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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Atila Ertas , Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA, has been a driving force behind the conception and the development of the transdisciplinary model for education and research. He established The Academy for Transdisciplinary Learning and Advanced Studies (TheATLAS), the George Kozmetsky Endowment (GKE), and International Transdisciplinary Scientists' Village (Its-Village) as nonprofit organizations that encourage transdisciplinary research and educational activities. He also developed the Transdisciplinary Master of Engineering and PhD Programs on Design, Process, and Systems in conjunction with the Raytheon Company in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Ertas is the founder and was the first co-editor-in-chief of Transdisciplinary Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science (JIDPS), Co-founder of the Integrated Design & Process Technology Conference (IDPT), co-founder of the ASME Engineering Systems and Design Analysis (ESDA) conference, and founding president and co-founder of the Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS). He is a Senior Research Fellow of the ICC Institute at the University of Texas Austin, a Fellow of ASME, and a Fellow of SDPS. Dr. Ertas' contributions to teaching and research have been recognized by numerous honors and awards, including a President's Excellence in Teaching and President's Academic Achievement Award; Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Teaching Award; George T. and Gladys Hanger Abell Faculty Award and a Halliburton Award in recognition of outstanding achievement and professionalism in education and research from Texas Tech University. Most recently, he was recognized as one of the distinguished former students of Texas A&M University’s Mechanical Engineering Department. Dr. Ertas has published over 150 scientific papers that cover many engineering technical fields. He has been principal investigator or co-PI on over 50 funded research projects. Under his supervision more than 170 MS and PhD graduate students have received degrees. Klappentext During the last decade! there has been an explosion of complex problems facing engineers! and the technical knowledge and understanding in science and engineering required to attack these problems continues to rapidly evolve. Ideal as a concise reference for anyone studying to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam! this book thoroughly covers the basic knowledge necessary for engineering design. This text contains a condensed presentation of the fundamentals of statics! dynamics! vibrations! and strength of materials necessary for engineering design. It also includes many design applications! which integrate the topics covered in this chapters. Zusammenfassung In the last decade! the number of complex problems facing engineers has increased! and the technical knowledge required to address and mitigate them continues to evolve rapidly. These problems include not only the design of engineering systems with numerous components and subsystems! but also the design! redesign! and interaction of social! political! managerial! commercial! biological! medical! and other systems. These systems are likely to be dynamic and adaptive in nature. Finding creative solutions to such large-scale! unstructured problems requires activities that cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Engineering Mechanics and Design Applications: Transdisciplinary Engineering Fundamentals presents basic engineering mechanics concepts in the context of the engineering design process. It provides non-mechanical engineers with the knowledge needed to understand the mechanical aspects of a project! making it easier to collaborate in transdisciplinary teams. Combining statics! dynamics! vibrations! and strength of materials in one volume! the book offers a practical reference for engineering design. ...
