Fundamentalprinciplesofengineering-Skillbank.pptVIP

Fundamental principles of engineering BADI Year 1 Fundamental principles Suppose we design a chair. We need to know how much weight the chair must support. We could safely make the chair from a solid block of steel, or mahogany. However these would be expensive and rather heavy! (also not very green!) For elegance and economy we usually choose to use the minimum amount of material. This must be based on an understanding of the stresses imposed on each part of the chair, and the ability of the materials used to withstand these stresses. So we need to learn some physics! Fundamental pri