Elements of Machine Design: Notes and Plates, for the Use of Students in Lehigh University (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Joseph Frederic Klein

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0364415770 ISBN 13: 9780364415771

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master the essentials of machine design with clear notes and practical plates for students.

This edition presents a concise, student‑friendly course on machine parts, showing how dimensions and layouts are derived from given data. It combines text and plates to help you understand fastenings, gearing, bearings, shafts, and more, with exact tables and worked examples.

The book guides you through key topics with practical emphasis:

• How to size bolts, nuts, and screws for real joints and motion transmission
• Gearing layouts, including bevel and worm gear concepts
• Dimensioning end journals, shafts, bearings, and pulleys
• Methods for laying out and checking profiles on machine parts

• Step-by-step formulas and tables to speed calculations
• Illustrated plates showing standard components and layouts
• Worked problems that connect theory to mechanical design practice
• Notes on standard threads, fastenings, and pipe threads for real applications

Ideal for readers of engineering texts and students preparing for design work in mechanical engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0364415770
• ISBN 13: 9780364415771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 261