Fundamentals of Machine Design: Volume 1

Ajeet Singh was a Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad. He has more than three decades of teaching experience at undergraduate and graduate level, and taught courses including machine design, internal combustion engines, tribology, and computer aided design and engineering processes. He has published several papers in national and international journals, and is also the author of Working with AutoCAD 2000 (2002) and Machine Drawing, 2nd edition (2012).

• Preface; Acknowledgement; Dedication; List of figures; List of tables; 1. Introduction to machine design; 2. Materials, properties, and selection; 3. Limits, tolerance, and fits; 4. Manufacturing aspects in design; 5. Direct simple stresses; 6. Bending stresses; 7. Torsional stresses; 8. Combined stresses; 9. Stress concentration; 10. Endurance strength; 11. Fluctuating stresses; 12. Cotter joints; 13. Pin joints; 14. Riveted joints; 15. Welded joints; 16. Bolted joints; 17. Eccentric loading; 18. Power screws; 19. Shafts and keys; 20. Couplings; 21. Levers; 22. Helical springs; 23. Leaf springs; References; Appendices; Index.