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journal coverWeight Engineering is a periodic publication, which reports topics of interest from both the international office and individual chapters. Feature articles are also included, as are "specials" from time to time. A post conference issue is published annually and includes abstracts of the papers presented at the annual conference, as well as a full reprint of the paper selected as the "best paper" at the conference. Advertisements are encouraged from vendors and suppliers who wish to address the weight engineering community.

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2024

WEIGHT ENGINEERINGWinter 2024 Journal
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 83 - Winter 2024 - No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Featured Articles

President's Message
A Space Shuttle Memory, a Window in Time
Road Accident Reconstruction: The Role of the Inertia Properties
A Mass Property Engineer's Tale


Other

SAWE Corporate Partners
Virtual Conference Flyer
"Wanted - Parametric Data"
Virtual Forum Transcript


 


  
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Weight Engineering - Fall 2023

WEIGHT ENGINEERINGSpring 2023 Journal
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 82 - Fall 2023 - No. 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

2023 SAWE Conference Reports
L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER
    Incorporating Non-Random Mass Properties Uncertainties - John Nakai

OTHER

President's Message
From the Editor
SAWE Corporate Partners 

 


  
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Weight Engineering - Spring 2023

WEIGHT ENGINEERINGSpring 2023 Journal
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 82 - Spring 2023 - No. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

The New SAWE Mentoring program
by Robert Zimmerman
Mass Properties Considerations on the Appalachian Trail
by Nicholas Marickovich

OTHER

President's Message
From the Editor
SAWE Corporate Partners 

 


  
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Weight Engineering - Winter 2023

WEIGHT ENGINEERINGWinter 2023 Journal
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 82 - Winter 2023 - No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

SAWE Virtual Forum: SAWE In the Hydrogen Economy
by Jeff Cerro and Andreas Schuster 
Estimating Mass Moments of Inertia: A Quick-Check Method
by Damian Yañez
The Lucky 13, by Dirk Petersen

OTHER

President's Message
SAWE Corporate Partners 
In Memorium: Paul Nadler


  
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Weight Engineering - Fall 2022

WEIGHT ENGINEERINGWinter 2022 Journal
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 81 - Fall 2022 - No. 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

2022 SAWE Conference Reports

L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER
Weight Management for Onshore Modular Construction
by R. Hundl

OTHER

President's Message
SAWE Corporate Partners 
In Memorium: Robert Edge Johnston


  
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Weight Engineering - Spring 2022

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 81 - Spring 2022 - No. 2

Winter 2022 Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

Why I took the Mass Properties Certification Exam
by Robert Zimmerman

Floating Wind Weight Estimating for Installation
by A.P Crowle, P.R. Thies

Mass Properties Reporting
by Y. Ma, J. Yan, and A. Elham

OTHER

President's Message
SAWE Corporate Partners 
In Memorium: Richard W. Wood
In Memorium: Patrick David Borden
In Memorium: Glennis Martin Walley
In Memorium: Harry Joseph Wellens


  
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Weight Engineering - Winter 2022

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 81 - Winter 2022 - No. 1

Winter 2022 Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAWE 2021 Tech Fair

Training Classes
Technical Tracks
Exhibitors, Sponsors and Vendors 
Honors and Awards
Tech Fair Registrants

L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER

Mass Properties and Automotive Directional Stability
by Brian Paul Wiegand, P.E.

