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In the current, increasingly aggressive business environment, crucial decisions about product design often involve significant uncertainty. Highlighting the competitive advantage available from using risk-based reliability design, Engineering Design Reliability Applications: For the Aerospace, Automotive, and Ship Industries provides an overview of how to apply probabilistic approaches and reliability methods to practical engineering problems using real life engineering applications. A one-step resource, the book demonstrates the latest technology, how others have used it to increase their competitiveness, and how you can use it to do the same.

The book makes the case for accurate assessment of the reliability of engineering systems, simple, complex, or large-scale. It presents two computer programs for reliability analysis and demonstrates these programs on aircraft engines, structures used for testing explosives, medical and automotive systems. The focus then shifts to aircraft and space systems, including lap joints, gas turbines, and actively controlled space structures. The editors provide analytical tools for reliability analysis, design optimization, and sensitivity analysis of automotive systems. They include a general methodology for reliability assessment of ship structures and highlight reliability analysis of composite materials and structures.

Delineating generic tools and computer programs applicable to any situation, the book shows you how to quantify, understand, and control uncertainties, reduce risk, and increase reliability using real-life examples. Engineers from the industry and national labs as well as university researchers present success stories and quantify the benefits of reliability design for their organizations. They demonstrate how to convince colleagues and management of the potential benefits of these approaches in allowing their organizations to gain significant benefits and dramatically increase their competitiveness. ... Read more

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The six papers contained in this volume document recent work on composite structures subjected to combined loading, including thermal and mechanical loads; the effects of variations and discontinuities in geometric and material properties; and laminated composites with shape-memory alloy fibres and more. ... Read more

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Contains 14 papers from the title symposium at the November 1994 congress, discussing damage tolerance concepts and probabilistic modelling, defect characterization, adhesive bond durability in composites, damage modes and mechanisms in reinforced-reinforced and woven composites, and more. ... Read more

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The 23 full papers and abstracts in this title are from three symposia of the conference. Those on lightweight sandwich structures address such issues as modelling and simulating the manufacturing process, adhesive joining, new finite elements formulation, delamination buckling and its suppression, and more. ... Read more

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Contains papers from the November 1996 congress, reflecting recent research in failure mechanisms and mechanism-based modelling in high temperature composites, and durability and damage tolerance of composites. ... Read more

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Over the last fifty years, the ability to carry out analysis as a precursor to decision making in engineering design has increased dramatically. In particular, the advent of modern computing systems and the development of advanced numerical methods have made computational modelling a vital tool for producing optimized designs.

This text explores how computer-aided analysis has revolutionized aerospace engineering, providing a comprehensive coverage of the latest technologies underpinning advanced computational design. Worked case studies and over 500 references to the primary research literature allow the reader to gain a full understanding of the technology, giving a valuable insight into the world’s most complex engineering systems.

Key Features:

• Includes background information on the history of aerospace design and established optimization, geometrical and mathematical modelling techniques, setting recent engineering developments in a relevant context.
• Examines the latest methods such as evolutionary and response surface based optimization, adjoint and numerically differentiated sensitivity codes, uncertainty analysis, and concurrent systems integration schemes using grid-based computing.
• Methods are illustrated with real-world applications of structural statics, dynamics and fluid mechanics to satellite, aircraft and aero-engine design problems.

Senior undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students taking courses in aerospace, vehicle and engine design will find this a valuable resource. It will also be useful for practising engineers and researchers working on computational approaches to design. ... Read more

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should be a requirement in aerospace engineering curriculum
Covers most of the problems encountered in the process of computational design optimization, such as the curse of dimensionality, time consuming objective functions, sparce data, uncertainties, etc.The broad and succinct coverage of different optimization and modeling techniques (function approximation or surrogate models) in one volume is quite a remarkable achievement.For the novice, the hardest part is the selection of an appropriatemethod to tackle the problem at hand, because the literature is innundated with overwhelming number of new and classic methods.This book will help the reader make an informed decision on what and whichapproach to take.This is a major time saver.

