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Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (April 13, 2017) © 2018

  • Robert L. Mott University of Dayton
  • Edward M. Vavrek
  • Jyhwen Wang

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  • Highly rated by students and instructors for its readability, careful explanation of concepts, and presentation of easy-to-follow design and analysis procedures, the book promotes better understanding of concepts and design procedures.

    • NEW! Greater detail and full color enhance many of the illustrations in this new edition, helping students’ better grasp finer details and more complex concepts.

  • Students get interested in the new material, grasp it more quickly and completely, and develop the skills to apply the new material in their careers. Each chapter begins with two novel sections that alert readers to real-life industrial applications of the principles in the chapter. The Big Picture and You Are the Designer put students in situations that connect them their future tasks and responsibilities.

  • The book’s logical organisation helps students connect many new principles, problem-solving methods, and design approaches, for example:

    • In Part I Principles of Design and Stress Analysis, students get an overall understanding of the field of mechanical design; review the main concepts of engineering materials as they relate to mechanical design along with a review of strength/mechanics of materials; and learn fundamental concepts of stress analysis as used in mechanical design.

    • In Part II Design of a Mechanical Drive, students work through eight chapters that build on one another while the interfaces among the several types of elements are stressed along with the unique features of each type. A final chapter in Part II, Completion of the Design of a Power Transmission, brings the preceding eight chapters together and demonstrates how all of the elements must fit together and work together to accomplish the desired objective.

    • Part III: Design Details and other Machine Elements, presents many additional machine elements that have more general applicability and which students will likely encounter in their future careers. Instructors can selectively cover these chapters to fit their course objectives.

  • Numerous example problems for each concept help students progressively gain skills and confidence in their abilities to perform mechanical design. The problems are complete, well documented, and easy to follow.

  • UPDATED and ENHANCED lists of References and Internet Sites now tie more closely to many of the topics covered in the book–students and instructors are up to date on what is available commercially and what companies produce selected products.

  • Numerous end-of-chapter problems of varying complexity help students through the process of building the variety of skills needed in the field of mechanical design. In addition, several problems have broader, more open-ended objectives from which students can develop their skills for planning solutions procedures and completing final designs.

  • An extensive Appendix of 19 different sections includes tables of data that can be used in problem solving and design. Instructors have options for presenting the material in the text and making up quizzes, exams and design projects. Students are exposed to a wide variety of commonly available materials and structural shapes.

  • NEW! Concepts a

  • The contributions of the two new co-authors bring exciting enhancements that add to the continuing strengths of the book.

  • Chapter objectives have been updated and enhanced to provide motivating learning goals.

  • The concept of three-dimensional stress analysis and stress transformation has been expanded to better prepare students for more complex analysis problems and for the use of finite element analysis.

  • Greater detail and full color enhance many of the illustrations in this new edition, helping students’ better grasp finer details and more complex concepts.

  • A new section on the application of wire rope has been added as an additional type of flexible machine element, complementing belt drives and chain drives (Ch. 7).

  • Coverage of synchronous belt drives has been expanded significantly as their industrial applications grow rapidly (Ch. 7).

  • Material on the topics of kinematics of gears, gear manufacture, gear quality, and the design of spur gears has been rearranged to make the material flow more smoothly (Chs. 8 and 9).

  • The coverage of flexible couplings and universal joints has been expanded with additional example problems and closer relationships with commercially available products.

  • UPDATED and ENHANCED lists of References and Internet Sites now tie more closely to many of the topics covered in the book–students and instructors are up to date on what is available commercially and what companies produce selected products.

