Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life

Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life « Series from 2015

Series from 2015

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Genres: Documentary

Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life is an indispensable guide to the way things work in the world around you.

Conducting this eye-opening tour is Professor Stephen Ressler of the United States Military Academy at West Point, an award-winning civil engineer and a nationally honored leader in engineering education.

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Engineering and Technology in Your World

Your House as an Engineered System

Three Structural Systems for Load Bearing

Platform-Framed Housing Construction

The Building Envelope

Site Design and Storm Runoff

Dam, Reservoir, and Aqueduct Design

Water Treatment and Distribution

Wastewater Disposal and Treatment

Fossil Fuels: Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

Power Generation from Coal

Oil, Gas, and Nuclear Power

Renewable Sources of Electricity

Electrical Power Transmission: The Grid

Electrical Power Distribution

Everyday Thermodynamics: Refrigeration

Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning

Home Energy Efficiency

Passive Solar and Net-Zero-Energy Homes

The Plain Old Telephone Service

The Global Telecommunications Network

Cellular Phone Technology

Satellites and Satellite Communications

Simple Machines around the House

User-Centered Design