Mechanical Design

Now published in its second edition this book concentrates on developing comprehensive skills for the design and selection of common mechanical engineering components and machine elements. It is an ideal guide to the subject of total design for students of mechanical design and mechanical engineering. Key features of this fully revised and expanded edition: 1) New chapters on casings and enclosures, springs, and fasteners 2) New Information important machine elements such as sensors and actuators 3) Clear explanation of the total mechanical design process through the use of text, photographs, diagrams, step-by-step procedures and case studies Mechanical Design provides descriptive and illustrative information on principles and individual components to highlight the detailed methods and calculations necessary to specify, design, or select a component. Worked examples and solutions are supplied throughout to help the reader develop these skills to be able to repeat calculation and selection processes with confidence. Peter Childs is the Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre at the University of Surrey Also available from Butterworth-Heinemann: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, second edition, Ashby, 0 7506 4357 9 Materials and Design: The art and science of material selection in product design, Ashby and Johnson, 0 7506 5554 2Childs, Peter R. N. is the author of 'Mechanical Design', published 2004 under ISBN 9780750657716 and ISBN 0750657715.