Mechanical Engineering Design Books

New and Published Books

1. Motion Structures

   Deployable Structural Assemblies of Mechanisms

   By Zhong You, Yan Chen

   Motion structures are simply assemblies of resistant bodies connected by movable joints. Unlike conventional structures, they allow large shape transformations to satisfy practical requirements and they can be used in: shelters, emergency structures and exhibition stands aircraft morphing wings...

   Published August 25th 2011 by CRC Press
2. Mechanical Design

   By Antonino Risitano

   With a focus on the Italian School of machine design as founded by R. Giovannozzi of Turin Polytechnic, this book provides a complete picture of the necessary components of design, along with the necessary instruments for implementation. It also explains the method of the compact modeling analysis...

   Published June 22nd 2011 by CRC Press
3. Mechanical Tolerance Stackup and Analysis, Second Edition

   By Bryan R. Fischer

   Series: Dekker Mechanical Engineering

   Use Tolerance Analysis Techniques to Avoid Design, Quality, and Manufacturing Problems Before They Happen Often overlooked and misunderstood, tolerance analysis is a critical part of improving products and their design processes. Because all manufactured products are subject to variation, it is...

   Published April 25th 2011 by CRC Press
4. Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design

   Edited by Matthew Bret Weinger, Michael E. Wiklund, Daryle Jean Gardner-Bonneau

   Developed to promote the design of safe, effective, and usable medical devices, Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design provides a single convenient source of authoritative information to support evidence-based design and evaluation of medical device user interfaces using rigorous human...

   Published December 12th 2010 by CRC Press
5. Performance Tuning of Scientific Applications

   Edited by David H. Bailey, Robert F. Lucas, Samuel Williams

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

   With contributions from some of the most notable experts in the field, Performance Tuning of Scientific Applications presents current research in performance analysis. The book focuses on the following areas. Performance monitoring: Describes the state of the art in hardware and software tools...

   Published November 22nd 2010 by CRC Press
6. Reverse Engineering

   Technology of Reinvention

   By Wego Wang

   The process of reverse engineering has proven infinitely useful for analyzing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) components to duplicate or repair them, or simply improve on their design. A guidebook to the rapid-fire changes in this area, Reverse Engineering: Technology of Reinvention...

   Published September 15th 2010 by CRC Press
7. Finite Element Simulations Using ANSYS

   By Esam M. Alawadhi

   The complexity of modern-day problems in mechanical engineering makes relying on pure theory or pure experiment impractical at best and time-consuming and unwieldy at worst. And for a large class of engineering problems writing computer codes from scratch is seldom found in practice. Use of...

   Published July 22nd 2009 by CRC Press
8. About Designing

   Analysing Design Meetings

   Edited by Janet McDonnell, Peter Lloyd

   The twenty-one contributions to About: Designing draw on a rich variety of methodological positions, research backgrounds and design disciplines including architecture, product design, engineering, applied linguistics, communication studies, cognitive psychology, and discourse studies. Collectively...

   Published June 25th 2009 by Taylor & Francis
9. Tubular Structures XII

   Proceedings of Tubular Structures XII, Shanghai, China, 8-10 October 2008

   Edited by Z.Y. Shen, Y.Y. Chen, Xian-zhong Zhao

   Presentation of the latest scientific and engineering developments in the field of tubular steel structures. Covers key and emerging subjects of hollow structural sections, such as: static and fatigue behaviour of connections/joints, concrete filled hollow sections and composite tubular...

   Published September 10th 2008 by Taylor & Francis
10. Advances in Apparel Production

    Edited by C. Fairhurst

    Apparel production is a complex process often involving an international supply chain which must respond rapidly to the changing needs and tastes of consumers. This important book discusses the technological improvements which are transforming the speed, flexibility, and productivity of the...

    Published June 4th 2008 by CRC Press