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About the Author xi
Preface • • «
Xlll
Acknowledgments XV
1 Getting Ahead 1
1.1 Finding your Niche, 1
1.2 Twenty Rules to Remember, 5
1.3 Calculated Risk Versus Reward, 8
1.4 Advancement, 9
1.5 Learn from Observing Failures, 10
1.6 Keep Good Records of what you have done, 12
1.7 Flexibility in your Career, 17
1.8 You’re Known for Your Work, 17
1.9 Ethical Behavior in Engineering, 19
1.10 Humor in the Workplace, 20
1.11 Self-Preservation when Documenting your Analysis, 21
1.12 Don’t be Overwhelmed, 22
1.13 Providing Guidance to Others, 23
1.14 The Technical and Managerial Ladder to Advancement, 24
References, 26
2 The Politics of Engineering
2.1 What to do, 27
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CONTENTS
2.2 What not to do, 28
2.3 Disenchantment with your Job, 30
2.4 Conducting yourself in a Meeting, 33
2.5 Organize and Prioritize, 35
2.6 Do as much as you can for your Colleagues, 36
2.7 The Catch 22 of Engineering Project Work, 37
2.8 Arrogance, Humility, Favors, and Courtesies, 38
2.9 Be Curious and Inquisitive, 40
2.10 Striving for Perfection, 43
References, 44
3 Utilizing the Input from Others 45
3.1 Just out of College, 45
3.2 Mentors and Colleagues, 46
3.3 Interaction Between Disciplines, 47
3.4 It’s Nice to be Appreciated, 48
3.5 The Funny Look Test, 49
3.6 Uncluttered Thinking, 49
3.7 The Art of Visualization, 51
3.8 The Importance of Alliances and Networking, 52
References, 53
4 Communicating Effectively 55
4.1 Speaking Effectively at Meetings, 55
4.2 Effective Writing Skills, 57
4.3 Learn to Listen, 58
5 Problem Solving and Decision Making 61
5.1 Why is this Section Important?, 61
5.2 The Simplest Solution First, 62
5.3 The 80-20 Relationship, 63
5.4 The Five WHY’s used in Problem Solving, 65
5.5 Being the Devil’s Advocate, 66
5.6 An Engineering Approach: Use the Scientific Method for Problem
Solving, 66
5.7 You Need to know the Whole Story, 70
5.8 Failure Analysis and Accident Investigations Differ, 72
5.9 Why Decision Making is Important in Engineering, 73
5.10 Decision on Several Choices, 74
5.11 The Importance of Personal Checklists, 76
5.12 Confirmational Bias or Self-fulfilling Prophecies, 78
References, 79
CONTENTS
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6 How an Engineering Consultant can help your Company
81
6.1 Why Use a Consultant?, 81
6.2 What a Consultant can do, 82
6.3 The Cost of a Consultant, 83
7 Consulting Engineering as a Career
85
7.1 Consulting as a Career, 86
7.2 Compensation will Probably be less than you Expected, 87
7.3 How much should my Billing Rate be?, 88
7.4 The Job Contract, 88
7.5 You must Understand the Companies’ Politics, 88
7.6 Documenting the Consulting Effort, 90
7.7 Useful Equipment for a Mechanical Engineering Consultant, 90
7.8 Verifying an Analysis, 91
8 Precautions on Purchasing First of its Kind Equipment 93
8.1 Initial Design Specifications, 94
8.2 Question Everything and Understand the Design, 94
8.3 Document all Changes and Trust no one, 95
8.4 Assign Responsibilities, 95
8.5 When things don’t Work as Expected, 96
9.1 Various Types of Equipment and their Failure Loads, 100
9.2 Cracking of Welds due to Cyclic Stresses, 101
9.3 Remember to Consider all Forces and Moments, 104
9.4 Phantom Failures: Some Failures are very Elusive, 107
9.5 The Art of Hammer Tapping, 108
9.6 Development of Some Simple Energy Equations, 109
9.7 Maintaining Proficiency in your Analytical Abilities, 111
9.8 Safety Concerns to be Aware of, 115
9.9 Should I Pursue a Patent?, 118
References, 119
10 Case Histories using Analytical Models 121
10.1 Building an Analytical Model of a Material Processor, 123
10.2 Determining the Loads on the Processor Structure, 129
10.3 Determining the Life of the Processor, 131
10.4 Discussion of Failure and Potential Fix of Processor, 132
10.5 Understanding the Sloshing Equation, 135
10.6 Failure of Agitator Coupling Bolts, 138
References, 97
9 Useful Information to Consider
99
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10.7 Causes of Auger Feeder Screw Failures, 140
10.8 Temperature of a Blocked in Centrifugal Pump on Bypass, 141
10.9 Heat up Rate and Rubs on a Steam Turbine, 143
10.10 Pneumatic Testing Dangers and Beware of Safe Distances, 144
10.11 Containment of a Wrecked Internal Part, 147
10.12 A Catastrophic Disaster, 152
10.13 Why are Parts out of Tolerance on the Production Line?, 155
10.14 Failures Caused by an Impact Force, 157
10.15 Design of an Aircraft Tow, 159
10.16 Shaft Failures and Crack Growth, 162
References, 166
11 Benefits of Continuing your Education 167
11.1 Benefits of an Advanced Degree, 167
11.2 Importance on Selecting your Academic Advisor, 168
11.3 Difference between an Engineer and a Scientist, 170
11.4 Benefits of Continued Education, 170
Reference, 171
12 Closing Guidance 173
12.1 Determine what you want to Achieve, 173
12.2 Most of my Success was due to others, 174
12.3 It’s not so much what you do as what you Haven’t Done, 174
12.4 Become a Mentor to Someone, 174
12.5 Remembering those before us, 176
12.6 Thoughts on the Future of Engineering, 178
References, 180
Index
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