EIS - Engineering Integrity Society Series of Books & Publications

EIS 3 Product Optimisation for Integrity - Computers: a boon or a burden

Papers presented at the Engineering Integrity Society's International Conference on Rail Transport Systems Birmingham, 12th - 13th July 1993

LEGAL ISSUES

Computers and product integrity: some legal issues
W H JONES

THE CHANGING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE

Predictive analysis - A fundamental part of rapid product development

C R HIETIT

Product optimisation through simultaneous engineering
N C HAY, J HASTON, I J DODDS & D EDWARDS

Rapid prototypes - proving design before manufacture
J SHERLOCK

Modern casting design, prototyping and procurement
K SELBY

An integrated approach to computer simulation of casting processes
I RAWLINSON & D RUIZ

The development of a high integrity cutting module for quality assured manufacture of composites
K E STANSFIELD & A HUSSAIN

Manufacturing simulations - their place in the product design cycle
J C MILES

NEW ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN PRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURE

Engineering - The art of being approximately right rather than exactly wrong and the role of the computer
R A SMITH

Design optimisation integrated with finite element analysis and artificial intelligence
X VELAY

Acoustic optimisation: using experimental data and sensitivity analysis in predictive modelling
C F McCULLOCH

Optimal design of products. A damage tolerant approach
R A ADEY, S M NIKU & I BAYNHAM

Finite element model updating in design optimisation - methods, models and parameters
MI FRISWELL & J E MOTTERSHEAD

Optinilsation of pressure vessel door closures using the boundary element method
N A WARRIOR, A A BECKER & B SMITH

The design and manufacture of metal micro sensors for automotive applications
A E U LEES & P E M FRERE

Predicting residual stress profiles generated by controlled shot peening
P O'HARA

Finite element validation techniques for fracture mechanics
T K HELLEN

LOADS - THE VITAL LINK BETWEEN THEORY & PRACTICE

Operating strength - an interdisciplinary activity simulating customer conditions in the laboratory
H G NAUNDORF

Simulation testing and durability analysis: an integrated approach
B DABELL & C MUSIOL

High cycle spectrum fatigue of box beam components
G B MARQUIS

Design review of an aluminium alloy railway coach
K P ROB1NSON & G G HEWITT

Rapid prototyping and Its use for experimental analysis
G C CAINERT

Full scale fatigue testing of aluminium bodyshells for rail vehicles
J KERR & R E JONES

LATE PAPERS

Some developments in computational methods for reliability-based optimisation of engineered structures
N C KNOWLES & J T GIERLINSK

Service measurement and analysis techniques for correlation with customer usage
P A BLACKMORE

Current applications of frequency domain fatigue life estimation
F SHERRATT