 

OTHER

President's Message
SAWE Corporate Partners

  
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Weight Engineering - Summer 2021

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 80 - Summer 2021 - No. 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

SAWE Paper 3753, Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of the Flexibility of the Test Rig on Inertia Property Measurement
by Giorgio Previati, Gianpiero Mastinu, Massimiliano Gobbi

Meet our 2021 SAWE Scholarship Winners
by Dr. Donna Gerren

SAWE Technical Forum: Persuading Leaders and Peers of the Values of Mass Properties
Transcribed by Peter Stubbers

OTHER

President's Message
SAWE Corporate Partners
2021 SAWE BOD Meeting Minutes
Index of Advertisers

  
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Weight Engineering - Winter 2021

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 80 - Winter 2021 - No. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

"Why Can't These Guys Play at Night?": A Selection of
Engineering Jokes
  by SAWE Membership 


SAWE Paper 3734, Dynamic Computer Simulation of
Aircraft Buoyancy 
by Peter Stubbers 


SAWE Technical Forum: Fatigue Life versus Weight
Transcribed by Peter Stubbers

OTHER

SAWE Corporate Partners
From the Editor
President's Message
Index of Advertisers

  
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Weight Engineering - Fall 2020

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 80 - Fall 2020 - No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

2020 Tech Fair

Can Good Acquisition and Good Engineering Happily Coexist?
by David Tellet

OTHER

SAWE Corporate Partners
From the Editor
President's Message
Index of Advertisers

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2020

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 79 - Winter 2020 - No. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

SAWE's Mass Properties Certification Program Development
by Andy Schuster and John Hargrave 

SAWE Paper 3719, Modernizing Ship Stability: Lightship Evolution Diagnostics with In-service Stability Measurementsby by Colin MacFarlane and Manuela Bucci

OTHER

President's Message
Index of Advertisers
Jeff Cerro named AIAA Associate Fellow

SAWE Corporate Partners
SAWE 2019 Scholarship Awards
SAWE Award Nominations Reminder

 

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Weight Engineering - Fall 2019

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 79 - Fall 2019 - No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

78th Internationals SAWE Conference 

Application of the Law of Propagation of Uncertainties to a Weight an CG Measurement System
by Angie Emmett

OTHER

President's Message
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Corporate Partners
In Memorium - Barry Stewart

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Weight Engineering - Summer 2019

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 78 - Summer 2019 - No. 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

Path to be an Engineer 
by Brittany Johnston

New Mass Properties Engineers’ Aerospace Ballasting Challenge Facilitated by the SAWE Community
by Amanda Cutright and Brendan Shaughnessy

OTHER

From the Editor
President's Message
Out-Going President's Message
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Corporate Partners
In Memorium - Alan Richard Levesque
In Memorium - Ian MacConochie

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2019

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 78 - Winter 2019 - No. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

Hampton Roads Chapter Holds Regional Conference
by Nick Marickovich

Making a Thriving Career in Mass Properties Engineering
by Robert Zimmerman

SAWE Paper 3699, The Health of Mass Properties Engineering in Aerospace, Marine, Off shore, Land Vehicles, And Allied Industries: Results of a 2018 Industry Survey
by Bill Boze and Clint Stephenson

OTHER
 
President's Message
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Corporate Partners
In Memorium - Daniel Weiler

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Weight Engineering - Fall 2018

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 78 - Fall 2018 - No. 1

2018 Fall Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

77th INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE

Training Classes
Technical Tracks
Standards/Practices Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Honors and Awards
Conference Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting
Special Events

L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER

On Techniques for Correcting Entrained Air Errors During MOI Measurement of Aircraft Control Surfaces
by Daniel Otlowski

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

SAWE Mass Properties Certification Program
Time to Inspire by Rod Van Dyk

OTHER
 
President's Message
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Corporate Partners
In Memorium - Daniel Weiler

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Weight Engineering - Spring 2018

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 77 - Spring 2018 - No. 3

2018 Winter Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

State of the Art Precision Casting for Electronic Vehicle Weight Reduction by EVOCAST SIIC Group
The Myths of Weight Control by Franklin Johnson
A Path to an Enduring Career in Mass Properties by Dominic Cimino
Simultaneous Use of Multiple Load Measuring Devices For Weighings in the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry by Dave Bennett
 
OTHER
 
President's Message
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Corporate Partners
Jeff Cerro Named 2018 PEC Engineer of Year
In Memoriam: Rens Swan