The book does not cover everything but does quite a good job of covering the major "schoools of thoughts."You will still need to dig the referenced materials for details and implementation. ... Read more

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Aircraft Engineering Principles is the essential text for anyone studying for licensed A&P or Aircraft Maintenance Engineer status. The book is written to meet the requirements of JAR-66/ECAR-66, the Joint Aviation Requirement (to be replaced by European Civil Aviation Regulation) for all aircraft engineers within Europe, which is also being continuously harmonised with Federal Aviation Administation requirements in the USA.

The book covers modules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 of JAR-66/ECAR-66 in full and to a depth appropriate for Aircraft Maintenance Certifying Technicians, and will also be a valuabe reference for those taking ab initio programmes in JAR-147/ECAR-147 and FAR-147. In addition, the necessary mathematics, aerodynamics and electrical principles have been included to meet the requirements of introductory Aerospace Engineering courses. Numerous written and multiple choice questions are provided at the end of each chapter, to aid learning.

* Delivers the essential principles and knowledge base required by Airframe and Propulsion (A&P) Mechanics for JAR-66/ECAR-66 and the associated Federal Aviation Administration qualifications
* Ideal for both independent and tutor-assisted study
* Comprehensive and accessible, with self-test questions, exercises and multiple choice questions to enhance learning ... Read more

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Makes it Easy
Thanks to the Authors for this book...it is simplified and summarized in a way that really gets you to the point with alots of practice & Exs...I am a HND in AE student and also preparing for my JAR 66...It is the perfect book for modules 1 2 3 4 & 8 and more..if you were looking for more.

I have not received the book.I cannot pay for the book if I do not receive it.
Today is 28/8/2005 .I have not received the book which I had purchased on 7/20/2005. I can not pay for the book if I do not receive it. ... Read more

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This state-of-the-practice report on the design and development of roads and airfields is the eighth monograph in a series prepared by the Technical Council on Cold Regions Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Previous reports in the series covered such topics as frost action and its control embankment design, and arctic coastal processes. This book discusses such topics as: route-location/siting; frost action; design for permafrost conditions; low temperature cracking; maintenance; use of geosynthetics; and materials specifications and testing. This monograph contributes a substantial amount of new material to the "Cold Regions Engineering" series. ... Read more

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The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary is an authoritative and accessible reference useful to scholars and enthusiasts alike. This dictionary is an essential tool for professionals involved in the aerospace industry and flight, and for anyone who must read and understand the technical literature of the aerospace industry and about specific air and space craft. It is also an ideal reference for engineering and physics students encountering a subject replete with technical jargon and acronyms. Bill Gunston, one of the most widely read and respected aviation writers, has added more than 5,000 new terms and acronyms to this carefully updated volume. Terms used in the dictionary reflect the diverse and international nature of the aerospace industry and include brief explanations of aerospace materials and organizations. Gunston has scrupulously avoided terms specific to manufacturers, airlines, and armed forces in an effort to encourage clear communication and understanding among professionals. ... Read more

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Found this less useful than I had hoped
I am an editor for aircrew computer based training and got this as a supplement to a conventional dictionary, which often does not include aerospace terms, particularly aerospace slang. I've been somewhat disappointed with this volume. It lacks some of the things I expect in a dictionary (such as the part of speech) but does not include enough information to qualify as an encylopedia. Of the ten times I have looked for a specific word in this dictionary, I have only found the word I was looking for twice. Most recently, I was trying to determine if "porpoise" could be used as a verb. Although I found the aerospace definition for "porpoise," the lack of an indication of part of speech made this entry ultimately useless for my purposes. Ultimately, I think that using the web to find aerospace definitions is much easier and more economical than buying this volume. ... Read more

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This third edition of Aircraft Systems represents a timely update of the Aerospace Series’ successful and widely acclaimed flagship title. Moir and Seabridge present an in-depth study of the general systems of an aircraft – electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, emergency systems and flight control to name but a few - that transform an aircraft shell into a living, functioning and communicating flying machine. Advances in systems technology continue to alloy systems and avionics, with aircraft support and flight systems increasingly controlled and monitored by electronics; the authors handle the complexities of these overlaps and interactions in a straightforward and accessible manner that also enhances synergy with the book’s two sister volumes, Civil Avionics Systems and Military Avionics Systems.

