Standard Handbook of Machine Design - Hardcover

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9780070568921: Standard Handbook of Machine Design

Synopsis

The definitive machine design handbook for mechanical engineers, product designers, project engineers, design engineers, and manufacturing engineers covers every aspect of machine construction and operation. The 3rd edition of the Standard Handbook of Machine Design will be redesigned to meet the challenges of a new mechanical engineering age. In addition to adding chapters on structural plastics and adhesives, which are replacing the old nuts bolts and fasteners in design, the author will also update and streamline the remaining chapters.

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The source for modern machine design essentials IStandard Handbook of MACHINE DESIGN, Second Edition For more than a decade, amchine designers have relied on this definitive handbook for fast, accurate answers to virtually all their design questions. Now revised, updated, and expanded to reflect important technological developments, the second edition remains the ultimate reference on every aspect of modern machine design. Written in clear, simple language, using hundreds of worked-out problems and numerical examples, the Handbook provides the most practical, up-to-date information available on both basic design considerations and the design of specific machine elements. From current standards and codes to the latest CAD and computational methods, this edition includes everything needed to take a design project through to its successful completion. The Handbook contains 50 sections, each written by a top international expert, covering such vital topics as: Computational Considerations; Wear; Strength of Steels; Seals; Fasteners; Joints; Springs; Lubrication; Bearings; Drives; Gears and Gearing; Vibration and Control; Cam Mechanisms; Linkages; Gear Trains; Stress; and much more. In addition, all-new and rewritten chapters on usability, safety, minimizing engineering effort, statistical considerations, power screws, chain drives, and shafts are included. Packed with quick-reference formulas, tables, charts, and graphs, this master resource belongs at the workstation of every design engineer, product designer, and manager who has to make crucial decisions affecting the outcome of a project.

About the Author

Joseph Shigley (deceased), who taught at the University of Michigan, passed away in 1994.

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9780071441643: Standard Handbook of Machine Design, 3rd Edition

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ISBN 10:  0071441646 ISBN 13:  9780071441643
Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2004
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