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2018

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 77 - Winter 2018 - No. 2

2018 Winter Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

The Value of Mass Properties Engineering by Roger L. Belt
Statistical Mass Properties Predictions for a Production Program by Ricardo Roy
A Mentoring Odyssey by Robert Zimmerman
Methods to Evaluate the Mass Properties of a Scale Aircraft by Eetu Kohtanen, University of Georgia, R. Benjamin Davis, University of Georgia
 
OTHER
 
In Memoriam - Jim Valentine
President's Message
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Corporate Partners
Texas Regional Highlights
SAWE Adopts New Media Strategy

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Weight Engineering - Fall 2017

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 77 - Fall 2017 - No. 1

2017 Fall Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

76th INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE

Training Classe
Special Events
Conference Opening Speaker
Technical Tracks
Standards/Practices Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Honors and Awards
Conference Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting

L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER

Submarine Static Stability by David Tellet
 
 
OTHER
 
In Memorium - Rex M. Chrisco
President's Message
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Corporate Partners
Chapter Reports

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Weight Engineering - Spring 2017

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 76 - Spring 2017 - No. 3

2017 Spring  Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Weight and CG Curtailment by Patrick Brown
Advanced Lightweight 3D Structures (AL3DS) Manufacturing Design Concept by Max L. Feldman, Jonathan Sobol, and Dr. Donna Geren
Integrated Product Design and Weight Engineering by Dhiren Verma
Weight Distribution for On-Shore Modules by Robert J. Hundl
 
OTHER
 
In Memorium – Burton L. Walker, Jr
SAWE Corporate Partners
Chapter Reports
Journal Cover Material Needed
Index of Advertisers
 
 

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2017

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 76 - Winter 2017 - No. 2

2017 Winter Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Weight's Importance in Machine Design by Jacob A. Hundl
Reducing Variation During Actual Weighing by Keith Rebhorn
Light Ship or Load? Uncertainty in Shipboard Weight Surveys by Nicholas E. Marickovich, David S. Cash, and Alan N. Titcomb
A Recommended Weight Margin Approach for Wet Undersea Vehicles by William Boze
 
OTHER
 
In Memorium – Roger Preston Bullock
Journal Cover Material Needed
SAWE Corporate Partners
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports
 
 

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Weight Engineering - Fall 2016

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 76 - Fall 2016 - No. 1

2016 Winter Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

75rd INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE
 
Training Classes
Special Events
Conference Opening Speaker
Technical Tracks
Standards/Practices Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
From the Host’s Point of View
Honors and Awards
Conference Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting
 
L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER
 
Development of a Conceptual Flight Vehicle Design Weight Estimation Method Library
by Andy Walker
 
OTHER
 
In Memoriam - Robert Chitwood
In Memoriam - Anne Ljone
President's Message
Thank You Note
Good Leaders Ask Dumb Questions by Walt Grassl
SAWE Corporate Partners
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports
 

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Weight Engineering - Spring 2016

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 75 - Spring 2016 - No. 3


2016 Spring Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Topsides, Platforms, and Hulls Conference
A Unique Method of Measuring Road Vehicle Moments of Inertia and Centre of Gravity by Jim Watson
History of the SAWE
Development and Mass Tracking of the P-17 Prospector Launch Vehicle by Jose Vivas, Naoki Oishi, and Dr. Eric Besnard

 

OTHER

In Memorium – Terrance T. Hares by UK Chapter
SAWE Corporate Partners
Index of Advertisers
Journal Cover Material Needed
Chapter Reports

  

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2016

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 75 - Winter 2016 - No. 2


2016 Winter Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Side Loaded Ground Cargo Transport by Ian "Mac" MacConchie
A Day with FIFI by Norbert Carroway
Mass Properties Flow of Information by Vera de Paula, Fabiano Abrantes, Marelo de Matos, and Steven Mayer
Engine Integration to Aircraft of Corporate Jets by Ragaa Mitry
Buoyancy Effects on Mass Properties Analysis by J. Gregory Montgomery
 

