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Geometric characteristics, 259

Gift sharing, engineering ethics and, 118

Glasses, material selection and, 569 –570

Global Earth Observation System of Systems

(GEOSS), 55

Global Positioning System (GPS), 165 –166

Graphical communication, 100 –103,

504 –548. See alsoDrawing; Plotting;

Solid modeling

Boeing 777 commercial airplane,

engineering marvel, 544 –548

civil engineering, 521–522, 530 –531

dimensioning, 511–514

drawings, 101–103, 506 –548

electrical and electronic engineering, 521,

523, 530 –531

engineering use of, 101–103, 504 –507

importance of, 461– 464

isometric drawing views, 514 –517

mechanical engineering, 531–532

orthographic drawing views, 508 –511

sectional drawing views, 517–521

solid modeling, 521–528, 544 –548

symbols for, 528 –532

tolerancing, 514

Gravitation, Newton’s law of, 260 – 262

Gravitational force, 253 – 254, 260 – 267

Gravitational potential, 374 – 375

Gravity, linear acceleration and, 216 – 217

Greek alphabet as mathematical symbols,

585 –586

gridcommand, MATLAB, 482

Grouped frequency distribution, 636 – 637

H

Half-sectional views, 519

Hardwood, 566

Hazardous material use, engineering ethics

and, 118 –119

Heat capacity, material selection and, 59, 557

Heat transfer, 315 – 328, 379

British thermal unit (Btu), unit of,

315, 379

calorie (cal), unit of, 315, 379

coefficients, 323 – 324

conduction, 316 – 319

convection, 322 – 326

conversion and, 315 – 316

Fourier’s law, 317– 38

insulating materials, 319 – 322, 324 – 326

joule ( J), unit of, 315, 379

modes of, 316

Ohm’s law, 319 – 320

radiation, 327– 328

R-value (factor), 320 – 322, 324 – 325

temperature and, 315 – 316

thermal energy transfer as, 315 – 328, 379

thermal resistance, 319 – 322, 324 – 326

units of, 315 – 316, 379

windchill factor, 326 – 327

Heating oil, energy from, 396

Heating systems, efficiency of, 389 – 393

helpcommand, MATLAB, 471

Hertz (Hz), unit of, 210 – 211

Hidden lines, drawings, 509 –510

High-intensity discharge (HID) lamps,

366 – 367

Histograms (bar graphs), 636 – 637

holdcommand, MATLAB, 485

Home menuoption, Excel, 425

Homework presentation, 95 – 96

Hooke’s law, 255 – 257, 283 – 284

Horsepower (hp), unit of, 382 – 384

Humidity, 572

Hydraulic systems, 277– 280

Hydropower, 398 – 399

Hydrostatics, 270

I

Ice, material phase of, 554 –555

Ideal gas law, 311– 313

ifstatement, MATLAB, 476

if, elsestatement, MATLAB, 476 – 477

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), 368

Illumination, 363. See alsoLighting systems

Incandescent lamps, 364 – 365

Independent variables, 588 –589, 616

Indirect estimation of volume, 184

Indoor air quality (IAQ), 79 – 81

Initial conditions, 259, 267, 624 – 625

engineering problems, 624 – 625

force and, 259, 267

Insert function (fx) menu, Excel, 429

Insert menu, Excel option, 422

Instantaneous linear parameters, 214 – 216

Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers (IEEE), 13, 54 –55

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), 13

Insulating materials, 319 – 322, 324 – 326,

329 – 331

clothing, 329, 331

R-value (factor), 320 – 322, 324 – 325

thermal comfort and, 329 – 331

thermal resistance of, 319 – 322, 324 – 326

Integral calculus, 619 – 624

Integral sign, 237

Intellectual property, 64

Interest, 657– 658, 661– 662, 667– 672, 678

bond rate, 678

compound, 658

compounding periods, 661

effective rate, 661– 662

interest – time factors, 667– 672

nominal rate, 661

simple, 657– 658

Intermittent duty motors, 363

Internal combustion engines,

efficiency of, 388

Internal force, 265 – 266

International Organization for

Standardization (ISO), 67– 68, 70

International System (SI) of units, 132 –135,

163 –164

invcommand, MATLAB, 491

Inventors Hall of Fame, 13

Inverse of a matrix, 615 – 616

Iron, material selection and, 563 –564

Isometric drawing views, 514 –517

J

Joule ( J), unit of, 138, 268, 315,

374 – 376, 379

K

Kelvin (K), unit of, 132 –134, 136, 313 – 315

Kilogram (kg), unit of, 132 –134, 233

Kilometer (km), unit of, 163 –164

Kilometers per hour (km/h), unit of, 215

Kinetic energy, 241, 373 – 374

Kirchhoff ’s current law, 350 – 351

L

Laminar fluid velocity inside a pipe,

nonlinear model for, 595 –596

Latitudes, 208 – 209

Layout options, PowerPoint, 101

Leaders, drawings, 512

Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED), 55

Length and length-related parameters, 129,

132 –136, 136, 138, 159 – 202,

214 – 220. See alsoArea; Linear motion;

Volume

area, 171–180, 185 –190

coordinate systems for, 162 –163

electronic distance measuring instruments

(EDMI), 165

foot (ft), unit of, 135, 163 –164

fundamental dimension, as a, 129, 160 –164

Global Positioning System (GPS), 165 –166

linear engineering parameters of, 214 – 220

measurement of, 165 –168

meter ( m), unit of, 132 –134, 163 –164

New York City Water Tunnel No. 3,

engineering marvel, 197– 202

nominal sizes versus actual sizes, 168 –170

radians () as a ratio of two lengths, 171

second moment of area, 185 –190

strain as a ratio of two lengths, 171

systems of units, 161, 163 –164

time and, 214 – 220

trigonometric principles for, 166 –168

units of, 132 –136, 138, 163 –164

volume, 172 –173, 180 –185

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