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'''Engineering analysis''' involves the application of scientific/mathematical analytic principles and processes to reveal the properties and state of a system, device or mechanism under study.

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Engineering analysis when applied in the context of engineered systems[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System] involves the application of scientific analytic principles and processes to reveal the properties and state of the system. Engineering analysis is decompositional, it proceeds by separating the engineering design into the mechanisms of operation or failure, analysing or estimating each component of the operation or failure mechanism in isolation, and re-combining the components according to basic physical principles and natural laws ^[[1]] ^[[2]] ^[[3]] ^[[4]].

Engineering analysis is decompositional: it proceeds by separating the [[Engineering design process|engineering design]] into the [[Mechanism (engineering)|mechanisms]] of operation or failure, analyzing or estimating each component of the operation or [[failure mechanism]] in isolation, and re-combining the components according to basic physical principles and [[Natural law|natural laws]].<ref>Baecher, G.B., Pate, E.M., and de Neufville, R. (1979) “Risk of dam failure in benefit/cost analysis”, Water Resources Research, 16(3), 449-456.</ref><ref>Hartford, D.N.D. and Baecher, G.B. (2004) Risk and Uncertainty in Dam Safety. Thomas Telford</ref><ref>International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) (2003) Risk Assessment in Dam Safety Management. ICOLD, Paris</ref><ref>British Standards Institution (BSI) (1991)BC 5760 Part 5: Reliability of systems equipment and components - Guide to failure modes effects and criticality analysis (FMEA and FMECA).</ref>

^[[1]] Baecher, G.B., Pate, E.M., and de Neufville, R. (1979) “Risk of dam failure in benefit/cost analysis”, Water Resources Research, 16(3), 449-456.

^[[2]] Hartford, D.N.D. and Baecher, G.B. (2004) Risk and Uncertainty in Dam Safety. Thomas Telford

==Applied/engineering mathematical analysis==

^[[3]] International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) (2003) Risk Assessment in Dam Safety Management. ICOLD, Paris

Engineering analysis and applied analysis are synonym terms for [[mathematical analysis]]/[[calculus]] beyond basic [[differential equations]] such as applied for various advanced [[physics]] & [[engineering]] topics (including [[Fourier analysis]], [[Lagrangian mechanics|Lagrangian]] & [[Hamiltonian mechanics]], [[Laplace transforms]], [[Sturm–Liouville theory]], and others) but still can involve [[mathematical proofs]].

^[[4]] British Standards Institution (BSI) (1991)BC 5760 Part 5: Reliability of systems equipment and components - Guide to failure modes effects and criticality analysis (FMEA and FMECA).

==Remote systems==

Engineering analysis is the primary method for predicting and handling issues with [[Remote system|remote systems]] such as [[Satellite|satellites]] and [[Rover (space exploration)|rovers]]. Engineering analysis for remote systems must be ongoing since the health and safety of the remote system can only be affected remotely (and because any failure could have fatal consequences).

The capabilities of engineering analysis therefore must incorporate [[Trend analysis|trending]] as well as analysis. Trending should be [[Proactivity|proactive]], [[Predictive analytics|predictive]], comprehensive and automated. Analysis must be reactive, investigative, targeted and hands-on. Together trending and analysis allow operators to both predict potential situations and identify [[Anomalous experiences|anomalous]] events that threaten a remote system.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stolarski |first=Tadeusz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UVItRsjsFZwC&q=Engineering+analysis |title=Engineering Analysis with ANSYS Software |last2=Nakasone |first2=Y. |last3=Yoshimoto |first3=S. |date=2011-02-24 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-08-046969-0 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Calculus]]

*[[Differential equations]]

*[[Fourier analysis]]

*[[List of computer-aided engineering software]]

*[[Mathematical analysis]]

*[[Multivariable Calculus]]

*[[Pinch analysis]]

*[[Structural analysis]]

==References==

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