Overview

 

Solve any mechanical engineering problem quickly and easily with the world's leading engineering handbook

Nearly 1800 pages of mechanical engineering facts, figures, standards, and practices, 2000 illustrations, and 900 tables clarifying important mathematical and engineering principle, and the collective wisdom of 160 experts help you answer any analytical, design, and application question you will ever have.

 

Table of contents

CONTRIBUTORS
THE EDITORS
PREFACE TO THE ELEVENTH EDITION
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Chapter 1: Mathematical Tables and Measuring Units
Chapter 2: Mathematics
Chapter 3: Mechanics of Solids and Fluids
Chapter 4: Heat
Chapter 5: Strength of Materials
Chapter 6: Materials of Engineering
Chapter 7: Fuels and Furnaces
Chapter 8: Machine Elements
Chapter 9: Power Generation
Chapter 10: Materials Handling
Chapter 11: Transportation
Chapter 12: Building Construction and Equipment
Chapter 13: Manufacturing Processes
Chapter 14: Fans, Pumps, and Compressors
Chapter 15: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Chapter 16: Instruments and Controls
Chapter 17: Industrial Engineering
Chapter 18: The Regulatory Environment
Chapter 19: Refrigeration, Cryogenics, and Optics
Chapter 20: Emerging Technologies
INDEX

Biographical note

Eugene A. Avallone is a consulting engineer with over 50 years of active practice in industry and academia.

Theodore Baumeister III was affiliated with E.I DuPont de Nemours & Company for many years in engineering & development. Since retirement he has been a computer programmer and consultant in Mechanical engineering.

Ali Sadegh is Director of the Center for AEDD, at City University of New York and a Mechanical Engineer.

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THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER'S "BIBLE" FOR OVER 90 YEARS...Now Updated with Data on Nanotechnology, Electronics, Biotechnology, and More!

Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers has given generations of engineers quick access to essential information on topics ranging from mathematics, mechanics of solids and fluids, heat, fuels and furnaces, and machine elements...to power generation, materials handling, transportation, manufacturing processes, and much more. Now updated and expanded for today's engineering environment, the Eleventh Edition of this world-renowned resource contains new coverage of high-tech areas, including nanotechnology, electronics, and biotechnology.

Written by a team of over 160 experts, it provides clear, concise answers to thousands of mechanical engineering questions. Comprehensive and authoritative, the Eleventh Edition features:
Over 1,800 pages of mechanical engineering facts, figures, standards, and practices
2,000 illustrations and 900 tables that clarify every important mathematical and engineering principle
30% new information throughout

Get Quick Access to Every Area of Mechanical Engineering:
Mathematical Tables and Measuring Units
Mathematics
Mechanics of Solids and Fluids
Heat
Strength of Materials
Materials of Engineering
Fuels and Furnaces
Machine Elements
Power Generation
Materials Handling
Transportation
Building Construction and Equipment
Manufacturing Processes: Fans, Pumps, and Compressors
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Instruments and Control
Industrial Engineering
The Regulatory Environment
Refrigeration, Cryogenics, and Optics
Emerging Technologies and Miscellany