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Chapter 1 Introduction ····························································································7
1.1 Mechanical Engineering ····································································9
1.2 Dimensions and Units ················································································13
1.3 Work, Power, Energy ···········································································19
1.4 Unit Operations ·····································································23

Chapter 2 Forces - Statics ··················································································37
2.1 Nature of Force ··················································································39
2.2 Force Synthesis ·······································································46
2.3 Decomposition of Forces ·······································································52
2.4 Moment of Force ················································································60
2.5 Balance of Forces ··················································································65

Chapter 3 Motion - Dynamics ·································································85
3.1 Exercise Techniques ···································································87
3.2 Motion in a Gravitational Field ·······························································101
3.3 Laws of Motion ·················································································112

Chapter 4 Mechanics of Materials ························································································127
4.1 Stress and Strain ···············································································129
4.2 Material Strength ··································································149

Chapter 5 Fluid Mechanics ························································································173
5.1 Fluid Properties ··································································175
5.2 Fluid Statics ··································································193

Chapter 6 Thermodynamics ·············································································217
6.1 Basic Concepts ·················································································219
6.2 Heat and Work ······················································································233
6.3 Changes in the state of an ideal gas ····························································250

Chapter 7 Machine Elements ························································································273
7.1 Introduction ·························································································275
7.2 Mechanical elements for joining ··········································································278
7.3 Axial Machine Elements ···············································································295
7.4 Mechanical elements for power transmission ··········································································308

Chapter 8 Machine Work ·······················································································333
8.1 Overview of Machine Work ···············································································335
8.2 Casting ·························································································339
8.3 Plastic processing ·······································································355
8.4 Welding ·························································································370
8.5 Cutting Processing ·····································································389

Practice Problem Solutions and Answers ··································································415
· Greek letters ····································································471
· Unit Conversion ··················································································472
· References ·······································································473
· Search ·······································································474