OTHER

In Memorium - Brian Herbert Fowler by Jim Miles
SAWE Corporate Partners
Journal Cover Material Needed
MLP/ESD Fact Sheet
How to Load Vehicles Safely?
2015 Western Regional Conference by Jim Valentine
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports

  

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Weight Engineering - Fall 2015

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 75 - Fall 2015 - No. 1


2015 Fall Journal Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

74rd INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE

President’s Message
Training Classes
Special Events
Conference Opening Speaker
Technical Tracks
Standards/Practices Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
From the Host’s Point of View
Honors and Awards
Conference Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting

L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER

Weights Engineering of Historic Vessels by Sean Kery

OTHER

Mass Properties as a Systems Engineering Discipline by Robert Zimmerman
SAWE Corporate Partners
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports

  

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Weight Engineering - Spring 2015

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 74 - Spring 2015 - No. 3


2015 Spring Journal Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Articles

Commemorative Air Force U-3A "Blue Canoe" Painted and Weighed by John Johnston, Jerry Pierson, and Valentin Velasquez
The Cessna 310 Stars in a TV Western by Victor Graham
Differences Between Marine and Offshore Weight Control by Andy Schuster
The Mysterious Art of Weight Estimation of Large Civil Aircraft by Judi Cheeseman
In-Service Weight Control for Submarines by David Tellet

Other

In Memorium – William J. Giesler
Lightweight Composite Approved for Ship
Weight Engineer's Handbook
SAWE Corporate Partners
Index of Advertisers
SAWE International Conference Sites
Chapter Reports

  

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2014-2015

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 74 - Winter 2014-2015 - No. 2


2015 Winter Journal Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Articles

Boeing F-15 SIlent Eagle Demonstrator Makes First Flight
Dreams of the Past by Norbert Carraway
The Gyrauto:1935 courtesy of Brian Wiegand
The SAWE Is Now ANSI Accredited
SAWE POWER 2014
Hardware-Based Non-Optimum Factors for Launch Vehicle Structural Design by Chauncey Wu and Jeff Cerro
Inflatable Antenna for Cubesat: Design, Fabrication, Deployment, and Test by Alessandra Babuscia

Other

In Memorium – Charles Robert Wanker
SAWE Corporate Partners
Index of Advertisers
SAWE Ed Payne Award Winners
SAWE Society Heritage
Chapter Reports

  

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Weight Engineering - Fall 2014

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 74 - Fall 2014 - No. 1


2014 Spring Journal Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

73rd INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE
 
Past President’s Message
Training Classes
Special Events
Conference Opening Speaker
Technical Tracks
Standards/Practices Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
From the Host’s Point of View
Silent Auction Summary
A Ride in the Goodyear Blimp by Norb Carraway
Honors and Awards
Conference Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting
 
L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER
 
Inertia Uncertainty Coordinate Transformation
by Adam M. Tahir and John H. Nakai
 
OTHER
 
In Memory – Roger L. Belt
SAWE Corporate Partners
ALE Completes World's Heaviest Load-Out
On Fuel Economy by Dee-Ann Durbin
Chapter Reports
Index of Advertisers

  

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Weight Engineering - Spring 2014

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 73 - Spring 2014 - No. 3


2014 Spring Journal Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Articles

Why Mass Properties Engineers Matter
by Robert Zimmerman
Boeing Phantom Ray Completes First Flight
Boeing Press Release
Proposal for an Update to SAWE RP-8A for Rotorcraft
by Johann Wenzl, Wolfgang Baldauf, and
Michael Illsley
SAWE Houston Marine and Offshore Weights Workshop
Guidelines for Submarine Weight Moment of Inertia Calculations
by David Tellet
Offshore Wind Turbine Design and the Importance of Weight Management in Guiding Design
by John Capin

OTHER

Index of Advertisers
SAWE Membership Campaign
SAWE Corporate Partners
Chapter Reports

