Must have technical references for new engineers
Must have technical references for new engineers
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First post on the board, though I've used it for technical info many times.
I'm working on a blog post for must have technical references for new/young engineers. I'd love to get some feedback; specifically other disciplines. For me:
Discipline: Mechanical/Piping
Reference: Crane Flow of Fluids, Technical Paper #410
Why: I use it at least twice a week. For such a small book it has about everything you need for simple pipe sizing calculations. It has fluid properties, pressure loss info for typical fittings, and of course my favorite table "Flow of Water through a Schedule 40 Steel Pipe".
I'm working on a blog post for must have technical references for new/young engineers. I'd love to get some feedback; specifically other disciplines. For me:
Discipline: Mechanical/Piping
Reference: Crane Flow of Fluids, Technical Paper #410
Why: I use it at least twice a week. For such a small book it has about everything you need for simple pipe sizing calculations. It has fluid properties, pressure loss info for typical fittings, and of course my favorite table "Flow of Water through a Schedule 40 Steel Pipe".
Kevin Connolly, PE
www.TheEngineeringSurvivalGuide.com]





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David Simpson, PE
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Build a good, comprehensive library. Invaluable.
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USBR Design of Small Dams
USBR Design of Small Canal Structures
USBR EM 25 Hydraulic Design of Stilling Basins and Energy Dissipaters
AISC Steel Construction Manual 8th Edition (red) and also latest edition
ACI 318 - latest edition
VT Chow, Open Channel Hydraulics
Brater and King, Handbook of Hydraulics
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Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes by Felder and Rousseau - an intro text, but it has a lot of useful tables and is MUCH lighter than Perry's.
A good fluid/heat/mass transfer book or books. I use Welty, Wicks, Wilson and Rorrer's Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer because it combines all three.
A CRC handbook can be good for chemical properties, but is not absolutely necessary.
Crane Technical Paper 410 has been useful for me when reviewing relief valves.
A good statistics reference, particularly if you are involved with process control/improvement.
Also, references for the particular field you are in. For example, if you are in petro/refinery, you should probably have a separations reference for column work.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Matt
Quality, quantity, cost. Pick two.
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Machinery's Handbook
Roark's Formulas of Stress and Strain
Parker O-ring Handbook
used to have Crane 410, but gave it away to a needful youngster.
RE: Must have technical references for new engineers
My favorites are:
Machinery's Handbook
Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain
Cooling Techniques for Electronic Equipment (D.S. Steinberg)
Vibration Analysis for Electronic Equipment (D.S. Steinberg)
Parker O-Ring Handbook
Ryersen catalog
Beth Steel catalog
The Y14 ASME drawing standards
The Genium Publishing Drafting Room Manual
BTW MatthewL: Welty, Wicks, Wilson and Rorrer's Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer book got poor reviews on Amazon.com due to a high number of errors. Sounds like it would be a good resource if it were better proofread!
Tunalover
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Standard Plans for Public Works Construction
ADA Standards for Accessible Design
B+W Engineering and Design
Los Angeles Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer
http://bwengr.com
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I assume that is the green book? It is useful in California, less so in other parts of the country.
add AASHTO Materials Part 1 Specifications and Part 2 Tests
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I also recommend Lange's Handbook of Chemistry.
For the Project Engineer, I recommend:
Planning, Estimating, and Control of Chemical Construction Projects by Navarette and Cole (get the 2nd edition, not the 1st, which was solely by Navarette)
Industrial Megaprojects by Merrow. This is not hard reference, and is in fact very conversational, but as a study of over 300 chemical industry megaprojects, it is sobering, enlightening, and accurate. I recommend it highly.
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Must Have References for Young Engineers
Kevin Connolly, PE
www.TheEngineeringSurvivalGuide.com]