Philosophical, Logical and Scientific Perspectives in Engineering
This book highlights and explains the significance of philosophical, logical, and scientific principles for engineering education/training and engineering works. In so doing, it aims to help to rectify the neglect of philosophy and logic in current educat
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Philosophical, Logical and Scientific Perspectives in Engineering
Intelligent Systems Reference Library Volume 143
Series Editors J. Kacprzyk, Warsaw, Poland L. C. Jain, Adelaide, Australia
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8578
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Philosophical, Logical and Scientific Perspectives in Engineering
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Zekâi S¸en Civil Engineering Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
ISSN 1868-4394 ISSN 1868-4408 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-01741-9 ISBN 978-3-319-01742-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01742-6 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013943323 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
I would like to dedicate this work to all my students and future generations in different cultures at the service of humanity through my grandchildren: Dilara Nur, Elif Derya, Hatice Ceyda and Mehmet Yigit
Preface
Engineering career is defined in many ways but all definitions have a common point that engineering practice benefits from the end product of scientific research, which excludes the artistic facets and confines engineering into a form where philosophical, logical, and scientific dynamics do not play significant
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