Engineering design : A materials and processing approach /
George E. Dieter.
- 3rd edition
- Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2000.
- xviii, 798 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering .
CONTENTS
1 THE PRODUCT DESIGN PROCESS 1.1 Introduction Product Design Process 1.2 Importance of Product Design 1.3 The Design Process- A Simplified Approach, etc.
2 NEED IDENTIFICATION AND PROBLEM DEFINITION 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Before the Problem-Definition Step 2.3 Identifying Customer Needs, etc
3 TEAM BEHAVIOR AND TOOLS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 What it Means to Be an Effective Team Member 3.3 Team Roles, etc.
4 GATHERING INFORMATION 4.1 The Information Problem 4.2 Copyright and Copying 4.3 How and Where to Find It, etc.
5 CONCEPT GENERATION AND EVALUATION 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Creativity and Problem Solving 5.3 Creativity Methods, etc.
7 Modeling and Simulation 7.1 The Role of Models in Engineering Design 7.2 Mathematical Modeling 7.3 Dimensional Analysis, etc.
8 Materials Selection and Materials in Design 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Performance Characteristics of Materials 8.3 The Materials Selection Process, etc.
9 MATERIALS PROCESSING AND DESIGN 9.1 Role of Processing in Design 9.2 Classification of Manufacturing Processes 9.3 Factors Determining Process Selection, etc.
10 ENGINEERING STATISTICS 10.1 Statistics and Design 10.2 Probability 10.3 Error and Samples, etc.
11 RISK, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Probabilistic Approach to Design 11.3 Reliability Theory, etc.
12 ROBUST AND QUALITY DESIGN 12.1 The Concept of Total Quality 12.2 Quality Control and Assurance 12.3 Quality Improvement, etc.
13 ECONOMIC DECISION MAKING 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Mathematics of Time Value of Money 13.3 Cost Comparison, etc.
14 COST EVALUATION 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Categories of Costs 14.3 Methods of Developing Cost Estimates, etc.
15 Legal and ethical issues in design 15.1 Introduction 15.2 The Origin of Law 15.3 Contracts, etc.