Mechanical Science
eBook - PDF

Mechanical Science

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Mechanical Science

About this book

This book gives comprehensive coverage of mechanical science for HNC/HND students taking mechanical engineering courses, including all topics likely to be covered in both years of such courses, as well as for first year undergraduate courses in mechanical engineering. It features 500 problems with answers and 200 worked examples. The third edition includes a new section on power transmission and an appendix on mathematics to help students with the basic notation of calculus and solution of differential equations.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Titlepage
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1 Forces and equilibrium
  7. Chapter 2 Simple stress and strain
  8. Chapter 3 Beams
  9. Chapter 4 Deflections of beams
  10. Chapter 5 Struts and columns
  11. Chapter 6 Torsion
  12. Chapter 7 Strain energy
  13. Chapter 8 Stress and strain analysis
  14. Chapter 9 Cylindrical shells
  15. Chapter 10 Linear and angular motion
  16. Chapter 11 Mechanisms
  17. Chapter 12 Turning moment diagrams
  18. Chapter 13 Power transmission
  19. Chapter 14 Friction clutches, bearings and belt drives
  20. Chapter 15 Gyroscopic motion
  21. Chapter 16 Free vibrations
  22. Chapter 17 Damped and forced oscillations
  23. Chapter 18 Vibrations of multi-degree systems
  24. Chapter 19 Finite element method
  25. Appendix: Some mathematics help
  26. Answers to problems
  27. Index