Discovering Engineering Design in the 21st Century,
1st Edition

1. ENGINEERING CONCEPTS AND SIMPLE TOOLS: MATERIALS, MASS, GRAVITY, AND MOMENT ARMS.
Introduction. Engineering Science and Practice. Fundamental Unit Analysis. Analysis of Forces. Newton’s Law. Visualization – Engineering Drawing.
2. MEASUREMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS – DATA AND DECISIONS WITH SENSORS, RADIOS, AND ARDUINOS.
Introduction. Layers of Engineering and Science. Selecting Sensors to Capture Physical Phenomenon. Acquiring Data from Sensors. Automating Analysis with Programming Languages. Communicating Data and Results via RF Links.
3. STRUCTURES AND SOCIETY – STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES TO DESIGN LONG-LASTING SOLUTIONS.
Introduction. A Brief History on Structural Engineering. The Structural Engineering Design Process. Problem Solving Techniques in Structural Engineering.
4. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS – ENGINEERING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.
Introduction. Sustainable Development Goals. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Centralized Water Treatment Systems. Decentralized Water Treatment.
5. FOOD, WATER, AND NUTRIENTS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY: AN EARTH SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH.
Introduction. Earth Systems Engineering. The Blueprint for the Chesapeake Bay. Modeling Processes. Creating a Complex System Model using Multiple Processes.
6. APPROACHES TO ENGINEERING DESIGN.
Introduction. Engineering Design Process Overview. Problem Definition Phase. Conceptual Design Phase. Embodiment Design Phase. Detailed Design Phase.
7. DESIGNING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Introduction. Energy, Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Energy Consumption. Energy Units. Direct and Embodied Energy. The Carbon Footprint. Decarbonization of Energy Supply.
8. LIFE CYCLE THINKING – UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITY OF SUSTAINABILITY.
Introduction. How a Fly-fishing Rod Works. Design Choices for a Fly Rod. Materials Flow Analysis. Energy Flow Analysis. Life Cycle Thinking.

• Bradley Striebig

  Dr. Bradley Striebig received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. He has more than 25 years of experience in designing pollution control systems and has worked to improve community resources in Benin, India, Kenya, Malta, Rwanda and throughout the United States. Dr. Striebig has served as editor for several journals in engineering education and engineering for sustainable development. He has led prominent, award-winning research activities and has shared his findings in contributions to several books, numerous journal articles and peer-reviewed conferences.

• ACTIVE LEARNING EXERCISES ENGAGE STUDENTS. This book provides active learning exercises and a detailed list of resources to provide hands-on learning activities that engage students in identifying, formulating and solving open-ended engineering problems.

• PROBLEMS OFFER REAL-WORLD CONTEXT. Problems are contextualized and related to professional engineering fields of practice and multiple engineering majors to help students produce solutions that consider public health, safety and welfare.

• EXERCISES BUILD KEY ENGINEERING SKILLS. The open-ended exercises encourage students to analyze and interpret data, formulate and conduct experiments, and develop engineering judgment to draw their conclusions.

• RUBRICS OFFER ADDITIONAL INSIGHT. Rubrics are provided to help students understand approaches to engineering analysis and design and to evaluate other students' work with respect to global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors.

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