Introduction
CES database, usually called CES EduPack, provides a comprehensive database of materials and process information, powerful materials software tools, and a range of supporting textbooks, lectures, projects, and exercises. With specialist editions for specific disciplines, and three levels of the database and software to suit varying needs in all years of undergraduate study and in postgraduate teaching, the EduPack is a curriculum-wide resource.
The objective of this page is to introduce how to get the material embodied energy from CES EduPack.
Peocess
CES EduPack 2016 is used as an example.
1. Choosing requirement level
Open CES EduPack 2016, we can see four choices for the requirement levels: Level 1, Level 2, The elements, Level 3. "The elements" includes detailed information for each element.
- Level 1
- Level 1 is aimed at introductory courses. The Level 1 Education database has records for common engineering materials (metals, plastics, ceramics, glasses, composites and natural materials). It contains more than 60 records, each with a limited set of attributes chosen by the Granta Design team in collaboration with our users to introduce students to materials without overwhelming them with detail. Each attribute is linked to a set of Science Notes that provides more information about the properties and their origins. Each material is linked to records for processes that are used to shape, join or finish it. Images are included to engage student interest and help them to identify the information with a real product and processes.
- Level 2
- Level 2 is aimed at more advanced introductory courses that involve project work. It contains a comprehensive set of mechanical, thermal and electrical properties, as well as Eco Properties and Durability Information, for more than 100 common materials. The materials and the content of the records were chosen by the Granta Design team in collaboration with our users to enable a wide range of selection studies and environmental audits of products. Each attribute within a record is linked to a set of Science Notes that provide more information about the properties and their origins. Each material is linked to records for processes that are used to shape, join or finish it. The process records include a simple cost model that allows cost-comparisons between alternative processes. Images are included to engage student interest and help them to identify the information with a real product.
- Level 3
- Level 3 is aimed at higher-year University teaching, project work and real design projects. It contains a comprehensive set of mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical, magnetic and environmental properties for over 3,900 engineering materials. The materials and the content of the records were chosen by the Granta Design team in collaboration with our users to enable realistic selection studies and environmental audits for project-based teaching. Each attribute within a record is linked to a set of Science Notes that provide more information about the properties and their origins. Each material is linked to records for processes that are used to shape, join or finish it. The process records include a simple cost model that allows cost-comparisons between alternative processes. You can create your own records, allowing the materials they describe to be compared with those already in the database. And if you think that there are materials that are missing that should be there, you can let us know simply by using the Submit Feature Request Button at the top of the screen.
Here the "Level 3" is chose because it almost contains all of the normal materials used in daily life.
2. Change unit system
The default unit system is "US Customary" unit system. If we prefer "Metric" unit system, we can change the unit system by selecting "Settings" > "Units" > "Metric".
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