 

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Weight Engineering - Winter 2013-14

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 73 - Winter 2013-14 - No. 2


2013 Winter Journal Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Articles

Antitrust Law and the SAWE
by Alan Titcomb

Commemorative Air Force B-25 "Yellow Rose" Painted and Weighed at L3/PID in Waco, Texas
by John Johnston, Lori Kleine, Jerry Pierson, and Valentin Velasquez

Mass Properties Measurements of the Mars Science Laboratory Rover 
by Keith Fields

Estimation of Electrical Cable Lengths and Centers of Gravity
by Robert Chitwood

A Flight in Another Classic Plane
by Jerry Pierson

OTHER

SAWE Membership Campaign
SAWE Corporate Partners
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports

 

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Weight Engineering - Fall 2013

WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
Volume 73 - Fall 2013 - No. 1


2013 Fall Journal Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

72nd INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE

President’s Message
Training Classes
Special Event Photos
Technical Tracks
Standards/Practices Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
From the Host’s Point of View
Honors and Awards
Conference Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting

L.R. “MIKE” HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER

Revisiting Seawater Density and its Impact on Submarine Design
by David Tellet

OTHER

In Memory – Edward I. Seiden
SAWE Membership Campaign
SAWE Corporate Partners
Chapter Reports

 

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Weight Engineering - Spring 2011

WEIGHT ENGINEERING2011 Spring Journal Cover
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING

Volume 70 - Spring 2011 - No. 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TECHNICAL ARTICLES

Explosion Welding and Bimetal Transitions for Weight Management
by Michael Blakely
Methods and Benefits of Detailed Wire Weight Accounting
by Andrew Fluegel and Nick Naschansky
A Practical Method to Improve Moment of Inertia Measurement Accuracy for FORMOSAT-3 Satellites
by Moutaz Alchalabi, Rebel LeBoeuf and Chris Sheretz
THE DYNOSPHERE: 1932
From Popular Science, May 1932, and Modern Mechanix, July 1932 - Courtesy of Brian Paul Wiegand
The Secret Life of the Center of Gravity
by Robert L. Zimmerman and Kristen M. Terry

OTHER

UK Chapter Student Technical Paper Competition
In Memoria - Joe Lotta
In Memoria - Rogers Engle
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports

The Uncomfort Zone: Keeping the Ball Rolling by Robert Evans Wilson

Weight Engineering - Winter 2011

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Volume 70 - Winter 2011 - No. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2010 SAWE REGIONAL CONFERENCES

Southwest Regional
Houston Regional

TECHNICAL PAPERS

The Mystery of Automotive Poi Values
by Brian Paul Wiegand, P.E.
An Expanded Study of SAWE Paper 3468 - Quantifying Uncertainty and Risk in Vehicle Mass Properties Throughout the Design Development Phase
by William Bose and Elizabeth Heaney

OTHER

Third Annual Northrop Grumman Apprentice School - High School Boat Design Competition
Index of Advertisers
New Social Network for Engineers
by Brian Paul Wiegand, P.E.
Weight Versus Money Control
by Robert Zimmerman
In Memoria - Nancy Boynton
Press Release - Mazda2 Drops Weight to Deliver Driving Dynamics
USS Constitution "Old Ironsides"
by Dominick Cimino
Press Release - Moby Air
Press Release - Loadmasters Launches New 'Load and Trim' Service
Chapter Reports

The Uncomfort Zone: Be a Copy Cat by Robert Evans Wilson
The Uncomfort Zone: Don't Get Stuck in Reverse by Robert Evans Wilson

Weight Engineering - Fall 2010

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Volume 70 - Fall 2010 - No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

69th INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE

Training Classes
Technical Tracks
Government/Industry Workshops
Social Events by Rae Balson
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Honors and Awards
Silent Auction
From the Hosts' Point of View
Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting

