Survival techniques for the practicing engineer / Anthony Sofronas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sofronas, Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering--Vocational guidance.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing engineers with the tools and skills to survive and become successful in the work place * Gives experience-based, highly realistic guidance to a cross-section of young and even established engineers * Delivers practical guidance and acts as a handy resource so that lessons do not have to be learned the hard way with numerous errors, and costly problems * Includes real world examples and case studies from a 45 year veteran in the engineering field

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

About the Author

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Getting Ahead

1.1 Finding your Niche

1.2 Twenty Rules to Remember

1.3 Calculated Risk Versus Reward

1.4 Advancement

1.5 Learn from Observing Failures

1.6 Keep Good Records of what you have done

1.7 Flexibility in your Career

1.8 You're Known for Your Work

1.9 Ethical Behavior in Engineering

1.10 Humor in the Workplace

1.11 Self-Preservation when Documenting your Analysis

1.12 Don't be Overwhelmed

1.13 Providing Guidance to Others

1.14 The Technical and Managerial Ladder to Advancement

References

Chapter 2 The Politics of Engineering

2.1 What to do

2.2 What not to do

2.3 Disenchantment with your Job

2.4 Conducting yourself in a Meeting

2.5 Organize and Prioritize

2.6 Do as much as you can for your Colleagues

2.7 The Catch 22 of Engineering Project Work

2.8 Arrogance, Humility, Favors, and Courtesies

2.9 Be Curious and Inquisitive

2.10 Striving for Perfection

Chapter 3 Utilizing the Input from Others

3.1 Just out of College

3.2 Mentors and Colleagues

3.3 Interaction Between Disciplines

3.4 It's Nice to be Appreciated

3.5 The Funny Look Test

3.6 Uncluttered Thinking

3.7 The Art of Visualization

3.8 The Importance of Alliances and Networking

Chapter 4 Communicating Effectively

4.1 Speaking Effectively at Meetings

4.2 Effective Writing Skills

4.3 Learn to Listen

Chapter 5 Problem Solving and Decision Making

5.1 Why is this Section Important?

5.2 The Simplest Solution First

5.3 The 80-20 Relationship

5.4 The Five WHY's used in Problem Solving

5.5 Being the Devil's Advocate

5.6 An Engineering Approach: Use the Scientific Method for Problem Solving.

5.7 You Need to know the Whole Story

5.8 Failure Analysis and Accident Investigations Differ

5.9 Why Decision Making is Important in Engineering

5.10 Decision on Several Choices

5.11 The Importance of Personal Checklists

5.12 Confirmational Bias or Self-fulfilling Prophecies

Chapter 6 How an Engineering Consultant can help your Company

6.1 Why Use a Consultant?

6.2 What a Consultant can do

6.3 The Cost of a Consultant

Chapter 7 Consulting Engineering as a Career

7.1 Consulting as a Career

7.2 Compensation will Probably be less than you Expected

7.3 How much should my Billing Rate be?

7.4 The Job Contract

7.5 You must Understand the Companies' Politics

7.6 Documenting the Consulting Effort

7.7 Useful Equipment for a Mechanical Engineering Consultant

7.8 Verifying an Analysis

Chapter 8 Precautions on Purchasing First of its Kind Equipment

8.1 Initial Design Specifications

8.2 Question Everything and Understand the Design

8.3 Document all Changes and Trust no one

8.4 Assign Responsibilities

8.5 When things don't Work as Expected

Chapter 9 Useful Information to Consider

9.1 Various Types of Equipment and their Failure Loads

9.2 Cracking of Welds due to Cyclic Stresses

9.3 Remember to Consider all Forces and Moments

9.4 Phantom Failures: Some Failures are very Elusive

9.5 The Art of Hammer Tapping

9.6 Development of Some Simple Energy Equations

9.7 Maintaining Proficiency in your Analytical Abilities

9.8 Safety Concerns to be Aware of

9.9 Should I Pursue a Patent?

Chapter 10 Case Histories using Analytical Models

10.1 Building an Analytical Model of a Material Processor

10.2 Determining the Loads on the Processor Structure

10.3 Determining the Life of the Processor.

10.4 Discussion of Failure and Potential Fix of Processor

10.5 Understanding the Sloshing Equation

10.6 Failure of Agitator Coupling Bolts

10.7 Causes of Auger Feeder Screw Failures

10.8 Temperature of a Blocked in Centrifugal Pump on Bypass

10.9 Heat up Rate and Rubs on a Steam Turbine

10.10 Pneumatic Testing Dangers and Beware of Safe Distances

10.11 Containment of a Wrecked Internal Part

10.12 A Catastrophic Disaster

10.13 Why are Parts out of Tolerance on the Production Line?

10.14 Failures Caused by an Impact Force

10.15 Design of an Aircraft Tow

10.16 Shaft Failures and Crack Growth

Chapter 11 Benefits of Continuing your Education

11.1 Benefits of an Advanced Degree

11.2 Importance on Selecting your Academic Advisor

11.3 Difference between an Engineer and a Scientist

11.4 Benefits of Continued Education

Reference

Chapter 12 Closing Guidance

12.1 Determine what you want to Achieve

12.2 Most of my Success was due to others

12.3 It's not so much what you do as what you Haven't Done

12.4 Become a Mentor to Someone

12.5 Remembering those before us

12.6 Thoughts on the Future of Engineering

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119250487

111925048X

9781119250500

1119250501

9781119250463

1119250463

OCLC:

953662341