This much-anticipated revision to the definitive mechanical measurements text continues to set the standard. Emphasizing precision and clarity, the authors cover fundamental issues common to all areas of measurement in Part One, then present individual chapters on applied areas of measurement in Part Two. The text's modular format makes it accessible to undergraduate students of most engineering disciplines, particularly mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and engineering technology.
Salient Features • Flexible presentation - Fits several different course formats and accommodates a wide variety of skill levels • Separate areas of applied measurements - Help students see the relevance of mechanical measurement to their own field of interest and offer motivation by addressing real-world measurement problems
Table of Content Part I Fundamentals of Mechanical Measurement 1. The Process of Measurement: An Overview 2. Standards and Dimensional Units of Measurement 3. Assessing and Presenting Experimental Data 4. The Analog Measurand: Time-Dependent Characteristics 5. The Response of Measuring Systems 6. Sensors 7. Signal Conditioning 8. Digital Techniques in Mechanical Measurements 9. Readout and Data Processing Part II Applied Mechanical Measurements 10. Measurement of Count, Events per Unit Time, Time Interval, and Frequency 11. Displacement and Dimensional Measurement 12. Strain and Stress: Measurement and Analysis 13. Measurement of Force and Torque 14. Measurement of Pressure 15. Measurement of Fluid Flow 16. Temperature Measurements 17. Measurement of Motion 18. Acoustical Measurements