ASME to Issue Two New Books Next Month

ASME to Issue Two New Books Next Month ASME to Issue Two New Books Next Month ASME to Issue Two New Books Next Month Two new books - a publication on the topic of lean engineering education and a supplement to a design handbook published last year - are scheduled to be released by ASME through its ASME Press imprint next month. Both titles can be pre-ordered now on ASME.org Lean Engineering Education: Driving Content and Competency Mastery, by Shannon Flumerfelt, Franz-Josef Kahlen, Anabela Alves and Anna Bella Siriban-Manalang, addresses the need for the restructuring of engineering education, as called for by recent studies such as Vision 2030 by ASME and Vision 2025 by the America Society of Civil Engineering. These studies indicate that many engineering graduates have a poor grasp of systems thinking and systems analysis skills, sustainability issues, problem solving skills, multi-disciplinary team-working skills, as well as a lack of leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, and project management skills. The 144-page book includes an analysis of current shortfalls in engineering education and education related to professional practice in engineering. The authors also describe desirable improvements as well as advocacy for the use of lean tenets and tools to create a new future for engineering education. The publication blends the perspectives and expertise of mechanical, industrial and production engineers and academics - as well as the social sciences viewpoint - on the challenges encountered in engineering education, providing a well-rounded assessment of how lean thinking can address shortcomings in engineering education. The second new title, Supplement to Fluid Mechanics, Water Hammer, Dynamic Stresses and Piping Design, features recommended additions and corrections to the original publication, which was released by ASME Press last year. This 134-page supplement includes improvements and corrections to the text of the original book, which was used to teach four separate classes of engineers at the Department of Energys Savannah River Site (SRS) prior to its publication. Comments from these classes, intended to improve the quality of the presentations, have been incorporated into this addendum, which also includes the appendices A Discussion of DLFs for Piping Design and Design of Piping Systems for Dynamic Loads from Fluid Transients. Print and digital copies of Lean Engineering Education: Driving Content and Competency Mastery can be pre-ordered by ASME members for $47 and by nonmembers for $59 by visiting www.asme.org/products/books/lean-engineering-education. The Supplement to Fluid Mechanics, Water Hammer, Dynamic Stresses and Piping Design can be pre-ordered by members for $31 and by nonmembers for $39 at www.asme.org/products/books/supplement-fluid-mechanics-water-hammer-dynamic. Individual digital chapters of each publication can also be purchased for $25 apiece. For information on other books published by ASME, visit the ASME Press page on ASME.org at www.asme.org/shop/books.