Engineering: Engineering eTextbooks

Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law simplifies construction law for non-lawyers in the industry. It explains current legal issues, including new types of contracts and how to handle international projects. Written in plain English, the book offers practical advice to avoid problems and navigate construction law without needing a legal background.

WBS concepts, creation, and implementation throughout the project lifecycle. Key topics include WBS characteristics, decomposition, project initiation, deliverable and activity-based management, procurement, financial planning, quality, risk, resource, and communication planning. Explores new WBS concepts for project and program scope representation and usage in real-world project scenarios.

Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law simplifies construction law for non-lawyers in the industry. It explains current legal issues, including new types of contracts and how to handle international projects. Written in plain English, the book offers practical advice to avoid problems and navigate construction law without needing a legal background.

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Intuitive Probability and Random Processes using MATLAB addresses probability and random processes through a hands-on approach. It uses MATLAB extensively for simulations, exercises, and code examples. The book emphasizes clear explanations, practical applications, and helps avoid common mistakes. It's targeted towards engineering students and professionals with a math background.

Mature optical sensor tech finds uses in environment, bio tech, and medical testing. Versatile sensors work across a wide light spectrum for diverse applications. This book explores this promising field.

his book, Energy: Production, Conversion, Storage, Conservation, and Coupling, fills a gap by offering a comprehensive introduction to sustainable energy systems across various engineering and scientific fields. It covers the five key areas of energy through clear explanations, examples, practice problems, figures, and data tables.

MEMS Linear and Nonlinear Statics and Dynamics is a resource for MEMS designers and engineers. It provides methods for modeling and simulating MEMS devices, including those with non-linear behaviors. The book offers practical examples, simulation code, and relevant problems related to MEMS dynamics.

The second edition of Mechanics of Composite Materials offers a user-friendly introduction with new applications. It covers analysis of various composite materials, failure scenarios, and design with new examples. The book also features updated software and practice problems.

Air Conditioning Engineering addresses fundamental AC principles for both students and engineers. The author, an expert lecturer, uses clear explanations and examples.

This comprehensive biomaterials science text covers all aspects of the field, for both learning and applications in medicine. It includes new topics like tissue engineering and drug delivery systems.

Engineering system dynamics uses simplified models to analyze and design mechanical and electrical systems. The text offers a classical approach for upper-level engineering students, including new examples and a focus on both analytical and computational methods.