Applied Mechanics for Engineers
The Commonwealth and International Library: Mechanical Engineering Division
- 1st Edition - October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: C. B. Smith
- Editors: N. Hiller, G. E. Walker
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 5 8 1 - 7
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 1 1 7 6 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 8 2 3 - 5
Applied Mechanics for Engineers, Volume 1 provides an introduction to mechanics applied to engineering. The worked examples correspond to the first year of the Ordinary National… Read more
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Request a sales quoteApplied Mechanics for Engineers, Volume 1 provides an introduction to mechanics applied to engineering. The worked examples correspond to the first year of the Ordinary National Certificate in Engineering, which are supported with theories discussed in this book. The calculations in this text have all been made with the assistance of a slide rule and it is recommended that the reader acquire a slide rule to make full use of this publication. The topics covered include forces and moments; beams, shear force, and bending moment diagrams; velocity and acceleration; friction; and work, power, and energy. The gas laws; vapors, steam-engine, and boiler; and internal combustion engines are also deliberated in this text. This volume is valuable to engineering students, as well as researchers conducting work on applied mechanics.
Preface
1 Forces and Moments
Force
Characteristics of a Force
Vector
Bow's Notation
Types of Forces
Moment
Couple
Resultant Force
Component Force
Equilibrium of Forces
Resultant Forces
Simple Frameworks
Exercises
2 Beams, Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
Beam
Support Reactions
Simply Supported Beam with Point Loads
Simply Supported Beam with Uniformly Distributed Load
Cantilever Beam
Shear Force
Shear Force Diagram
Bending Moment
Sign Convention
Bending Moment Diagram
Maximum Bending Moment
Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams by Graphical Construction
Scales
Exercises
3 Stress and Strain
Stress
Shear Stress
Direct Strain
Modulus of Elasticity—Hooke's Law
Determination of the Modulus of Elasticity E
Shear Strain
Modulus of Rigidity G
Behavior beyond the Elastic Limit in Tension
Yield Point
Proof Stress
Standard Tensile Stress
Stress-Strain Curves
Factor of Safety
Exercises
4 Velocity and Acceleration
Velocity
Acceleration
Velocity-Time Graphs
Newton's Laws of Motion
Units
Impact—Conservation of Momentum
Exercises
5 Friction
Laws of Friction
Lubricated Surfaces
Angle of Friction
Friction on Inclined Plane
Friction in a Square Thread
Ball and Roller Bearings
Exercises
6 Work, Power and Energy
Work
Power
Energy
Exercises
7 Machines
Machines
Law of the Machine
Mechanical Advantage
Velocity Ratio
Efficiency
Overhauling
Typical Machines
Exercises
8 Heat
Atoms and Molecules
Effect of Heat
Heat Units
Joule's Equivalent
Specific Heat
Water Equivalent
Expansion
Effect of Expansion
Fuel and Combustion
Combustion: Chemical Equation
Calorific Value
Higher and Lower Calorific Value
Types of Fuel
Calorimeters
Exercises
9 Gas Laws
Gas Pressure
Absolute Pressure
Pressure Gauges
Absolute Temperature—Charles's Law
Characteristic Equation of a Gas—Combination of Boyle's Law and Charles's Law
Standard Conditions
Specific Heat of a Gas
Exercises
10 Vapors. Steam-Engine and Boiler
Properties of Steam
Enthalpy of Steam
Dry Saturated Steam
Wet Steam
Superheated Steam 189
Boiler
Evaporative Capacity
Equivalent Evaporation
Boiler Efficiency
Steam-Engine
Indicator Gear
Indicated Horse Power
Brake Horse Power
Dynamometers
Efficiency
Exercises
11 Internal Combustion Engines
Four-Stroke Cycle
Two-Stroke Cycle
Indicated Horse Power
Farnborough Indicator
Cathode-Ray Indicator
Brake Horse Power
Brake Mean Effective Pressure
Brake Thermal Efficiency
Exercises
Tables
Logarithms to Base 10
Antilogarithms to Base 10
Natural Sines
Natural Cosines
Natural Tangents
Abbreviated Steam Table
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483125817
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080117621
- eBook ISBN: 9781483158235
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