Mechanical measurements

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beckwith, T. G. [ (Thomas G.)] (Author), Lienhard, John H. , 1961- (Author), Marangoni, Roy D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall , c2007
Edition:6th ed. (International ed.)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The process of measurement: an overview
  • 2. Standards and dimensional units of measurement
  • 3. Assessing and presenting experimental data
  • 4. The analog measurand: time-dependent characteristics
  • 5. The response of measuring systems
  • 6. Sensors
  • 7. Signal conditioning
  • 8. Digital techniques in mechanical measurements
  • 9. Readout and data processing
  • 10. Measurement of count, events per unit time, time interval, and frequency
  • 11. Displacement and dimensional measurement
  • 12. Strain and stress: measurement and analysis
  • 13. Measurement of force and torque
  • 14. Measurement of pressure
  • 15. Measurement of fluid flow
  • 16. Temperature measurements
  • 17. Measurement of motion
  • 18. Acoustical measurements