Mechanical Engineering Principles and Practice for Non-Mechanical Engineers
This online engineering PDH video presentation will present the basic principles of mechanical engineering using simple, easy-to-understand explanations and practical, real-world examples to illustrate fundamental concepts of the discipline.
Upon attending this course, participants will be able to perform straightforward and common calculations associated with statics, kinetics, kinematics, mechanical advantage, engineering materials, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, hydraulic machines, thermodynamics, refrigeration cycle, financial evaluation, and decision-making for typical engineering projects. Core mechanical engineering topics such as static and dynamic equilibrium, strengths and defects of engineering materials, common alloys, psychrometry, hydrostatics, and hydrodynamics are explained and illustrated through simple examples. Practical numerical problems and case studies are also included to reinforce understanding.
This 8 PDH video presentation is designed for engineers, licensed professional engineers, engineering managers, technical professionals, facilities managers and other professionals who are not intimately familiar or current on mechanical engineering principles and practices.
This PE continuing education video presentation is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the fundamental principles of mechanical energy, work, torque, power, and mechanical advantage, including their inter-conversions.
- Analyzing forces and moments in beams and truss systems under static equilibrium.
- Learning how to perform stress, strain, toughness, and ductility analyses on engineering materials.
- Exploring fundamentals of dynamics, kinematics, and kinetics in linear and angular motion.
- Learning strengths, thermal properties, and alloying characteristics of engineering materials.
- Applying hydrostatics and hydrodynamics principles and equations to fluid systems.
- Developing a physics-based understanding of mechanical and hydraulic advantages.
- Reviewing the four stages of the refrigeration cycle, supported by a DuPont R-134a case study.
- Familiarizing yourself with basic instruments used in mechanical engineering practice.
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