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Engineering Analysis
• Engineering analysis is a systematic process for analyzing
problems that arise in the various fields of engineering.
• As part of the problem solving process, the data collected
has to be processed, analyzed and sometimes displayed
graphically by using many mathematical tools that are
available.
• In many cases, once you have defined and set up the problem
properly, numerical methods are required to solve the
mathematical equations.
Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet software has many numerical
procedures built directly into its program structure.
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Spreadsheets’ Capabilities
Data Analysis Tools
• Store,
process, and sorts data
• Graphically display data (Engineering application)
• Perform statistical analysis
• Fit equations to curves (Engineering application)
• Solve single and system of algebraic equations (Engr. Appl.)
• Solve optimization problems (Engineering application)
• Draw Flow Charts
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Material Strength
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Ductile Steel (low carbon)
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Standard Tensile Test
Standard Specimen
Sy – yield strength
Su – fracture strength
σ (stress) = Load / Area
ε (strain) = (change in length) / (original length)
Ken Youssefi
PDM I, SJSU
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menu bar
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currently active
cell (A1)
formula bar
File management
options
worksheet tabs
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Entering Data into Cells (Cell Content)
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Copying Cells
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Using icons in the ribbon menu
a)
b)
c)
d)
Click on the Cells to be copied
Select “Copy” on the Home toolbar
Click on the Cells to paste the copied contents
Select “Paste” or “Special Paste” on the Home toolbar
2.
Using keyboard - Ctrl C to copy & Ctrl V to paste
3.
“Pull Down corner” at Lower Right Corner
(recommended for a range of cells)
a) place the cursor on the LRC of the active cell
b) Click and drag over the cell rage
“Fill Down” : select the cell containing the active formula and
the range of cells you need to fill
select “Fill” on the Home menu and choose “Down”
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Relative Addressing
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internal equation
=B3+C3
=B4+C4
=B5+C5
=B6+C6
=SUM(D3:D6)
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=B3+C3 adds the content of cells B3 and C3.
As the formula is copied into D4, D5 and D6,
cell addresses of the formula are incremented.
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Absolute Addressing
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internal equation
=B3+C3+$B$1
=B4+C4+$B$1
=B5+C5+$B$1
=B6+C6+$B$1
=SUM(D3:D6)
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• Using the absolute cell address, $B$1, will
keep the cell reference constant for all
calculations.
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Basic Math Operations
Operation
Algebraic
Excel Format
add
a+b
a+b
subtract
a-b
a-b
multiply
ab, axb,
divide
a/b
a/b
exponential
an
a^n
number
format
5.07x10 +12
5.07E12
a.b
a*b
5.07*10^12
3.15x10 -3
3.15E-3
3.15*10^(-3)
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Excel Formulas
• In Excel, a formula expresses dependency of one cell on
others in the worksheet.
• Formula entry for a Cell begins with clicking on the Cell first
and then either typing the equal sign “=“ in the Cell itself or
clicking on the Formula Bar, and ends with “Enter”.
• A Formula can be edited by first clicking on the Cell and then
editing the formula on the active Cell or on the Formula Bar.
• A Formula may contain functions.
Example
Math syntax: 3x2 + e
(-0.3x)
- 10x
Excel syntax: =3*(A15^2) + EXP(-0.3*A15) - 10*A15
The value of x is in cell A15
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Using Excel Built-in Functions
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After clicking on the Cell
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Click on the “Formula Bar” (fx), follow instructions on the “Insert Function”
window. Or, in the “Formulas” menu select “Insert Function“
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Follow instructions on the “Function Argument” window, e.g., select the
value, or range of values for the function.
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Frequently Used Excel Functions
Math
Excel Syntax
Purpose: Returns the: (Assume value of x
is in cell A15.)
