. Monzon, Ahmad M. Itani, and Gokhan Pekcan
 
References, 158
 
5 Measurements in Environmental Engineering 159
Daniel A. Vallero
 
Nomenclature, 200
 
References, 202
 
6 Hydrology Measurements 205
Todd C. Rasmussen
 
Suggested Readings, 231
 
7 Mobile Source Emissions Testing 233
Mohan Venigalla
 
References, 240
 
PART II MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 241
 
8 Dimensions, Surfaces, and their Measurement 243
Mikell P. Groover
 
References, 256
 
9 Mass Properties Measurement 259
David Tellet
 
References, 300
 
10 Force Measurement 301
Patrick Collins
 
Glossary of Terms, 329
 
References, 340
 
11 Resistive Strain Measurement Devices 343
Mark Tuttle
 
References, 366
 
12 Vibration Measurement 367
Sheryl M. Gracewski and Nigel D. Ramoutar
 
Nomenclature, 428
 
References, 431
 
13 Acoustical Measurements 433
Brian E. Anderson, Jonathan D. Blotter, Kent L. Gee, and Scott D. Sommerfeldt
 
References, 479
 
14 Temperature Measurement 483
Peter R. N. Childs
 
Summary, 484
 
Nomenclature, 519
 
References, 521
 
15 Pressure and Velocity Measurements 527
Richard S. Figliola and Donald E. Beasley
 
Nomenclature, 563
 
References, 564
 
16 Luminescent Method for Pressure Measurement 567
Gamal E. Khalil, Jim W. Crafton, Sergey D. Fonov, Marvin Sellers, and Dana Dabiri
 
Acknowledgments, 611
 
References, 612
 
17 Flow Measurement 615
Jesse Yoder
 
Further Readings, 628
 
18 Heat Flux Measurement 629
Thomas E. Diller
 
References, 655
 
19 Heat Transfer Measurements for Nonboiling Two-Phase Flow 661
Afshin J. Ghajar and Clement C. Tang
 
Nomenclature, 683
 
References, 684
 
20 Solar Energy Measurements 687
Tariq Muneer and Yieng Wei Tham
 
Acknowledgments, 722
 
References, 723
 
21 Wind Energy Measurements 727
Peter Gregg
 
References, 747
 
22 Human Movement Measurements 749
Rahman Davoodi
 
Acknowledgment, 762
 
References, 762
 
23 Flow Measurement 765
Arnold A. Fontaine, Keefe B. Manning, and Steven Deutsch
 
References, 799
 
PART III INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 803
 
24 Statistical Quality Control 805
Magd E. Zohdi
 
Further Readings, 817
 
25 Evaluating and Selecting Technology-Based Projects 819
Hans J. Thamhain
 
Variables and Abbreviations, 831
 
References, 831
 
26 Manufacturing Systems Evaluation 833
Walter W. Olson
 
References, 845
 
27 Measuring Performance of Chemical Process Equipment 847
Alan Cross
 
Instrumentation, 848
 
References, 858
 
28 Industrial Energy Efficiency 859
B. Gopalakrishnan, D. P. Gupta, Y. Mardikar, and S. Chaudhari
 
Equipment, 872
 
Acknowledgments, 881
 
References, 881
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Product details

• Authors: M Kutz, Myer Kutz, Myer (Wiley) Kutz, Kutz Myer
• Assisted by: Mye Kutz (Editor), Myer Kutz (Editor), Myer (Wiley) Kutz (Editor), Kutz Myer (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2013
• EAN: 9780470404775
• ISBN: 978-0-470-40477-5
• No. of pages: 1024
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Maschinenbau, Ingenieurwissenschaften, Naturwissenschaften, messen, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik, Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen, Civil Engineering & Construction, Allg. Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik, Allg. Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen, Allg. Maschinenbau