L.R. "MIKE" HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER

Simulation-based Transitional Stability Criteria for Submarines
by David Tellet

OTHER

From the President
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports
In Memoria - Lawrence "Digger" Robertson
Press Release - SBM Offshore/GustoMSC
The Uncomfort Zone: The Main Ingredient by Robert Evans Wilson

Weight Engineering - Spring 2010

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Volume 69 - Spring 2010 - No. 3

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Interview with Shoiciro Tozuka of Fuji Heavy Industries
     by Patrick Mitchell
Index of Advertisers
Team Buffalo Works Final Report: An SAE Adventure
     by Jacob Bingenheimer, Joshua Chippeaux,
         Joe Heincker, Neal Hockersmith, Wesley Smith
Design of Composite Stiffened Panels for D&DT and Reliability Without Weight Penalty
     by Dr. Jerry Hoursner and Dr. Rose Ragalini
ISO 19001-5 Offshore Oil Weight Control Standard
     by Andy Schuster
Your Academic Committee at Work
     by William Boze
Principles of Aircraft Flotation Analysis
     by Dr. Paul Sinclair
In Memoria - Lawrence "Larry" Crook
The Prince of Wales visits M&I Materials Limited
Chapter Reports
It's the Life
by Larry Jodry

Weight Engineering - Winter 2010

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Volume 69 - Winter 2010 - No. 2

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Chesapeake Bay Regional Conference
Southwest Regional Conference
E-Standards for Mass Properties Engineering
Abstracts of Papers from 68th International SAWE Conference

OTHER

2nd Annual High School Boat Design Competition - Hampton Roads Chapter
It's the Life
by Larry Jodry
Swiss Pilots Aim to Circle World in Solar-Powered Plane by Christian Spillman
G/I Committee to Become the SAWE Standards and Practices Committee
A Couple Mass Properties Issues Right Out of England by Ian 'Mac' MacConochie
LOADMASTERS Press Release
Index of Advertisers
In Memoria - Bruce Foster Bauer
In Memoria - David Allen Davis
In Memoria - William "Bill" Wilson
Chapter Reports
The Uncomfort Zone: The Pleasure Principle by Robert Evans Wilson

Weight Engineering - Fall 2009

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Volume 69 - Fall 2009 - No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

68th INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE

President's Opening Remarks
Training Classes
Technical Tracks
Government/Industry Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Honors and Awards
From the Hosts' Point of View
Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting

L.R. "MIKE" HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER

Quantifying Uncertainty and Risk in Vehicle Mass
Properties Throughout the Design Development Phase
by William Boze and Patrick Hester, PhD

OTHER

Index of Advertisers
Market Your Meeting by Mary Boone
It's the Life by Larry Jodry
In Memoria - Robert Forrest Pence
In Memoria - William H. Statler
Chapter Reports
The Uncomfort Zone: What Drives Your Desire? by Robert Evans Wilson

Weight Engineering - Spring 2009

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Volume 68 - Spring 2009 - No. 3

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TECHNICAL

Weight Control Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability
by Kenneth LaSalle
Modernizing Inclining Experiment Tools and Methods
by David Tellet
Hampton Roads Chapter Open Forum on the State-of-the Art of Weight Engineering

OTHER

It's the Life by Larry Jodry
Index of Advertisers
Chapter Reports
The Uncomfort Zone: Defeating the De-Motivator by Robert Evans Wilson

Weight Engineering - Winter 2008

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Volume 68 - Winter 2008 - No. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS


REGIONAL CONFERENCES
SAWE Air Capitol Regional Conference
SAWE Air Capitol Regional Conference Training
33rd SAWE Southwest Regional Conference


67th INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE
Abstracts of Papers Presented


SPECIAL PAPER
Making the Transition from the Comfort Zone to the Unknown
by Todd Brown, Richard Raines, and Gerry Tschabold


