Böcker av Keith L. (Consulting Engineer Richards

Written for engineers and apprentice draftsmen contemplating moving towards engineering technology, this book provides a number of worked examples covering basic beam and shaft design together with combined torsion and bending. Chapters on keys and spline strength calculations, methods of attachments, flat plates energy formulae, and gearing are included. There is also a chapter introducing a method of material selection which detailing how to set up a database covering materials for the student¿s personal use. The final chapter includes a variety of conversion and general tables.

This book covers subjects in applied mathematics, numerical methods, solid mechanics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics that mechanical engineers will meet in their careers, and covers the analysis of important machine elements, including shafts, lugs, and shears pins together with mechanical fasteners such as bolts. The calculations can be done using hand calculations rather than using dedicated software. This enables engineers and engineering students to understand the reasoning behind a particular approach so, in the absence of a computer, a solution will be readily obtained.