Design Matters The Organisation and Principles of Engineering Design /

Design is the essential component of engineering. Design Matters demonstrates the need to understand the context, process and delivery of engineering projects and services by focusing on the nature and practice of engineering design. The book specifically highlights the cultural, economic, political...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Armstrong, James (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2008.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Design Process
  • Case Studies Introduction
  • Case Study 1: An Automated Blood Analyser
  • Case Study 2: An Intelligent Prosthesis
  • Case Study 3: The Channel Tunnel UK Terminal
  • Case Study 4: The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL)
  • Case Study 5: The London Eye
  • Case Study 6: The Lesotho Hydro-electric Project
  • Case Study 7: The Maribyrnong Footbridge
  • Case Study 8: The Bahaii Temple, Delhi
  • Case Study 9: The Hampden Gurney Junior School
  • Case Study 10: The Bridge Academy
  • Case Study 11: The Harris-Manchester College, Oxford
  • Case Study 12: The Angel of the North
  • The Project Design Audit.