tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/subjects/mechanicalOpen Textbook Library - Mechanical Engineering Textbooks2024-03-03T23:32:27Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png16032024-03-03T23:37:32Z2024-03-03T23:37:32ZEngineering Systems, Dynamics, Modelling, Simulation, and Design<img alt="Read more about Engineering Systems, Dynamics, Modelling, Simulation, and Design" title="Engineering Systems, Dynamics, Modelling, Simulation, and Design cover image" class="cover " width="333" height="500" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyMTQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--49b6df9fd4ac9ddbe4bcaf2d2529f2f722f0d21a/small_cover_textbook_111_1bd4f0bb68.png" />This open educational resource presents effective system modelling methods, including Lagrangian and bond graph, and the application of a relevant engineering software tool, 20-sim. The content is designed for engineering students and professionals in the field to support their understanding and application of these methods for modelling, simulation, and design of engineering systems. The text also includes videos showing selected worked-out examples.14942023-09-28T21:55:48Z2024-01-19T22:41:42ZEssential Mechanics - Statics and Strength of Materials with MATLAB and Octave<img alt="Read more about Essential Mechanics - Statics and Strength of Materials with MATLAB and Octave" title="Essential Mechanics - Statics and Strength of Materials with MATLAB and Octave cover image" class="cover " width="1280" height="1690" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTU4MiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--833ea9432d97f11034674f9dd0b9051c62598fdd/EmbeddedImage.jpg" />Essential Mechanics - Statics and Strength of Materials with MATLAB and Octave combines two core engineering science courses - “Statics” and “Strength of Materials” - in mechanical, civil, and aerospace engineering. It weaves together various essential topics from Statics and Strength of Materials to allow discussing structural design from the very beginning. The traditional content of these courses are reordered to make it convenient to cover rigid body equilibrium and extend it to deformable body mechanics.The e-book covers the most useful topics from both courses with computational support through MATLAB/Octave. The traditional approach for engineering content is emphasized and is rigorously supported through graphics and analysis. Prior knowledge of MATLAB is not necessary. Instructions for its use in context is provided and explained. It takes advantage of the numerical, symbolic, and graphical capability of MATLAB for effective problem solving. This computational ability provides a natural procedure for What if? exploration that is important for design. The book also emphasizes graphics to understand, learn, and explore design. The idea for this book, the organization, and the flow of content is original and new. The integration of computation, and the marriage of analytical and computational skills is a new valuable experience provided by this e-book. Most importantly the book is very interactive with respect to the code as it appears along with the analysis.14932023-09-28T21:37:40Z2023-09-28T21:57:18ZWerktuigkundige Systemen<img alt="Read more about Werktuigkundige Systemen" title="Werktuigkundige Systemen cover image" class="cover " width="300" height="370" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTU3OSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--e0627647fa4a6fa9fb37faf80ea66080d8156668/submission_68_85_coverImage_en_US_t.png" />Het boek Werktuigkundige Systemen is een compacte inleiding op het systeemdenken in de werktuigbouwkunde, met nadruk op inzicht en grafische methoden, gelardeerd met prikkelende werkingsprincipes en constructie-elementen. Velen merken dat ze nog lang nadat ze het vak gedaan hebben dit boek als naslagwerk gebruiken en het steeds meer gaan waarderen, ook omdat het boek de basis legt voor veel vervolgvakken en projecten. Het boek is al jarenlang in gebruik bij eerstejaars studenten Werktuigbouwkunde aan de TU Delft. Diverse docenten gebruiken het bij vakken of ontwerpprojecten.12022023-03-10T14:55:37Z2024-01-22T14:52:41ZIntroduction to Mechanical Engineering Design<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design" title="Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDU5NSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--076ccfe0bae8459534e669fbfadeea4b79b3f032/Baughman-2022-IntroMechEngDes-350x453.png" />A collection of readings and exercises aligned with the course, ME 270, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design, at Iowa State University. This course provides an overview of mechanical engineering design with applications to thermal and mechanical systems, and an introduction to current design practices used in industry.12832022-11-14T19:04:56Z2024-02-05T22:55:37ZEngineering Mechanics: Statics<img alt="Read more about Engineering Mechanics: Statics" title="Engineering Mechanics: Statics cover image" class="cover " width="768" height="1024" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDI4MywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--035b79dc68ce8e3fa12f232ab3cbae98470d51de/cairn-5598199_1920-768x1024.jpeg" />Introduction to engineering mechanics: statics, for those who love to learn. Concepts include: particles and rigid body equilibrium equations, distributed loads, shear and moment diagrams, trusses, method of joints and sections, & inertia.12522022-09-19T13:24:34Z2024-01-22T14:52:34ZIntroduction to Engineering Thermodynamics<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics" title="Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics cover image" class="cover " width="566" height="754" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDAwNiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--b3f14e3dccb2f3e8d4bd23ac278a74243378bb11/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-19%20at%208.22.30%20AM.png" />The