Author Keith L. Richards believes that design engineers spend only a small fraction of time actually designing and drawing, and the remainder of their time finding relevant design information for a specific method or problem. He draws on his own experience as a mechanical engineering designer to offer assistance to other practicing and student engi
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.
