Case Studies in Engineering Design

Keywords * Foreword * Preface * Methodology * Crane sheave - basic design principles * Crane sheave - early failures * Crane sheave - simple costing * Casting machine - basic design * The 'Rainbow' sculpture - innovation in design * The 'Inshallah' condenser - ISO 9000 application * Screwed fasteners - standardisation in design * Fasteners and coupling - better design * 'Piranha' - technology transfer and project structure * Mechanical seals - improving design reliability * Aircraft flight control - function and ergonomics * Power boilers - remnant life assessment * The 'Schloss Adler' railway - design for plastics * Electric vehicles - design for plastics * Motorcycles - design and project costing * Flue gas desulphurisation - total design * The fast yacht 'Dying Swan' - complex failures * Conclusion * Appendix * Bibliography * Index.