  • Part 1 Principles of Design and Stress Analysis
  • 1 The Nature of Mechanical Design
  • 2 Materials in Mechanical Design
  • 3 Stress and Deformation Analysis
  • 4 Combined Stresses
  • 5 Design for Different Types of Loading
  • 6 Columns
  • Part 2 Design of a Mechanical Drive
  • 7 Belt Drives and Chain Drives
  • 8 Kinematics of Gears
  • 9 Spur Gear Design
  • 10 Helical Gears, Bevel Gears, and Wormgearing
  • 11 Keys, Couplings, and Seals
  • 12 Shaft Design
  • 13 Tolerances and Fits
  • 14 Rolling Contact Bearings
  • 15 Completion of the Design of a Power Transmission
  • Part 3 Design Details and Other Machine Elements
  • 16 Plain Surface Bearings
  • 17 Linear Motion Elements
  • 18 Springs
  • 19 Fasteners
  • 20 Machine Frames, Bolted Connections, and Welded Joints
  • 21 Electric Motors and Controls
  • 22 Motion Control: Clutches and Brakes
  • 23 Design Projects
  • List of Appendices
  • Appendix 1 Properties of Areas
  • Appendix 2 Preferred Basic Sizes and Screw Threads
  • Appendix 3 Design Properties of Carbon and Alloy Steels
  • Appendix 4 Properties of Heat-Treated Steels
  • Appendix 5 Properties of Carburized Steels
  • Appendix 6 Properties of Stainless Steels
  • Appendix 7 Properties of Structural Steels
  • Appendix 8 Design Properties of Cast Iron–U.S. Units Basis
  • Appendix 8A Design Properties of Cast Iron–SI Units Basis
  • Appendix 9 Typical Properties of Aluminum
  • Appendix 10-1 Properties of Die-Cast Zinc Alloys
  • Appendix 10-2 Properties of Die-Cast Magnesium Alloys
  • Appendix 11-1 Properties of Nickel-Based Alloys
  • Appendix 11-2 Properties of Titanium Alloys
  • Appendix 12 Properties of Bronzes, Brasses, and Other Copper Alloys
  • Appendix 13 Typical Properties of Selected Plastics
  • Appendix 14 Beam-Deflection Formulas
  • Appendix 15 Commercially Available Shapes Used for Load-Carrying Members
  • Appendix 16 Conversion Factors
  • Appendix 17 Hardness Conversion Table
  • Appendix 18 Stress Concentration Factors
  • Appendix 19 Geometry Factor, I, for Pitting for Spur Gear

Robert L. Mott is professor emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He is a member of ASEE, SME, and ASME. He is a Fellow of ASEE and a recipient of the ASEE James H. McGraw Award and the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division. He is a recipient of the SME Education Award. He holds the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute (Now Kettering University) and the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He has authored three textbooks; Applied Fluid Mechanics, 7th Edition (2015) and Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, 6th Edition(2018), published by Pearson/Prentice-Hall; and Applied Strength of Materials, 6th Edition (2017) published by CRC Press. His work experience includes serving as a research engineer for General Motors Corporation, consulting for industrial clients, working for the University of Dayton Research Institute, leading the Center for Advanced Manufacturing for UDRI, and expert witness for accident analysis cases for industrial and automotive accident cases. He has also served as a senior personnel for 12 years for the NSF-sponsored National Center for Manufacturing Education based in Dayton, Ohio.

Edward M. Vavrek is an associate professor in mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University Northwest, located at the Westville, IN campus, an extension of Purdue University. He is a member of AGMA, ASME, and ASEE. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University Calumet, Masters in Business Administration from Indiana University Northwest, and Masters in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has significant industrial experience in design and development of machinery, using SolidWorks and Inventor, within the printing/converting, shipbuilding, railroad, steel mill, and automotive industries. He has presented multiple papers on his software developed for the area of machine design. He holds one U.S. patent. He also does extensive private consulting in mechanical design that is highly relevant to the content of this book.

Dr. Jyhwen Wang, Ph.D. is a professor with dual appointment in the departments of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution and Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He holds the degrees of Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from Northwestern University in Evansville, IL, the M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, and the B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan. He has significant industrial experience with Weirton Steel Corporation in Weirton, West Virginia along with consulting for several organizations. He has participated in funded research and education projects as PI or Co-PI. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Professional society memberships include ASME, ASEE, SME, NAMRI/SME (North American Manufacturing Research Institute), and NADDRG (North American Deep Drawing Research Group). He has written book sections for Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials (2003) and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology(2001) by Kalpakjian and Schmid published by Prentice Hall.

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