Computer-Aided Mechanical Design and Analysis

A textbook for advanced undergraduates and a reference for professionals in engineering. Assumes a knowledge of the strength of materials, the theory of machines, and computer programming. Recognizing the enormous amount of numerical work involved in solving large problems, emphasizes the time needed to solve any given problem by different methods. Limited to the linear range and includes transient and steady-state vibration and static problems. Indicates three dates for previous editions: 1987, 1992, and 1996. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Apply the latest computer-aided methods for designing and analyzing all kinds of elements. This third edition of a classic reference has been revised and updated to give you cutting-edge methods that apply to such mechanical components as cranes... hydraulic presses... pressure vessels... heavy duty molding boxes... gear boxes... steam turbine rotors... boiler frames... compressor disks... gear wheels & impellers... and circuit breakers. The highly-effective computer aided methods outlined in this invaluable book can be applied to design a 3-roll plate bending machine... to analyze torsional oscillations of a multicylinder engine... to design a guillotine shear... to analyze the transient characteristics of a bladed disk during run-up... and much more.