OTHER


Index of Advertisers
The Uncomfort Zone: Will You Freak Out or Hunker Down? by Robert Evans Wilson
Chapter Reports
Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
The Crash of Flight 143, or the Boeing 767 Glider by Peter Banks
It's the Life by Larry Jodry
SAWE Adventure Tour - 2008 by Werner Sellner
International Conference on Light Weight Design for Marine Structures

Weight Engineering - Fall 2008

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Volume 68 - Fall 2008 - No. 1

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67th International SAWE Conference

L.R. "Mike" Hackney Award Winning Paper
Using a Two-Plane Spin Balance Instrument to Balance a Satelite Rotor About Its Own Bearings
by Kurt Wiener, Paul Kennedy, Daniel Otlowski, and Brandon Rathbun

OTHER

Index of Advertisers
How Does Your Garden Grow? by Robert L. Zimmerman
The Uncomfort Zone: What's Pushing Your Buttons? by Robert Evans Wilson
Chapter Reports
It's the Life by Larry Jodry
In Memoria - Jack Wisniewski
In Memoria - Burt Giske
Seattle Conference Survey

Weight Engineering - Spring 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Another Approach to Streamlining an "Eighteen Wheeler"
by Mac MacHonochie

Effect of Unstable Modern Fighter Aircraft Design on Mass Control
by Roland Reinartz

Ship Inclining Experiment Accessory Kit
by Andreas Schuster, Thomas Oole, and William Fox

OTHER

Index of Advertisers
Officer and Committee Reports
Chapter Reports
It's the Life by Larry Jodry
In Memoria - Selby Atkins
In Memoria - Robert Anderson
In Memoria - Billy Coker
In Memoria - Charles Pullen
In Memoria - Frank Piasecki

Weight Engineering - Winter 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2007 Regional Conference, Seattle, Washington
by Patrick Mitchell

SAWE Texas Chapter Hosts Regional
by Aaron Wheeler

66th INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE

President's Awards
Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Conference
Minutes of BOD Meeting

SPECIAL MERIT AWARD WINNING PAPER

Submarine Equilibrium: Where Weight and Volume Meet
by David Tellet

OTHER

Using MPEX as a Standard Neutral File Format for Mass Properties Engineering Data
by Jeffrey Cerro and Gerald Fleck
Index of Advertisers
First Submerged UUV Recovery by a Submarine
It’s The Life by Larry Jodry
Commentary: A Call to Action
Officer and Committee Reports
Chapter Reports
Mr. Overweight
In Memoria - Angelo Karadimos
In Memoria - Bill Nagy
In Memoria - Ronald J. Spivy
In Memoria - Bill Crenshaw
Structure in Rocketry
by Mac MacConochie

Suggestions for Conference Photographers

To ensure that we use the highest quality photographs possible in the Journal, we thought that it might be advantageous to put forth the following tips for conference photographers.

