Everyday Engineering

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Professor Biography Disclaimer Table of Contents Lecture 1—Engineering and Technology in Your World Lecture 2—Your House as an Engineered System Lecture 3—Three Structural Systems for Load Bearing Lecture 4—Platform-Framed Housing Construction Lecture 5—The Building Envelope Lecture 6—Site Design and Storm Runoff Lecture 7—Dam, Reservoir, and Aqueduct Design Lecture 8—Water Treatment and Distribution Lecture 9—Wastewater Disposal and Treatment Lecture 10—Fossil Fuels: Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas Lecture 11—Power Generation from Coal Lecture 12—Oil, Gas, and Nuclear Power Lecture 13—Renewable Sources of Electricity Lecture 14—Electrical Power Transmission: The Grid Lecture 15—Electrical Power Distribution Lecture 16—Everyday Thermodynamics: Refrigeration Lecture 17—Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Lecture 18—Home Energy Efficiency Lecture 19—Passive Solar and Net-Zero-Energy Homes Lecture 20—The Plain Old Telephone Service Lecture 21—The Global Telecommunications Network Lecture 22—Cellular Phone Technology Lecture 23—Satellites and Satellite Communications Lecture 24—Simple Machines around the House Lecture 25—User-Centered Design Lecture 26—The Internal Combustion Engine Lecture 27—Torque, Power, and Transmission Lecture 28—The Drivetrain Lecture 29—Suspension, Steering, and Braking Lecture 30—Highway Engineering Lecture 31—Traffic Engineering Lecture 32—Everyday Bridges Lecture 33—Tunnel Engineering Lecture 34—The Railroad Lecture 35—Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Lecture 36—The Future: Engineering for Sustainability Glossary Bibliography Image Credits