Advanced Design Concepts for Engineers

This book provides the design engineer with concise information on the most important advanced methods that have emerged in recent years for the design of structures, products and components. While these methods have been discussed in the professional literature, this is the first full presentation of their key principles and features in a single convenient volume. Both veteran and beginning design engineers will find new information and ideas in this book for improving the design engineering process in terms of quality, reliability, cost control and timeliness. Each advanced design concept is examined thoroughly, but in a concise way that presents the essentials clearly and quickly. The author is a leading engineering educator whose many books on design engineering methods, engineering management and quality control have been published in different languages throughout the world. This recent book is available for prompt delivery. To receive your copy quickly, please order now. An order form follows the complete table of contents on the reverse.

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Design Reasons for Designing: Design Failures and Their Common Reasons The Design Process Good and Bad Design, Characteristics and Arguments for and against Finite-Life Design Engineering Design Function Design Reviews Engineering Design Manpower Design Information Sources Problems References Design Mathematics Set Theory Probability Probability Density Function, Basic Properties and Definition Mean Value and Variance of a Continuous Random Variable Probability Distributions Laplace Transforms Final Value Theorem Solving Differential Equations Using Laplace Transforms Problems References Concurrent Engineering, Reverse Engineering, And Reengineering Concurrent Engineering Reverse Engineering Reengineering Problems References Design Reliability Reasons for Considering Reliability in Product Design Reliability in the System Design and Development Process, and Support Process Reducing a Product/System Life Cycle Cost While Improving Its Reliability/Maintainability/Availability Early, Chance, and Wear-Out Failures of Product General Failure Density, Hazard Rate, and Reliability Functions Item Mean Time to Failure Common Reliability Networks Reliability Assessment Methods Reliability/Maintainability Standard Documents and Failure Rates of Selected Items problems References Maintainability Engineering Maintainability Definition, Objectives, and Program Elements Maintainability in Design Phase and Support Phase and Support Process Maintainability Measures Maintainability Functions Spare Part Quantity and Maintenance Labor-Hours per Operating Hour Predictions Reliability-Centered Maintenance Background Data for Maintainability Design and Maintainability Design Characteristics General Design Guidelines for Maintainability and Common Maintainability-Related Design Errors Problems References Safety Engineering Safety Engineering Goals and Systems/Product Safety Engineering Hazard Classifications and Common Mechanical Injuries Safety in System Life Cycle Safety Analysis Methods Safety Costing Product Liability Problems References Human Factors Types of Man-Machine Systems and Human Error Related System Failures Human Factors Considerations in Product Design Human Behavioral Expectancies Comparison of Humans with Machines and Selected Methods for Human Factors Evaluation of System/Product/Component Design Human Sensory Capabilities and Body Measurement Formulas for Design Specialists Human Factors General Guidelines for Product/System Design Problems References Total Quality Management TQM Basics and Comparison of Traditional and Total Quality Management TQM Principles and Elements designing for Quality and Deming's Fourteen-Point Approach to TQM TQM Implementation Obstacles and Goals for TQM Process Success Quality in the Design Phase TQM Tools TQM Implementation Pitfalls, Selective Organizations and Centers, and Baldrige Award Winners Selected Publications on TQM and Design Quality and Quality Magazines and Educational Videotapes Problems References Value Engineering and Configuration Management Value Engineering Configuration Management Problems References Life Cycle Costing Reasons for System Cost Increases and Life Cycle Cost Analysis Purposes Date Required for Life Cycle Costing and Data Sources Life Cycle Cost Analysis Steps and Associated Activities, and Areas for Life Cycle Costing Program Evaluation Costs Generated over the Product Life Cycle Life Cycle Costing Performance Skills and Associated Professionals Life Cycle Cost Estimation Models Cost Estimation Models Time Value of Money, Barriers to Obtaining Useful Cost Information, and Advantages and Disadvantages of Life Cycle Costing and Associated Important Factors Problems References Computer-Aided Design and the Information Superhighway Computer-Aided Design Information Superhighway Problems References