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Eco Audit Bottle Case Study

Projects 10 minute excerpt from a web seminar with Mike Ashby (February 2011) describes a case study that can be used to introduce sustainability concepts to introductory level students. Based on Powerpoint lecture unit 12 below. Keywords: Eco, Sustainability, Eco Audit, Energy, Resources, Carbon Footprint, Materials, Processes, Design, Selection.
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, MP4

Mar 2011

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What's New in CES EduPack 2011

Marc Fry / Granta, EN, Flash

Feb 2011

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EduPack 2011 Marc Fry introduces key new features in the 2011 release of CES EduPack. 45 min. Keywords: Materials, Processes, Design, Selection, CES EduPack 2011.


Introduction to CES EduPack 2011

Hannah Melia / Granta, EN, Flash

Feb 2011

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EduPack 2011 Hannah Melia introduces CES EduPack 2011 to an audience that hasn't used it before. 40 min. Keywords: Materials, Processes, Design, Selection, CES EduPack 2011.


Hybrid Synthesizer

Charlie Bream / Granta, EN, Flash

Feb 2011

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Octet Lattice Dr. Charlie Bream introduces the new Hybrid Synthesizer for modelling composites, sandwich panels and cellular materials. 37 min + 10 min Q&A Keywords: Hybrid Synthesizer, Composites, Cellular Materials, Sandwich Panels.


CES Selector for Advanced Teaching and research—Auf Deutsch

Thomas Goette / Granta, DE, Flash

Feb 2011

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Selector 2011 Recording of a web seminar in German, demonstrating the capabilities of CES Selector for research and advanced teaching. Keywords: Materials, Selection, CES Selector, Advanced, Research.


Materials selection using advanced databases

Marc Fry / Granta, EN, Flash

Nov 2010

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Selector 2011 Recording of a web seminar demonstrating the capabilities of CES Selector for research and advanced teaching. Looking at combining the materials selection and charting capabilities of CES Selector with advanced databases including Granta's MaterialUniverse, Medical MaterialUniverse (adding attributes of relevance to medical device design), CAMPUS Plastics and IDES Plastics, MMPDS and CMH-17 (aerospace alloys and composites). 53 min + 13 min Q&A Keywords: Materials, Selection, CES Selector, Advanced, Research.


Enhanced Eco Audit Tool

Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, Flash

Feb 2011

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Eco Balance Prof Mike Ashby introduces the new Enhanced Eco Audit Tool released in the Eco Design Edition of CES EduPack 2011. 52 min Keywords: Eco Audit, Carbon, Energy, Secondary processing, end-of-life.


Teaching Sustainable Engineering and Eco Design

Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, Flash

30/03/2010

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Projects Web seminar with Professor Mike Ashby (March 2010) describes how EduPack can be used to support teaching in this area of increasing importance and interest. 49 min + 11 min Q&A Keywords: Eco, Sustainability, Eco Audit, Energy, Resources, Carbon Footprint, Materials, Processes, Design, Selection.


The Advanced and Specialist Editions of CES EduPack

Granta, EN, Flash

2008

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Turbine A series of presentations covering specialist databases and teaching resources to aid teaching in particular subject areas—polymers, aerospace, bio engineering. Keywords: Specialist Editions, Polymers, Aerospace, Natural Materials.


Case Study: 'CES EduPack as an Information Resource'

Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, Flash

2008

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EduPack Audio-visual presentation showing use of CES EduPack as a comprehensive source of materials and process information. Shows how EduPack allows the student to explore the world of materials and 'drill down' to explanations of the underlying science. Keywords: Materials, Processes, Science, Engineering, Properties, Polymers, Metals and Alloys, Ceramics, Glasses, Hybrids, Natural Materials.


Case Study: 'Redesigning' the CD case

Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, Flash

2007

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Toughness Modulus Audio-visual presentation showing an exercise in which CES EduPack is used to combine materials and process factors in choosing a material for an everyday object—the CD case (read a summary ») 8 mins Keywords: Cost, Fracture Toughness, Redesign.


Teaching Materials to First and Second Year Students

Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, Flash

2007

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Ingot Web seminar presentation from Professor Mike Ashby describing the challenges of introductory materials courses, and how CES EduPack helps to overcome them. 25 Mins. Keywords: Materials, Processes, Introductory Level.


Case Study: Materials Selection for an Aircraft Wing

Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, Flash

2007

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Aero Engine Audio-visual presentation showing how CES EduPack is used in a typical student exercise or lecture component. 8 Mins. Keywords: Materials, Design, Selection.


Einführung in CES EduPack

Granta, DE, Flash

2008

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EduPack German-language introduction to CES EduPack. Keywords: Materials, Processes, Werkstoff, Deutsch, CES EduPack.


CES EduPack video demonstrations

Hugh Shercliffe, EN, Flash Files on Website

30/08/2009

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EduPack Used at the University of Cambridge Engineering Department. Audio-video Flash files illustrating the main functions of EduPack for new users (first year undergraduate engineering students). See Cambridge Engineering Selector- Support Material, half way down the page. Keywords: CES EduPack, Demo, Guides.


Medical forceps case study

Charlie Bream / Granta, EN, Flash

30/08/2010

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picture Audio-video files demonstrating use of CES Selector (the industrial version of the EduPack selection software) to select materials in a typical medical devices application Keywords: CES Selector, Medical Grade Polymers, Forceps, Materials, Selection, Design, Performance Indices, Metrics.

AutoCAD—Basics—Videos
DJP Marshall/ Purdue Architectural Technology IPFW Campus, EN, Web Link

2010

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Indiana University—Purdue Fort Wayne A collection of videos on the basics of how to use AutoCAD. This link takes you to the web page of the University that produced these videos. There you can download the files. Note that they are very large files.


AutoCAD—Intermediate—Videos
DJP Marshall/ Purdue Architectural Technology IPFW Campus, EN, Web Link

2010

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Indiana University—Purdue Fort Wayne A collection of videos on how to use AutoCAD. Intermediate level. From an Architectural Technology course. This link takes you to the web page of the University that produced these videos. There you can download the files. Note that they are very large files.


How Many Lightbulbs?

David JC MacKay / University of Cambridge, EN, Website

2009

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Without Hot Air Part of the Cambridge Ideas series of videos. David MacKay, author of Sustainable Energy—without the hot air, explains his interest in exploring renewable energy options using the analogy of how many lightbulbs each option could power. Keywords: Renewable Energy, Physics, Comparisons, Resources.