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Engineering Resources
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This page contains a variety of links to pages with useful engineering or
college search information. This page is designed as a resource
for current or prospective Biosystems Engineering students. The
information is grouped by specialty, with the Table of Contents located
below. Please
forward any useful links that you find helpful.
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| Ag
& Biosystems Engineering Links |
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Description |
American
Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers |
Standards,
Membership Info |
The
homepage for the Society for engineering in agricultural, food, and
biological systems. The student section contains scholarship information
and links to all student branch homepages. |
| ASABE
Environmental Design Competition |
Problem
Statement, Rules, Judging Criteria |
This
page is devoted to ASABE's newest student design competition. The
contest focuses on the design of environmental systems to provide
treatment AND maintain soil, water, and air quality. |
| Academic
Programs in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering |
Links |
A
comprehensive listing of the academic programs in
biosystems and agricultural engineering around the world. |
Biosystems
Engineering
Resources on the Web |
Links |
A
listing of biosystems engineering resources available on the World Wide
Web. |
McNally
Charts & Graphs
for Pumps |
Fluid
flow
technical data |
A
variety of information about pipe sizes, water properties, friction loss
data, etc. |
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| Bioprocessing
/ Chemical / Food Engineering Links |
| Link |
Content |
Description |
Periodic
Table of the Elements @
Los Alamos Laboratory |
Periodic
Table, Element Info |
An
interactive periodic table with links to more information about each of
the elements. Information includes atomic weight, properties, and
uses. |
WebElements
- Scholar Edition
Periodic Table |
Periodic
Table, TECHNICAL element info |
Another
interactive periodic table, this one has an abundance of technical data
on each element, including density, melting point, enthalpies, radius
info, uses, resistivities, and online movies! |
The
Chemical Engineers'
Resource Page |
Links,
Property
Info for Chemicals |
Lots
of information about fluid flow and chemical properties, plus MANY good
links. |
| Food
Engineering Online |
Info
& links |
Information
of a variety food engineering topics. |
Understanding
the
Psychrometric Chart |
Explanation
of
the Chart |
An
explanation of the properties expressed in the chart with examples &
why it is usefulness. |
| Psychrometric
Chart Calculator |
Online
Calculator |
This
calculator is used to compute the thermodynamic properties of moist air |
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| Electrical
/ Instrumentation Engineering Links |
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Content |
Description |
The
Electrical Engineering
Homepage |
Circuits,
tutorials, links, info |
Lots
of useful information. Large circuit schematic database,
electronics tutorials, magazine articles about new technology, etc. |
Electrical
Engineering
TUTORIALS on the Web |
Electronics
tutorials |
A
variety of tutorials on subjects including general electronics,
operational amplifiers, communications, batteries, and power conversion. |
| Online
Applications Notes |
App.
notes for electronic chips |
Links
to the applications note pages of the major semiconductor chips
manufacturers. |
| Circuits
Archive |
Circuits,
data sheets, basic info |
Collection
of circuit schematics & basic information useful in the design of
digital or analog circuits. |
| Sensors
Magazine |
Sensor
info |
Online
version of Sensors, including archived articles and
advertisements about sensor & instrumentation
technology. |
| Component
Information |
Useful
info & explanations |
Links
to information about a variety of electronic components including
resistors, sensors, switches, coils, relays, solenoids, transistors,
diodes, etc. |
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| Environmental
/ Soil & Water Engineering Links |
| Link |
Content |
Description |
| ASABE
Environmental Design Competition |
Problem
Statement, Rules, Judging Criteria |
This
page is devoted to ASABE's newest student design competition. The
contest focuses on the design of environmental systems to provide
treatment AND maintain soil, water, and air quality. |
Ground
Water Atlas
of the United States |
Maps,
Info |
Online
version of the USGS Ground Water Atlas |
Soil
Information for
Environmental Modeling and Ecosystem Management |
Soil
maps, climates, & data |
Variety
of information about U. S., intended for non-soil scientists.