Aircraft Systems, 3^rd Edition is thoroughly revised and expanded from the last edition in 2001, reflecting the significant technological and procedural changes that have occurred in the interim – new aircraft types, increased electronic implementation, developing   markets, increased environmental pressures and the emergence of UAVs. Every chapter is updated, and the latest technologies depicted. It offers an essential reference tool for aerospace industry researchers and practitioners such as aircraft designers, fuel specialists, engine specialists, and ground crew maintenance providers, as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in systems engineering, aerospace and engineering avionics.

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Aircraft Systems:Mechanical, Electrical and Avionics
This is a great book.It is a real easy read with little to no mathematical gore.If you are interested in aircraft subsystem design, I recommend this book.

Written by Engineers for Engineers
Firstly, this is a highly recommended book for Engineers or Engineering students who wishes to understand more about the modern aircraft systems. This book is relatively easy to read as it is more qualitative rather than more quantitative like most engineering textbooks which every pages are filled with endless equations.

Secondly, most aircraft systems textbooks are either written for pilots or mechanics who wishes to take the FAA A&P examinations. This book however is written from an Engineer's perspective. Almost every chapters of this book gives a comparison between the system architecture of different aircraft types from the various manufactures, for example Boeing vs Airbus. As an Engineer working for one of the largest MRO company dealing with both Boeing and Airbus aircraft, this proves to be a very useful insight for engineers as it allows one to understand the different approach adopted by the different manufactures.

Lastly, at the current price you invested on this book, it is a relatively good bargain as compared to attending Aircraft Type courses offered by Alteon or LTT since it only cost a fraction of one Aircraft type courses. Although not as in-depth as those courses offered by the EASA 147 training organization, this book is sufficient enough to provide one with a head-start in understanding Aircraft Systems

Comprehensive Overview at an Engineering Level
I bought this book to help train our younger engineers in aircraft systems. Although our company's various groups specialize in hydraulics, fuel and electrical/lighting systems, I needed a good reference for the other systems that closely interface with ours. This book fits that role perfectly.

The training went very well and the book was indeed well received. In fact, one of our senior engineers hijacked the book and read it cover to cover over a weekend, and I almost had to pry it out of his hands to continue the training the following week.

The topics that are very well treated include flight controls, especially the more electric controls such as the EHA and IAP. The fuel system and software development are also very well treated, but in fact all the topics are very comprehensive.

Most aircraft systems books seem to be geared toward pilots and mechanics and therefore do not deal with issues at a level that is useful for design and integration into new aircraft This book does that very well. The authors obviously know their subject thoroughly and I am grateful that they took the time and effort to create this book to share their knowledge with others.

Well packaged and approachable, loads of illustrations
I am not sure how they've done it but there is just so much in this book to help you get to grips with aircraft systems. There are helpful diagrams and photos on every page and some pretty complex technology is explained really well. Each chapter has a good introduction and takes you through the topics until you hardly know how you've learnt so much.

If you're in the aero industry or training to be in it, this book is worth buying. You'll be looking at it everyday. At the back there is some handy contact information too. ... Read more

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This book focuses on an area of approximations in applied mathematics known as asymptotic analysis and perturbation theory and the relatively new and powerful technique - multiple scales theory - that rests on these theories. This new theory has been applied to a large number of diverse advanced engineering systems. Engineering analysts and designers will benefit from the simplicity of the concept and applicability of the method. This book is intended to bridge the gap between esoteric mathematical theory and practical, real world applications. The book is organized into six parts. Part I presents the basic concept, foundations, and the techniques of asymptotic analysis, perturbation theory, and multiple scales. Part II treats the important areas of linear systems by the multiple scales theory. Part III covers the basic ideas governing the dynamics of flight vehicles in the atmosphere and in space. Part IV discusses aircraft applications operating within the earth's atmosphere. Space flight applications are presented in Part V, and Part VI presents some related but separate topics in appendices. ... Read more