Design of Machine Elements, 8th edition

Considered a classic in its field, this new edition of Design of Machine Elements represents the over 80 years of combined classroom and industry experience of its three authors. The text presents a comprehensive survey of machine elements and analytical design methods and gives students the tools and techniques necessary to facilitate design calculations for the most frequently encountered mechanical elements.

• NEW - Reformatted problems that use a structured approach.

  • Makes the logic of example problems much easier to follow, and encourages students to adopt this structured approach in their work.

• NEW - Upgraded and improved spreadsheet modules—Includes new “drop down menus,” and command buttons.

  • Gives students easy access to additional information.

• NEW - New spreadsheet modules.

  • Gives students access to a greater range of problems.

• NEW - New chapter on design with plastic materials—Written by Dr. Hornberger, a world-class leader in plastics design and recycling.

  • Provides students with an excellent overview of how plastic materials are having a strong positive influence on the design of machine elements.

• Worked-out numerical examples.

  • Illustrates for students the principles that apply to the entire mechanical design field.

• Use of simple, unified notation throughout—Provides most mathematical derivations.

• An emphasis on cases where loads continually fluctuate and may present stress concentrations.

• Review of fundamental mechanics essentials.

  • Keeps these key ideas fresh in students' minds.

• Many examples and applications now include the use of spreadsheet calculations.

  • Facilitates the computational process for students.

• A chapter on form synthesis.

  • Gives some useful tools to improve students' design capabilities.

• Use of dual system units (U.S. customary and S.I.).

  • Allows students to be as versatile as possible in calculations. Conversion templates allow changes to be made quickly and accurately from one system to the other.

• Simplified and updated design methods throughout.

  • Allows students to more easily understand design methods.

• Reformatted problems that use a structured approach.

  • Makes the logic of example problems much easier to follow, and encourages students to adopt this structured approach in their work.

• Upgraded and improved spreadsheet modules—Includes new “drop down menus,” and command buttons.

  • Gives students easy access to additional information.

• New spreadsheet modules.

  • Gives students access to a greater range of problems.

• New chapter on design with plastic materials—Written by Dr. Hornberger, a world-class leader in plastics design and recycling.

  • Provides students with an excellent overview of how plastic materials are having a strong positive influence on the design of machine elements.