Still missing lots of data. |
Best
Management Practices
Webpage |
Bulletins,
Design guides |
Links
to technical and economic information on several types of best
management practices, including waste management & conservation
till. |
McNally
Charts & Graphs
for Pumps |
Fluid
flow
technical data |
A
variety of information about pipe sizes, water properties, friction loss
data, etc. |
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| Material
Properties Links |
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Content |
Description |
| efunda
Materials Homepage |
Material
props |
A
great site with crucial engineering information (mechanical,
thermal, & physical data) on the major metals and some
polymers. |
| MatWeb |
Physical,
Mechanical, & Thermal data |
MatWeb,
the materials information database with data on 23,811
materials including metals, plastics, ceramics, and
composites. So comprehensive
it is sometime hard to find stuff.
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| Principal
Metals |
Metal
properties |
A
good site with much useful information about 5000 metals, including
applications, machinability, and welding. Limited
strength data, though. |
| Companies
for Materials Science and Engineering |
Material
supplier links |
Links
to a variety of materials suppliers, grouped by type of material. |
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| Power
& Machinery / Mechanical Engineering Links |
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Content |
Description |
| efunda |
Design,
Material props, Process info, Constants |
An
expansive online engineering resource with tons of valuable
information. Online calculators, material data, design center,
math refreshers, etc. |
| My
B20 Engineering Resources |
Fasteners,
Design guides, Equations |
Lots
of valuable materials. |
| The
Mech Site |
Review |
Tutorials
and equations for many mechanical subjects, including statics, dynamics,
math, free body diagrams, fluid mechanics, etc. |
American
Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers |
Standards,
Membership Info |
The
homepage for the Society for engineering in agricultural, food, and
biological systems. Some online standards for equipment design. |
Society
of Automotive
Engineers Homepage |
Standards |
Standards
information for mobile equipment design. Most of the standards
must be purchased. |
| Material
Property Data |
Engineering
data for materials |
See
sites above. |
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| High
School Students - Science Fairs & Contests |
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Content |
Description |
| Environmental
Design Contest |
Problem,
Rules, Award Info |
An
exciting contest that gives students the chance to tackle present-day
environmental challenges. The top teams receive cash awards and
fellowships to the WERC consortium universities. |
National
High School Student
Solar Design Contest |
Rules,
Award Info |
The
design may be a new solar electric powered device or an improvement on
an existing device. Top prize is $500! |
Middle
Tennessee Science &
Engineering Fair |
Rules,
Info,
Past Projects |
Local
science fair of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). |
| Intel
Science Talent Search |
Rules,
Past winners, Info |
The
nation’s oldest and most highly-regarded science competition,
now in its 60th year. |
| Science
Olympiad |
Info |
The
Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic
competitions, held on regional, state, and national levels that consist
of a series of individual and team events which students prepare for
during the year. |
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| Unit
Conversions -- Online Calculators |
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Content |
Description |
Engineering
Exchange
Unit Converter |
Unit
conversion |
Select
a property, the units you'd like to convert from & to, and this
calculator will do the conversion for you! |
| efunda
Unit Converter |
Unit
conversion |
Select
a property, the units you'd like to convert from, and the calculator
will calculate all the conversion possibilities. |
| efunda
Online Calculators |
Engineering,
financial, & other calculators |
A
great collection of online calculators, including Financial, Hardness,
Friction factor, Reynolds #, Stress calculations, and a host of others. |
Jehar
& Associates Online
Calculator Webpage |
Chemical
engineering calculators |
Several
calculators for chemical engineering work, including psychrometrics,
pressure drop in pipes, etc |
Universal
Constants (National
Inst. of Standards & Technology) |
Physical
constants |
Internationally
recommended values of the fundamental physical constants. |
| Online
Steam Tables |
Steam
table
data |
This
calculator is used to compute the thermo- dynamic properties of
saturated steam. It uses steam properties from the 1967 ASME Steam
Tables. |
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