Design Engineer's Case Studies and Examples

Written for engineers and apprentice draftsmen contemplating moving towards engineering technology, this book provides a number of worked examples covering basic beam and shaft design together with combined torsion and bending. Chapters on keys and spline strength calculations, methods of attachments, flat plates energy formulae, and gearing are included. There is also a chapter introducing a method of material selection which detailing how to set up a database covering materials for the student’s personal use. The final chapter includes a variety of conversion and general tables.

The Engineering Council (UK) have reported an encouraging increase in the applications for Engineering Technician (Eng. Tech) registration, both from applicants following a work-based learning program and individuals without formal qualifications but who have verifiable competence through substantial working experiences and self-study.

Design Engineer''s Case Studies and Examples has been written for these young engineers. The contents have been selected on typical subjects that developing engineers may be expected to cover in their professional career and gives solutions to typical problems that may arise in mechanical design.

The subjects covered include the following:

• Introduction to stress calculations
• Basic shaft design
• Beams under bending
• Keys and spline strength calculations
• Columns and struts
• Gears
• Material selection
• Conversions and general tables