Table of Contents

POWER TRANSMISSION Section 1. Gears and Gearing Section 2. Chains, Sprockets and Ratchets Section 3. Belts and Belting Section 4. Shafts and Couplings Section 5. Clutches CONNECTIONS Section 6. Seals and Packings Section 7. Hose and Pipe Connections Section 8. Bushings and Bearings Section 9. Locking and Clamping Section 10. Wire and Cable SINGLE COMPONENTS Section 11. Washers Section 12. Retaining Rings Section 13. O-Rings Section 14. Grommets, Spacers and Inserts Section 15. Balls Section 16. Springs Section 17. Pins Section 18. Cams Section 19. Threaded Components ASSEMBLIES Section 20. Fastening and Joining Section 21. Design Hints Section 22. Mechanisms Section 23. Linkage Section 24. Fabrication Tips Section 25. Innovative Valving Section 26. Pumps Section 27. Creative Assemblies TECHNICAL REFERENCE Section 28. Design Formulas Section 29. Structural Data Section 30. Nomograms

About the Author

Robert O. Parmley (Ladysmith, WI) is President and Principal Consulting Engineer of Morgan & Parmley, Ltd., Professional Consulting Engineers. He is a member of the Natl Soc. of Professional Engineers, ASME, the Construction Specifications Institute, the American Design Drafting Assoc., ASHRAE, and SME. He holds a BSME and MSCE from Columbia Pacific University and is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin, California and Canada. He is also a certified manufacturing engineer and certified wastewater treatment plant operator. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Standard Handbook of Fastening and Joining 3/e, Field Engineers Manual 2/e, HVAC Field Manual, the Hydraulics Field Manual, the HVAC Design Data Sourcebook, and the Mechanical Components Handbook, all published by McGraw-Hill.