book is most suitable for a one-term, introductory engineering thermodynamics course at the undergraduate level. It may also be used for self-learning of fundamental concepts of classical thermodynamics.12032022-08-19T20:46:44Z2024-01-22T14:52:33ZA Guide to MATLAB for ME 160<img alt="Read more about A Guide to MATLAB for ME 160" title="A Guide to MATLAB for ME 160 cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzgyNSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--f1eae66dda21410a9dea8448f768280b6c1117e4/Bray-MATLAB-cover-350x453.png" />This textbook provides an introduction to the MATLAB programming language for first-year mechanical engineering students enrolled in ME 160, Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving with Computer Applications. Designed to follow the content taught in class, this book provides a supplement to in-class learning that is presented at a level that is understandable to a student with no experience coding before coming to Iowa State University.10772021-09-28T00:06:14Z2024-01-22T14:52:27ZIntermediate Fluid Mechanics<img alt="Read more about Intermediate Fluid Mechanics" title="Intermediate Fluid Mechanics cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MjkwNywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--5fe17a37a18bbedc700af587eab235b1cf22bdc0/Title-Page_Intermediate-Fluid-Mechanics-350x453.png" />This book is meant to be a second course in fluid mechanics that stresses applications dealing with external potential flows and intermediate viscous flows. Students are expected to have some background in some of the fundamental concepts of the definition of a fluid, hydrostatics, use of control volume conservation principles, initial exposure to the Navier-Stokes equations, and some elements of flow kinematics, such as streamlines and vorticity. It is not meant to be an in-depth study of potential flow or viscous flow, but is meant to expose students to additional analysis techniques for both of these categories of flows. We will see applications to aerodynamics, with analysis methods able to determine forces on arbitrary bodies. We will also examine some of the exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations based on classical fluid mechanics. Finally we will explore the complexities of turbulent flows and how for boundary layer flows one can predict drag forces. This compilation is drafted from notes used in the course Intermediate Fluid Mechanics, offered to seniors and first year graduate students who have a background in mechanical engineering or a closely related area.10472021-08-29T07:07:05Z2024-01-22T14:52:27ZEngineering Statics: Open and Interactive<img alt="Read more about Engineering Statics: Open and Interactive" title="Engineering Statics: Open and Interactive cover image" class="cover " width="404" height="509" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mjc5MiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--5444c8aebba7d4a49310aa02852f0f284ea42d2c/sjdk.JPG" />Engineering Statics is a free, open-source textbook appropriate for anyone who wishes to learn more about vectors, forces, moments, static equilibrium, and the properties of shapes. Specifically, it has been written to be the textbook for Engineering Mechanics: Statics, the first course in the Engineering Mechanics series offered in most university-level engineering programs. This book’s content should prepare you for subsequent classes covering Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials. At its core, Engineering Statics provides the tools to solve static equilibrium problems for rigid bodies. The additional topics of resolving internal loads in rigid bodies and computing area moments of inertia are also included as stepping stones for later courses. We have endeavored to write in an approachable style and provide many questions, examples, and interactives for you to engage with and learn from.10422021-08-27T04:33:28Z2024-01-22T14:52:27ZIntroduction to Communication Systems: An Interactive Approach Using the Wolfram Language<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Communication Systems: An Interactive Approach Using the Wolfram Language" title="Introduction to Communication Systems: An Interactive Approach Using the Wolfram Language cover image" class="cover " width="772" height="1004" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mjc3OCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--53db68a29184e3512646b6d06dc69eb0e42877e0/Book-Cover-picture-min.png" />This ebook provides a unique pedagogical approach to teaching the fundamentals of communication systems using interactive graphics and in-line questions. The material opens with describing the transformation of bits into digital baseband waveforms. Double-sideband suppressed carrier modulation and quadrature modulation then provide the foundation for the discussions of Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK), Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK), M-ary Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (M-QAM), M-ary Phase Shift Keying (MPSK), and the basic theory of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). Traditional analog modulation systems are also described. Systems trade-offs, including link budgets, are emphasized. Interactive graphics allow the students to engage with and visualize communication systems concepts. Interactivity and in-line review questions enables students to rapidly examine system tradeoffs and design alternatives. The topics covered build upon each other culminating with an introduction to the implementation of OFDM transmitters and receivers, the ubiquitous technology used in WiFi, 4G and 5G communication systems.
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