π
PI()
value of π (3.141593…)
ex
EXP(A15)
Value of ex where e is the base of
Natural Log
√x
SQRT(A15)
Value of the square root of x
log10 (x)
LOG10(A15)
Logarithm of x, with base 10
ln(x)
LN(A15)
Natural logarithm of x, with base e
SUM(x1,x2,x3)
SUM( A15:A17)
x1+x2+x3
cos(x)
COS(A15)
Cosine of x
sin(x)
SIN(A15)
Sine of x
tan(x)
TAN(A15)
Tangent of x
Average(x1,x2,x3)
AVERAGE(A15:A17)
(x1+x2+x3)/3
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Example: “My Expense Table”
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“My Expense Table”- Aug. Expense
=SUM(B5:B10)
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“My Expense Table”- Aug. Expense (cont.)
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“Eliminating Repetition”
Repeat procedure for the
“Total” of each category
Place cursor in the lower right corner of cell
B11, “click-and-drug” along row 11 for the rest
of the total of the rest of the months
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“My Expense Table” - Completed
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Insert menu
2013 version
Plotting Data
2007 version
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Data menu
2007 version
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View menu
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MAX and MIN Functions
• =MAX or MIN(X1, X2, X3…) will take the maximum or
minimum of the numbers in the parentheses.
• =MAX or MIN(X1:X4) will take the maximum or minimum
of all the numbers from X1 to X4.
COUNT Function
• =COUNT(X1, X2, X3…) will count the number of
cells that contain numbers and the arguments in
the list that are numbers.
Example
=COUNT(A1, A2, A3) will return 2, because of the 4 and 9.
=COUNT(A1:A4) will return 3, because of the 4, 9 and 3.
=COUNT(A1:A4, -17, “world”) will return 4, because of the 4, 9, 3 and -17.
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COUNTIF Function
• =COUNTIF(range, criteria) will count the number of cells
in the range that match the criteria.
Note: if the criteria consists of a relational expression,
such as “>5”, it must be enclosed in double quotes.
Example
=COUNTIF(A1:A4, “>5”) will return 2,
because 6 and 9 are greater than 5.
=COUNTIF(A1:B4, “=6”) will return 3,
because three cells in the range
contain 6.
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IF Logical Function
• =IF(logical_test, value_if_true, value_if_false) returns the
second argument if the test is true, and the third if it is false.
Example
=IF(A1>3, “A1 is larger than 3”, 0) would
return “A1 is larger than 3”.
=IF(A4>3, “A1 is larger than 3”, 0) would
return 0.
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VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP Function
Vertical search
Horizontal search
• =VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_number,
not_exact_match) finds the value in the top row of a table
and returns the corresponding column value.
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Lookup_value: The value that the function looks
for in the first column.
 Table_array: The table that the function looks through.
 Col_index_number: The column number from which
the function should return (search for) the value.
 Not_exact_match: Can be either True or False.
True means it will find the closest value to the
lookup value. False means you only want the value
returned if it is an exact match.
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VLOOKUP Function - Example
Q
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Question: find the price
for item with ID# 12
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=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_number,
not_exact_match)
=VLOOKUP(12, Q50:S53,2,FALSE)
Answer = 14.33
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HLOOKUP Function - Example
Row 1 is not
in ascending
order
=HLOOKUP (12, A1:E3, 2, False) means that you are looking in the second
row for the value corresponding to the value 12 in top row, and you are
looking for an exact match to 12. This would return $14.33.
=HLOOKUP (10, A1:E3, 2, False) means that you are looking in the second
row for the value corresponding to the value 10, and you are looking for an
exact match to 10. Since there is no 10 in top row, it would return #N/A.
=HLOOKUP (50, A1:E3, 3, True) means that you are looking in the third row
for the value corresponding to the value 50 in top row. Since there is no 50
in the top row, it returns the match corresponding to the largest value in the
top row that is less than the lookup value of 50. In this case, it returns 8.
If range lookup is TRUE, the values in the first row of table array must be placed in ascending order: ...-2, -1, 0, 1,
2,... , A-Z, FALSE, TRUE; otherwise, HLOOKUP may not give the correct value. If range lookup is FALSE, table
array does not need to be sorted.
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