  • Make sure the subject does not blend with the background.
  • Candid photographs may be fine for some things, but not for conference presenters. (They invariably have their mouths open.) The photographs of the presenters should be posed, preferably in front of a light colored, flat finish surface. In order that the presenters are readily identifiable, they should be facing the photographer and close enough that the presenters occupy as much of the photograph as possible.
  • If necessary, be sure to match the flash to the type of lens and lens setting. A wide-angle lens with the wrong type of flash will produce pictures with dark corners. If the flash and lens and lens f-stop settings are not close together, the pictures could be either too light or too dark. Point and shoot cameras do not have flash units capable of taking long shots.
  • Watch the background! You could end up with photos of people with plants growing out of their heads. Polished wood paneling on the walls can produce flash reflections like a mirror. A projection screen can also confuse an automatic flash.
  • Ensure that photographers test their cameras, indoors and outdoors, before the conference begins. Many photographs received from recent conferences were out of focus. This could be a problem with an auto-focus camera or a photographer with a minor vision problem using a manual-focus camera. Electronic enhancement cannot improve the focus.
  • Ensure that the number of photographers is adequate to cover the technical sessions and the social events. Ensure that enough photographers make a commitment to be available throughout the duration of the conference.
  • There should be two photographers available for the authors’ breakfast each morning, or when the presenters gather before a track/workshop. These are the best times to get group photos of the chairmen and the authors.
  • Prior to the conference, prepare a checklist of the chairmen, authors, presenters, officers, etc. to be photographed. Ensure that photographers identify, by name, the people in the photographs they take (in the right order) immediately after taking them. Review the checklist after each day to ensure that you do not miss anyone, or waste time by taking unnecessary photos of the same person.
  • The importance of taking good pictures of the sponsors’/vendors’ displays cannot be over emphasized. Ensure that photos are taken by more than one photographer, or at least with more than one camera. This is an area where extra time should be invested to ensure that good quality photographs are obtained. The photographs should also include the vendors’ representatives. Do not forget to get their names!!
  • Our current printer requires everything in an electronic format and requires that digital photos have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. A photograph that looks good on a computer monitor, typically 72 dpi, does not necessarily look good printed at 600 dpi.
  • This suggestion is for the Conference Host as well as the photographers. Request that the recipients of any awards remain after the awards banquet for a photo session. There have been occasions when there were NO usable photographs of the award recipients from the awards banquet. Having no usable photographs from the awards banquet can result in photographs as much as 15 years old being used in the awards write-ups.
  • The quality of digital photos usually cannot be improved without introducing flaws (“artifacts”) to some extent. Electronic enhancement cannot make up for poor photography.

 

Journal Cover Material Needed

We are running very short of cover photographs for the cover of Weight Engineering, the Journal of the SAWE.

We have used aircraft photos on the last three issues and need to have some variety, i.e., ships, rockets, satellites, ground vehicles, etc.

Each photo should be accompanied by a short (one paragraph) write-up to go on the Table of Contents page. If you wish, a longer article on the subject of the photograph can be sent to be used in the Journal.

We will consider all contributions. Thanks for your help.

 

Nick Marickovich
SAWE
International Vice President/Publications

[Contact]

 

 

SAWE Weight Engineers Handbook

$120.00

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The SAWE Weight Engineers Handbook contains technical information for generally used materials, engineering formulas, as well as other general engineering reference material of use to both mass properties engineers and engineers in other related disciplines. This 380-page handbook was updated in 2011 and is available in either CD or hardcopy format.

Members may download the SAWE Weight Engineers Handbook for free. 

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Introduction to Aircraft Weight Engineering

$120.00

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The textbook Introduction to Aircraft Weight Engineering includes 265 pages, and is segregated into 31 chapters covering topics important to anyone involved in any aspect of weight engineering.

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Marine Vehicle Weight Engineering

$130.00

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Weight Engineering is a fundamental and vital field in the design, construction, and operation of all marine vehicles, from sailboats to aircraft carriers. The Marine Vehicle Weight Engineering textbook provides both the novice and experienced weight engineer or naval architect with a complete view of how weight engineering (or mass properties engineering) is accomplished for military and commercial marine vehicles.

The topics covered include Ship Design Requirements; Ship Weight Estimating Process; Weight Control and Improvement Programs; Weight and Center of Gravity Computation; Weight Measurement and Validation; and Basic Surface Ship and Submarine Naval Architecture.

Moments of Inertia and Products of Inertia of a Rigid Body

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Moments of Inertia and Products of Inertia of a Rigid Body
Design Principles of Measurement Systems

Giorgio Previati, Massimiliano Gobbi, Gianpiero Mastinu 

Politecnico Di Milano
Department Of Mechanical Engineering
Milano, Italy
 

Textbook CoverA book on moments and products of inertia for mass properties engineers. It is not a manual, but rather a reference handbook of principles of physics and the means of achieving technical solutions to obtain measurements of the rigid body's mass properties, with emphasis on the body's Moments of Inertia and Products of Inertia, and their associated uncertainty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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