Includes index.

Part 1 - Basics 1) Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design 2) Materials 3) Load and Stress Analysis 4) Deflection and Stiffness Part II - Failure Prevention 5) Failures Resulting from Static Loading 6) Fatigue Failure Resulting from Variable Loading Part III - Design of Mechanical Elements 7) Shafts and Shaft Components 8) Screws, Fasteners, and the Design of Nonpermanent Joints 9) Welding, Bonding, and the Design of Permanent Joints 10) Mechanical Springs 11) Rolling-Contact Bearings 12) Lubrication and Journal Bearings 13) Gears - General 14) Spur and Helical Gears 15) Bevel and Worm Gears 16) Clutches, Brakes, Couplings and Flywheels 17) Flexible Mechanical Elements 18) Power Transmission Case Study Part IV - Special Topics 19) Finite Element Analysis 20) Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Appendices A - Useful Tables B - Answers to Selected Problems

Intended for students beginning the study of mechanical engineering design, this book helps students find that the text inherently directs them into familiarity with both the basics of design decisions and the standards of industrial components.

MECH215