| Description |
1 online resource (36 video files (approximately 1080 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Great courses |
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Great courses (DVD)
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Engineering and Technology in Your World Episode 2 Your House as an Engineered System Episode 3 Three Structural Systems for Load Bearing Episode 4 Platform-Framed Housing Construction Episode 5 The Building Envelope Episode 6 Site Design and Storm Runoff Episode 7 Dam, Reservoir, and Aqueduct Design Episode 8 Water Treatment and Distribution Episode 9 Wastewater Disposal and Treatment Episode 10 Fossil Fuels: Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas Episode 11 Power Generation from Coal Episode 12 Oil, Gas, and Nuclear Power Episode 13 Renewable Sources of Electricity Episode 14 Electrical Power Transmission: The Grid Episode 15 Electrical Power Distribution Episode 16 Everyday Thermodynamics: Refrigeration Episode 17 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Episode 18 Home Energy Efficiency Episode 19 Passive Solar and Net-Zero-Energy Homes Episode 20 The Plain Old Telephone Service Episode 21 The Global Telecommunications Network Episode 22 Cellular Phone Technology Episode 23 Satellites and Satellite Communications Episode 24 Simple Machines around the House Episode 25 User-Centered Design Episode 26 The Internal Combustion Engine Episode 27 Torque, Power, and Transmission Episode 28 The Drivetrain Episode 29 Suspension, Steering, and Braking Episode 30 Highway Engineering Episode 31 Traffic Engineering Episode 32 Everyday Bridges Episode 33 Tunnel Engineering Episode 34 The Railroad Episode 35 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Episode 36 The Future: Engineering for Sustainability. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Presenter, Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy at West Point. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Engineering.
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Technology.
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| Added Author |
Ressler, Stephen J., instructor.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11651963 |
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