Planning and Design of Engineering Systems - 3rd Edition

CRC Press

Planning and Design of Engineering SystemsAuthor(s): Graeme Dandy, David Walker, Trevor Daniell, Robert Warner, Bernadette Foley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138031890, 978-1138031890\nSynopsis\nThis newly updated book offers a comprehensive introduction to the scope and nature of engineering work, taking a rigorous but common sense approach to the solution of engineering problems. \n\nThe text follows the planning, modelling and design phases of engineering projects through to implementation or construction, explaining the conceptual framework for undertaking projects, and then providing a range of techniques and tools for solutions. It focuses on engineering design and problem solving, but also involves economic, environmental, social and ethical considerations. \n\nThis third edition expands significantly on the economic evaluation of projects and also includes a new section on intractable problems and sys.