Table of Contents

Part I Basics1 Introduction2 Statistical Considerations3 Materials4 Load and Stress Analysis5 Deflection and StiffnessPart II Failure Prevention6 Failures Resulting from Static Loading7 Fatigue Failure Resulting from Variable LoadingPart III Design of Mechanical Elements8 Screws, Fasteners, and the Design of Nonpermanent Joints9 Welding, Brazing, Bonding, and the Design of Permanent Joints10 Mechanical Springs11 Rolling-Contact Bearings12 Lubrication and Journal Bearings13 Gears - General14 Spur and Helical Gears15 Bevel and Worm Gears16 Clutches, Brakes, Couplings and Flywheels17 Flexible Mechanical Elements18 Shafts and Axles AppendicesA Useful TablesB Solutions to Selected ProblemsIndex

About the Author

Charles Mischke (Ames, IA) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. Joseph Shigley (deceased), who taught at the University of Michigan, passed away in 1994.