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News Release from: Granta Design | Subject: CES EduPack 2008
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 January 2008
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university use
CES EduPack is based around a database of materials property information and a set of software tools, supported by textbooks and resources for lectures, projects and exercises.
Granta Design has released CES EduPack 2008 teaching resource for engineering, science, processing and design EduPack 2008 extends support for the many different ways in which this resource is now used by materials and process educators at 600 universities and colleges worldwide
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 2 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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CES EduPack is based around a database of materials property information and a set of software tools, supported by textbooks and resources for lectures, projects and exercises.
This release has been directed by EduPack author, Professor Mike Ashby and guided by feedback from users.
CES EduPack now includes detailed references to a range of standard materials texts, including Callister, Askeland and Phule, Budinski and Budinski.
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EduPack supports courses that use these and other texts, as well those using Professor Ashby's own books.
CES EduPack 2008 adds bio engineering to existing editions for general and mechanical engineering, polymers, aerospace, architecture, design and ecodesign.
It makes a new Eco Audit Tool available to every user.
French and German language support is improved.
"We're delighted to once again deliver an EduPack release that combines innovations, such as the Eco Audit Tool and a Bio Materials database, with practical teaching resources to increase the relevance of the software across a broad range of subject areas", said Granta's Dr Patrick Coulter.
The new Eco Audit Tool calculates the energy and carbon footprint of a product at different stages in its life cycle, based on the materials and processes used to produce it and information about how it is transported and used.
The tool allows the user to identify the life phase(s) that contribute most to the product's environmental impact and thus to focus on the best strategies for reducing this impact.
The aim of the tool is to introduce students to key concepts in eco-design and to support design for low carbon footprint and energy efficiency.
The new Bio Engineering edition of CES EduPack is based around a bio materials database that augments EduPack's core database of engineering materials with new data covering the basic building blocks of natural materials, soft and mineralised tissue, woods and wood-like materials, fibres and man-made bio materials.
The edition allows bio and medical engineering students to understand the properties of natural materials compare the properties of natural and man made materials, explore bio-mimicry and examine substitution - which materials will work best in, for example, implanted medical devices?.
A white paper detailing the database and its application can be downloaded from the company's website.
Materials educators will be able to discuss and use CES EduPack 2008 at a series of upcoming short courses titled "Teaching Engineering Materials" with Professor Mike Ashby.
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