Foundations of Mechanical Engineering
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The traditional approach to teaching mechanical engineering has been to cover either mechanics or thermofluid mechanics. In response to the growing trend toward more general modules, Foundations of Mechanical Engineering provides a unified approach to teaching the basic mechanical engineering topics of mechanics, the mechanics of solids, and thermofluid mechanics.Each chapter provides a systematic approach to the subject matter and begins with a list of aims and concludes with a summary of the key equations introduced in that chapter. Copious worked examples illustrate the correct approach to problem solving, and outline solutions for all of the end-of-chapter problems let students check their own work. The authors have judiciously minimized the mathematical content and where necessary, introduce the fundamentals through diagrams and graphical representations.With complete basic coverage of both statics and dynamics, the mechanics of solids, fluid flow, and heat transfer, Foundations of Mechanical Engineering forms and ideal text for first-year mechanical engineering students.
PROBLEM SOLVING AND BASICS Aims Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving Drawing a Diagram Newton's Laws Units MOTION OF BODIES Aims Introduction to Motion Equations of Motion Falling Bodies Relative Velocity Angular Motion NEWTON'S LAWS, IMPULSE, AND MOMENTUM Aims Newton's Laws Newton's Laws Applied to Rotating Bodies Impulse and Momentum STATICS Aims Statics Vector Representation of a Force (Two-Dimensional)Equilibrium Analysis of Forces Moments Contact Forces WORK, ENERGY, AND POWER Aims Work Energy Power DRY FRICTION Aims Introduction to Friction Lubrication and fluid Friction Stiction Friction on a Horizontal Plane Friction on an Inclined Plane Application of Friction to a Screw Thread INTRODUCTION TO VIBRATIONS AND SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION Aims Introduction to Vibration Harmonic Motion Simple Harmonic Motion Calculation of Natural Frequency Glossary of Terms STRESSES AND STRAINS Aims Behaviour of materials Direct Loading Factor of Safety Thin Cylinders Lateral Strain Shear Loading LOADING OF BEAMS Aims Simply Supported Beams and Cantilevers Sign Conventions Shear Forces and Shear Force Diagrams Bending Moments and Bending Moment Diagrams The Principle of Superposition The Significance of Bending Moments Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams STRESSES IN BEAMS AND SHAFTS Aims Beams and Shafts Bending of Beams Theory of Bending Second Moment of Area Stresses in Circular Shafts THERMOFLUID SITUATIONS Aims Thermofluid Mechanics Fluids Pressure Pressure Measurement Closed Thermofluid System Closed System Undergoing a Cycle PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS Aims Properties to be Considered Ideal Gases Specific Heats of Gases Non-Flow Processes for an Ideal Gas Liquids and Vapours Use of Vapour Tables STEADY FLOW OF FLUIDS Aims Open Thermofluid System Continuity Equation Momentum Equation Energy Equation Steady Flow Thermofluid Devices The Steady Flow Energy Equations as a Rate Equation Bernoulli's Equation Flow Measurement FLOW WITH FRICTION Aims Limitations of Frictionless Flow Viscosity Journal Bearing Flow Behaviour with Friction Reynolds Number Pressure Drop in Pipes Flow in Pipeline Systems BASIC HEAT TRANSFER Aims Modes of Heat Transfer Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Thermal Resistance APPENDICES Mechanical Properties of Metals Second Moment of Area of a Rectangle Saturated Water-Steam Properties Superheated Steam Properties Answers References and Suggested Reading INDEXEach chapter also contains Summary and Problems sections.
