rule of thumb design

[HvZ]

Hi all,

I am collecting all "rules of thumb" examples in engineering used to either design or give a design a quick sanity check. Could you please e-mail any that you use or know of to me. If you know the origin or explanation (maths) behind it, I would appreaciate it.

I think it is very interesting and have to date not yet found a database of these "quick short cuts", which is the result of years of experince in engineering.

 

[gibfrog]

Check out Elwin Seelye, the Civil Engineering Design manual. it is chock full of civil "rules of thumb" and old design techniques. Clifford H Laubstein
FL Registered PE 58662

 

[tuculo]

is this elwin seelye available on the net and where?

 

[gibfrog]

Check out the used book sellers. I bought mine through adlibris prior to their aquisition by amazon. Try one of the following

http://used.addall.com

http://www.bookfinder.com

http://www.amazon.com

Clifford H Laubstein
FL Certified PE #58662

 

[xiangxi]

Would you please tell me the book name? I want to buy it. Thanks.

 

[Stress02]

A very good search place for old books:

http://www.abebooks.com

 

[LHA]

Don't know if these are "rules-of-thumb", but check out Michael R. Lindburg's Quick Reference for the (each discipline has their own, mine's Civil) Engineering PE Exam.

For a very reasonable price you get many of that discipline's basic formulas and tables. Even if you are not taking the exam, I would recommend it. I still use mine often.

I think the website is:

http://www.ppi2pas.com

Remember: The Chinese ideogram for “crisis” is comprised of the characters for “danger” and “opportunity.”
-Steve

 

[tincan]

"Data Book For Civil Engineers"
Volumn 1 - Design
by Elwyn E. Seelye
John Wiley & Sons
a very good reference for the library

 

[RDK]

lha

The link you gave does not work and a quick google search also did not give me any good links.

Can you give any more information?

Thanks

Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng

Construction Project Management
From conception to completion

http://www.kitsonengineering.com

 

[whyun]

An s was missing in pass:

Try this one:

http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPI