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Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering
Two Volume Set
 1. Edition May 2013
ca. 540.- Euro
2013. 2096 Pages, 2 Volumes, Hardcover
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN 978-1-118-38463-3 - John Wiley & Sons
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The most comprehensive, up-to-date reference set on engineering measurements covering all major engineering disciplines, Handbook of Engineering Measurements, Set provides a multidisciplinary resource of engineering measurement theory, necessary tools, techniques of measurement and analysis, and applications. Encyclopedic in scope, beyond anything currently available on the market, Volume 1 covers civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and biomedical engineering, and industrial engineering; Volume II covers and spans materials properties and testing, instrumentation, and measurement standards.
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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
29 Industrial Waste Auditing 885
C. Visvanathan
Further Readings, 910
30 Organizational Performance Measurement 911
Jennifer A. Farris, Eileen M. Van Aken, and Geert Letens
References, 940
INDEX
VOLUME 2 PART IV MATERIALS PROPERTIES AND TESTING 945
31 Viscosity Measurement 947
Ann M. Anderson, Bradford A. Bruno, and Lilla Safford Smith
References, 979
32 Tribology Measurements 981
Prasanta Sahoo
33 Corrosion Monitoring 1007
Pierre R. Roberge
References, 1116
34 Surface Properties Measurement 1121
Mrinalini Mulukutla and Sandip P. Harimkar
References, 1147
35 Thermal Conductivity of Engineering Materials 1151
Juergen Blumm
References, 1188
36 Optical Methods for the Measurement of Thermal Conductivity 1189
Prabhakar R. Bandaru and Max S. Aubain
Acknowledgments, 1209
References, 1209
37 Selection of Metals for Structural Design 1213
Matthew J. Donachie
Further Readings, 1261
38 Mechanical Properties of Polymers 1263
Daniel Liu, Jackie Rehkopf, and Maureen Reitman
References, 1290
39 Electrical Properties of Polymers 1291
Evaristo Riande and Ricardo Diaz-Calleja
References, 1338
40 Nondestructive Inspection 1343
Robert L. Crane and Jeremy S. Knopp
References, 1410
41 Testing of Metallic Materials 1413
Peter C. McKeighan
Acknowledgments, 1436
References, 1436
42 Ceramics Testing 1437
Shawn K. McGuire and Michael G. Jenkins
References, 1461
43 Plastics Testing 1463
Vishu Shah
Further Readings, 1496
44 Testing and Instrumental Analysis for Plastics Processing: Key Characterization Techniques 1499
Maria del Pilar Noriega
References, 1527
45 Analytical Tools for Estimation of Particulate Composite Material Properties 1529
Tarek I. Zohdi and Magd E. Zohdi
References, 1537
PART V INSTRUMENTATION 1539
46 Instrument Statics 1541
Jerry Lee Hall, Sriram Sundararajan, and Mahmood Naim
References, 1570
47 Input and Output Characteristics 1573
Adam C. Bell
References, 1610
48 Bridge Transducers 1611
Patrick L. Walter
References, 1660
Further Readings, 1661
49 Signal Processing 1663
John Turnbull
References, 1683
50 Data Acquisition and Display Systems 1685
Philip C. Milliman
References, 1715
PART VI MEASUREMENT STANDARDS 1517
51 Mathematical and Physical Units, Standards, and Tables 1719
Jack H. Westbrook
Bibliography for Letter Symbols, 1731
Bibliography for Graphic Symbols, 1737
Bibliography for Units and Measurements, 1802
52 Measurement Uncertainty 1911
David Clippinger
Disclaimer, 1924
References, 1925
53 Measurements 1927
E. L. Hixson and E. A. Ripperger
References, 1942
INDEX I-1
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