Engineering Graphics : Theoretical Foundations of Engineering Geometry for Design

This professionaltreatise on engineering graphics emphasizes engineering geometry as thetheoretical foundation for communication of design ideas with real worldstructures and products. It considers each theoretical notion of engineeringgeometry as a complex solution of direct- and inverse-problems of descriptivegeometry and each solution of basic engineering problems presented isaccompanied by construction of biunique two- and three-dimension models ofgeometrical images. The book explains the universal structure of formalalgorithms of the solutions of positional, metric, and axonometric problems, aswell as the solutions of problems of construction in developing a curvilinearsurface. The book further characterizes and explains the added laws ofprojective connections to facilitate construction of geometrical images in anyof eight octants. Laws of projective connections allow constructing the complexdrawing of a geometrical image in the American system of measurement and theEuropean system of measurement without errors and mistakes. The arrangement ofprojections of a geometrical image on the complex drawing corresponds to anarrangement of views of a product in the projective drawing for the Europeansystem of measurement. The volume is ideal for engineers working on a range ofdesign projects as well as for students of civil, structural, and industrialengineering and engineering design.