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Design and Manufacture

Resources

• FUNdaMENTALS of Design - Introduction, by kind permission of Prof. Alexander Slocum, with special thanks to Neil and Jane Pappalardo, without whom writing this book would not have been possible. (Website)
  • Chapter 1 Design is a Passionate Process
  • Chapter 2 Creating Ideas
  • Chapter 3 FUNdaMENTAL Principles
  • Chapter 4 Linkages
  • Chapter 5 Power Transmission Elements I
  • Chapter 6 Power Transmission Elements II
  • Chapter 7 Power Systems
  • Chapter 8 Structures
  • Chapter 9 Structural Connections & Interfaces
  • Chapter 10 Bearings
• Introduction to the Design Process
• Basics of Engineering Drawings
• US Dept of Energy Fundamentals Handbook - Engineering Symbology, Prints and Drawings Vol. 1, Vol. 2, (website)
• Design and Analysis of Machine Elements, by kind permission of Dr. D. Wright. (Website) ( Design - Stress, strength and safety - Springs - Fasteners - Welded Joints - Cylinders - Pressure vessels - Motors - V-belts - Brakes - Spur Gears - Buckling - Buckling )