Bird John, Ross Carl. Mechanical Engineering Principles

Newnes, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002. VIII, — 290 p. — ISBN: 0-7506-5228-4.Statics and strength of materialsThe effects of forces on materialsTensile force
Compressive force
Shear force
Stress
Strain
Elasticity, limit of proportionality and elastic limit
Hooke’s law
Ductility, brittleness and malleability
Modulus of rigidity
Thermal strain
Compound barsTensile testing
The tensile test
Worked problems on tensile testing
Further worked problems on tensile testingForces acting at a point
Scalar and vector quantities
Centre of gravity and equilibrium
Forces
The resultant of two coplanar forces
Triangle of forces method
The parallelogram of forces method
Resultant of coplanar forces by calculation
Resultant of more than two coplanar forces
Coplanar forces in equilibrium
Resolution of forcesForces in structuresWorked problems on mechanisms and pin-jointed trusses
Graphical method
Method of joints (a mathematical method)
The method of sections (a mathematical method)
Assignment 1Simply supported beams
The moment of a force
Equilibrium and the principle of moments
Simply supported beams having point loads
Simply supported beams with couplesBending moment and shear force diagramsBending moment (M)
Shearing force (F)
Worked problems on bending moment and shearing force diagrams
Uniformly distributed loadsFirst and second moment of areas
Centroids
The first moment of area
Centroid of area between a curve and the x-axis
Centroid of area between a curve and the y-axis
Worked problems on centroids of simple shapes
Further worked problems on centroids of simple shapes
Second moments of area of regular sections
Second moment of area for ‘built-up’ sections
Assignment 2Bending of beamsTo prove that
Worked problems on the bending of beamsTorque
Couple and torque
Work done and power transmitted by a constant torque
Kinetic energy and moment of inertia
Power transmis-sion and efficiencyTwisting of shaftsTo prove that
Worked problems on the twisting of shafts
Assignment 3DynamicsLinear and angular motion
The radian
Linear and angular velocity
Linear and angular acceleration
Further equations of motion
Relative velocityLinear momentum and impulse
Linear momentum
Impulse and impulsive forcesForce, mass and accelerationNewton’s laws of motion
Centripetal acceleration
Rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis
Moment of inertia (I )Work, energy and power
Work
Energy
Power
Potential and kinetic energy
Kinetic energy of rotation
Assignment 4Friction
Introduction to friction
Coefficient of friction
Applications of friction
Friction on an inclined plane
Motion up a plane with the pulling force P parallel to the plane
Motion down a plane with the pulling force P parallel to the plane
Motion up a plane due to a horizontal force P
The efficiency of a screw jackMotion in a circleMotion on a curved banked track
Conical pendulum
Motion in a vertical circle
Centrifugal clutchSimple harmonic motionSimple harmonic motion (SHM)
The spring-mass system
The simple pendulum
The compound pendulum
Torsional vibrationsSimple machines
Machines
Force ratio, movement ratio and efficiency
Pulleys
The screw-jack
Gear trains
Levers
Assignment 5Heat transfer and fluid mechanicsHeat energy and transferThe measurement of temperature
Specific heat capacity
Change of state
Latent heats of fusion and vaporisation
A simple refrigerator
Conduction, convec-tion and radiation
acuum flask
Use of insulation in conserving fuelThermal expansionPractical applications of thermal expansion
Expansion and con-traction of water
Coefficient of linear expansion
Coefficient of super-ficial expansion
Coefficient of cubic expansion
Assignment 6Hydrostatics
Pressure
Fluid pressure
Atmospheric pressure
Archimedes’ principle
Measurement of pressure
Barometers
Absolute and gauge pressure
The manometer
The Bourdon pressure gauge
Vacuum gauges
Hydrostatic pressure on submerged surfaces
Hydrostatic thrust on curved surfaces
Buoyancy
The stability of floating bodiesFluid flowDifferential pressure flowmeters
Orifice plate
enturi tube
Flow nozzle
Pitot-static tube
Mechanical flowmeters
Deflecting vane flowmeter
Turbine type meters
Float and tapered-tube meter
Electromagnetic flowmeter
Hot-wire anemometer
Choice of flowmeter
Equation of continuity
Bernoulli’s Equation
Impact of a jet on a stationary plateIdeal gas lawsBoyle’s law
Charles’ law
The pressure law
Dalton’s law of partial pressure
Characteristic gas equation
Worked problems on the characteristic gas equation
Further worked problems on the characteristic gas equationThe measurement of temperatureLiquid-in-glass thermometer
Thermocouples
Resistance thermometers
Thermistors
Pyrometers
Temperature indicating paints and crayons
Bimetallic thermometers
Mercury-in-steel thermometer
Gas thermometers
Choice of measuring device
Assignment 7
A list of formulae
Greek alphabet
Answers to multiple-choice questions