Mechanical Engineer's Handbook (Academic Press Series in Engineering) - Softcover

Marghitu, Dan B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 012471370X ISBN 13: 9780124713703

Publisher: Academic Press, 2001

Synopsis

The Mechanical Engineer's Handbook was developed and written specifically to fill a need for mechanical engineers and mechanical engineering students. With over 1000 pages, 550 illustrations, and 26 tables the Mechanical Engineer's Handbook is comprehensive, compact and durable. The Handbook covers major areas of mechanical engineering with succinct coverage of the definitions, formulas, examples, theory, proofs, and explanations of all principle subject areas. The Handbook is an essential, practical companion for all mechanical engineering students with core coverage of nearly all relevant courses included. Also, anyone preparing for the engineering licensing examinations will find this handbook to be an invaluable aid. Useful analytical techniques provide the student and practicing engineer with powerful tools for mechanical design.

This book is designed to be a portable reference with a depth of coverage not found in "pocketbooks" of formulas and definitions and without the verbosity, high price, and excessive size of the huge encyclopedic handbooks. If an engineer needs a quick reference for a wide array of information, yet does not have a full library of textbooks or does not want to spend the extra time and effort necessary to search and carry a six pound handbook, this book is for them.

* Covers all major areas of mechanical engineering with succinct coverage of the definitions, formulae, examples, theory, proofs and explanations of all principle subject areas

* Boasts over 1000 pages, 550 illustrations, and 26 tables

* Is comprehensive, yet affordable, compact, and durable with strong 'flexible' binding

* Possesses a true handbook 'feel' in size and design with a full colour cover, thumb index, cross-references and useful printed endpapers

About this title

About the Author

Dan B. Marghitu is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University. His specialty areas include impact dynamics, biomechanics, nonlinear dynamics, flexible multibody systems and robotics. He is the author of more than 60 journal papers and six books on dynamics, mechanical impact, mechanisms, robots and biomechanics.

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Preface:

The purpose of this handbook is to present the reader with a teachable text that includes theory and examples. Useful analytical techniques provide the student and the practitioner with powerful tools for mechanical design. This book may also serve as a reference for the designer and as a source book for the researcher.

This handbook is comprehensive, convenient, detailed, and is a guide for the mechanical engineer. It covers a broad spectrum of critical engineering topics and helps the reader understand the fundamentals.

This handbook contains the fundamental laws and theories of science basic to mechanical engineering including controls and mathematics. It provides readers with a basic understanding of the subject, together with suggestions for more specific literature. The general approach of this book involves the presentation of a systematic explanation of the basic concepts of mechanical systems.

This handbook's special features include authoritative contributions, chapters on mechanical design, useful formulas, charts, tables, and illustrations. With this handbook the reader can study and compare the available methods of analysis. The reader can also become familiar with the methods of solution and with their implementation.

Dan B. Marghitu

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 012471370X
• ISBN 13: 9780124713703
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 880