An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering: Part 1 (Hardcover)

Solid MechanicsRichard BrooksBasic design analysisStress, strain and elasticityBeam bendingMulti-axial stress and strainTorsionMaterials and ProcessingAndrew Kennedy and Philip ShipwayIntroductionThe structure and properties of materialsProperties of materialsSelection of materials in engineering designMaterials processingFailure of materialsFluid DynamicsStephen PickeringIntroductory conceptsFluids at rest ? hydrostaticsFluids in motionFluids in motion ? linear momentumThermodynamicsPaul ShaylerIntroductionThe first law of thermodynamics, conservation of energy, work and heat transferThe second law of thermodynamics, heat engines, the Clausius inequality, entropy and irreversibilityThe properties of perfect gas, water and steamTypes of process and their analysis for work and heat transferModes of heat transfer and steady-state heat transfer ratesCycles, power plant and enginesElectrical and Electronic SystemsAlan HoweIntroductionDirect current circuitsElectromagnetic systemsCapacitanceAlternating current circuitsThree-phase circuitsSemiconductor rectifiersAmplifiersDigital electronicsTransformersAC induction motorsMachine DynamicsStewart McWilliamIntroductionBasic mechanicsKinematics of a particle in a planeKinematics of rigid bodies in a planeKinematics of linkage mechanisms in a planeMass properties of rigid bodiesKinematics of a rigid body in a planeBalancing of rotating massesGeared systemsWork and energyImpulse, impact and momentum