Machine elements in mechanical design [electronic resource] / Robert L. Mott, Edward M. Vavrek, Jyhwen Wang.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles of design and stress analysis. The nature of mechanical design ; Materials in mechanical design ; Stress and deformation analysis ; Combined stresses and stress transformation ; Design for different types of loading ; Columns -- Design of a mechanical drive. Belt drives, chain drives, and wire rope ; Kinematics of gears ; Spur gear design ; Helical gears, bevel gears, and wormgearing ; Keys, couplings, and seals ; Shaft design ; Tolerances and fits ; Rolling contact bearings ; Completion of the design of a power transmission -- Design details and other machine elements. Plain surface bearings ; Linear motion elements ; Springs ; Fasteners ; Machine frames, bolted connections, and welded joints ; Electric motors and controls ; Motion control: clutches and brakes ; Design projects.

Making use of spreadsheets and the latest computational tools to provide up-to-date techniques and data, this book presents the concepts, procedures, data and decision analysis techniques students need to design safe and efficient machine elements.