Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering Volume 1

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 9
Contributors......Page 29
Preface......Page 33
PART I CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING......Page 37
Chapter 1 NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING......Page 39
Chapter 2 APPLICATIONS OF GIS IN ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS......Page 115
Chapter 3 TRAFFIC CONGESTION MANAGEMENT......Page 141
Chapter 4 SEISMIC TESTING OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES......Page 169
Chapter 5 MEASUREMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING......Page 195
Chapter 6 HYDROLOGY MEASUREMENTS......Page 241
Chapter 7 MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS TESTING......Page 269
PART II MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING......Page 277
Chapter 8 DIMENSIONS, SURFACES, AND THEIR MEASUREMENT......Page 279
Chapter 9 MASS PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT......Page 295
Chapter 10 FORCE MEASUREMENT......Page 337
Chapter 11 RESISTIVE STRAIN MEASUREMENT DEVICES......Page 379
Chapter 12 VIBRATION MEASUREMENT......Page 403
Chapter 13 ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS......Page 469
Chapter 14 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT......Page 519
Chapter 15 PRESSURE AND VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS......Page 563
Chapter 16 LUMINESCENT METHOD FOR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT......Page 603
Chapter 17 FLOWMETERS......Page 651
Chapter 18 HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENT......Page 665
Chapter 19 HEAT TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS FOR NONBOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW......Page 697
Chapter 20 SOLAR ENERGY MEASUREMENTS......Page 723
Chapter 21 WIND ENERGY MEASUREMENTS......Page 763
Chapter 22 HUMAN MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS......Page 785
Chapter 23 FLOW MEASUREMENT......Page 801
PART III INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING......Page 839
Chapter 24 STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL......Page 841
Chapter 25 EVALUATING AND SELECTING TECHNOLOGY-BASED PROJECTS......Page 855
Chapter 26 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS EVALUATION......Page 869
Chapter 27 MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS EQUIPMENT......Page 883
Chapter 28 INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY......Page 895
Chapter 29 INDUSTRIAL WASTE AUDITING......Page 921
Chapter 30 ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT......Page 947