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Ugural's Mechanical Design: An Integrated
Approach provides a comprehensive, integrated view of machine element design
for Mechanical Engineering students and practicing engineers.
The author's expertise in engineering mechanics
is demonstrated in Part I (Fundamentals), where readers receive an exceptionally
strong treatment of the design process, stress & strain, deflection & stiffness,
energy methods, and failure/fatigue criteria.
Advanced topics in mechanics (marked with an
asterisk in the Table of Contents) are provided for optional use.
The first 8 chapters provide the conceptual basis
for Part II (Applications), where the major classes of machine components are
covered.
Optional coverage of finite element analysis is
included, in the final chapter of the text, with selected examples and cases
showing FEA applications in mechanical design.
In addition to numerous worked-out examples and
chapter problems, detailed Case Studies are included to show the intricacies of
real design work, and the integration of engineering mechanics concepts with
actual design procedures.
The author provides a brief but comprehensive
listing of derivations for users to avoid the "cookbook" approach many books
take. Numerous illustrations provide a visual interpretation of the equations
used, making the text appropriate for diverse learning styles.
The approach is designed to allow for use of
calculators and computers throughout, and to show the ways computer analysis can
be used to model problems and explore "what if?" design analysis scenarios.
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