Experimental Methods for Engineers

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Author: Jack P. Holman

ISBN-10: 0073660558

ISBN-13: 9780073660554

Category: Mechanical Engineering - General & Miscellaneous

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This market leader offers the broadest range of experimental measurement techniques available for mechanical and general engineering applications. Offering clear descriptions of the general behavior of different measurement techniques, such as pressure, flow, and temperature, the text emphasizes the use of uncertainty analysis and statistical data analysis in estimating the accuracy of measurements.

PrefaceCh. 1Introduction1Ch. 2Basic Concepts6Ch. 3Analysis of Experimental Data45Ch. 4Basic Electrical Measurements and Sensing Devices114Ch. 5Displacement and Area Measurements210Ch. 6Pressure Measurement229Ch. 7Flow Measurement260Ch. 8The Measurement of Temperature324Ch. 9Thermal- and Transport-Property Measurements392Ch. 10Force, Torque, and Strain Measurements432Ch. 11Motion and Vibration Measurement462Ch. 12Thermal- and Nuclear-Radiation Measurements493Ch. 13Air-Pollution Sampling and Measurement519Ch. 14Data Acquisition and Processing548Ch. 15Report Writing and Presentations575Appendix598Index609