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Principles of Engineering
Learning materials for Berkeley Carroll's Upper School Principles of Engineering class.
Engineering Design
Learn how to think like an engineer and start turning your ideas into reality.
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering is concerned with the design, construction and maintenance of the public works we use everyday such as roads, bridges, dams, skyscrapers, and even the less glamorous like wastewater treatment and sewage.
Perspective Drawing
Reverse Engineering
Stress and Strain
Learning Outcome: Predict how a structural member will react under a particular load given its shape and material.
Types of Forces
Learning Outcome: Identify the type of force acting on a structural member.
Material Selection
Learning Outcome: Select a material for a given application considering cost, weight, and strength.
Truss Design
Learning Outcome: Identify the shapes and patterns that allow for a structure to efficiently hold a given load.
Elastic Modulus
Learning Outcome: Use a material's Elastic Modulus to calculate a structural member's stress and/or strain.
Stress-Strain Curves
Learning Outcome: Use a stress-strain curve to identify the relationship between stress and strain, and the different strengths of a material.
Failing Forward
Mechanical Engineering
Learn how to design and make machines that both move and make tasks easier.
Collisions
Learning Outcome: Identify whether a collision is elastic or inelastic, and calculate the velocities of the objects involved before and after.
Mechanical Advantage
Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system. This is calculated as the ratio between the input force, and the output force of the device/tool. For example, "Some Device" that is ab...
Work
Background In the previous unit on Civil Engineering, we discussed the principle of force, and the idea that: When the forces acting on Mr. Box add up to zero, he will not accelerate. With things like bridges, roads, and buildings this (usually) means the ob...
Machine Elements
Learning Outcome: Identify various machine elements, describe their function, and include them in the construction of simple and complex machines. Fasteners A fastener is a machine element that joins or affixes two or more objects together. Some fasteners do t...