Understanding Engineering Design: Context, Theory and PracticeThis book is intended to be a guide or primer for all courses in Engineering Design, and provides an overview of the important issues in the field. Divided into three sections, the book first examines the social and economic environment in which engineering design takes place, then provides a critique of developments in design methodology since the 1960s, and finally describes design tools and how they can be used to implement design strategies in the context of the real design environment. Within each section, the individual chapters examine in detail one aspect of the subject, so that the complete book provides a broad range of perspectives on the nature of engineering design. Amongst the book's features are its focus on design in a business context, its examination of the role of information in design, and an in-depth description of design tools to de-mystify current terminology. |
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Page 27
... factors . From a technical perspective , structures such as this have been built before , but it is rare for projects to be on such a large scale . Environmental factors such as the geology of the ground along the planned path of the ...
... factors . From a technical perspective , structures such as this have been built before , but it is rare for projects to be on such a large scale . Environmental factors such as the geology of the ground along the planned path of the ...
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... factors are of particular significance . In this chapter two specific aspects of this have been examined . These relate to the sources of risk ( and the necessary contingencies required to manage it ) and to the implications arising ...
... factors are of particular significance . In this chapter two specific aspects of this have been examined . These relate to the sources of risk ( and the necessary contingencies required to manage it ) and to the implications arising ...
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... factors . In contrast civil engineers often have little or no penalty to pay for unnecessary weight , so simpler and quicker empirical methods can be used , together with high factors of safety . These examples explain why , in certain ...
... factors . In contrast civil engineers often have little or no penalty to pay for unnecessary weight , so simpler and quicker empirical methods can be used , together with high factors of safety . These examples explain why , in certain ...
Contents
Design as innovation | 20 |
The role of the designer | 37 |
From craft to CADCAM | 61 |
Copyright | |
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