Book map Unit


1 What is engineering? Listening · Speaking


Topics


• definition of engineering • branches of engineering • the history of mechanical engineering


2 Engineering achievements Reading · Writing


3 Forces on materials Listening · Speaking


• engineering achievements in the 20th


• refrigeration and air conditioning • codes and standards for machines


• materials in engineering • forces on materials: stress and strain • five types of forces


century


4 Computers in engineering Reading · Writing


5 MEMS and nanotechnology Listening · Speaking


6 Friction Reading · Writing


7 The future of cars: Battery power Listening · Speaking


8 Engineering and sustainability Reading · Writing


• computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) • computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) • using computers for research


• features of MEMS and nanotechnologies • design and applications • safety and ethical issues concerning nanotechnology


• characteristics and types of friction • uses of friction in mechanical engineering design • tribology


• battery production • car technologies: internal combustion engine, electric motors and hybrids • research and development


• concepts in engineering and sustainability • sustainability challenges for engineering


9 Health and safety Listening · Speaking


10 Accident analysis in construction Reading · Writing


11 Wind turbines Listening · Speaking


12 Water engineering Reading · Writing


4


• health and safety regulations • health and safety in the workplace • case studies: oil rig disasters • case study: rail accident


• case study: Hyatt Regency Hotel collapse • case studies: ‘design and build’ contracts


• development of wind power • wind turbines: design problems and solutions • horizontal and vertical axis turbines


• types of water and water distribution • desalination technologies • laboratory report: flow in pipes


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