Tools
ENGR5001Second-order step responseOvershoot, peak time, settling and rise time and the poles from wn and zeta (or s^2 + a s + b), with the response plotted.ENGR5002Moody chart and friction factorReynolds number, Colebrook friction factor and head loss, with your point plotted on the Moody chart.ENGR5003Steam tablesProperties of water and steam from any two inputs: saturated, superheated or compressed. Quality, enthalpy, entropy, specific volume, with printable saturation tables.ENGR5004Beam calculatorReactions, shear force and bending moment diagrams and deflection for simply supported beams and cantilevers.All modulesTextbooksThe recommended books for each module, with Lancaster library links and free open textbooks.All modulesUnit checker and constantsCheck that both sides of an equation have the same units, and look up common constants and standard values.
Useful links
Graphing and maths
- Desmos graphing Plot functions and sliders in seconds. Good for checking a step response or a beam equation.
- Desmos scientific A clean scientific calculator in the browser.
- GeoGebra Graphing, geometry and 3D, with a CAS for algebra.
- Wolfram|Alpha Solve equations, Laplace transforms, partial fractions, integrals and unit conversions.
- Symbolab Step-by-step working for integrals, ODEs and Laplace transforms.
Code and simulation
- MATLAB Online MATLAB in the browser, including the Control System Toolbox (step, bode, rlocus).
- Google Colab Python notebooks with numpy, scipy and matplotlib, nothing to install.
- Octave Online Free MATLAB-like environment if you have no licence to hand.
Data and properties
- NIST fluid properties Thermophysical properties of water, air, R134a and more at any state.
- Engineering ToolBox Tables of material properties, roughness, viscosity and standard values.
Writing up
- Overleaf LaTeX in the browser for lab and coursework reports.