Richard G. Budynas is Professor Emeritus of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. He has over 40 years experience in teaching and practicing mechanical engineering design. He is the author of a McGraw-Hill textbook, Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis, Second Edition; and co-author of a McGraw-Hill reference book, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, Seventh Edition. He was awarded the BME of Union College, MSME of the University of Rochester, and the Ph.D. of the University of Massachusetts. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of New York.
Table of contents

Part 1 – Basics

1) Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design

2) Materials

3) Load and Stress Analysis

4) Deflection and Stiffness

Part 2 – Failure Prevention

5) Failures Resulting from Static Loading

6) Fatigue Failure Resulting from Variable Loading

Part 3 – Design of Mechanical Elements

7) Shafts and Shaft Components

8) Screws, Fasteners, and the Design of Nonpermanent Joints

9) Welding, Bonding, and the Design of Permanent Joints

10) Mechanical Springs

11) Rolling-Contact Bearings

12) Lubrication and Journal Bearings

13) Gears – General

14) Spur and Helical Gears

15) Bevel and Worm Gears

16) Clutches, Brakes, Couplings and Flywheels

17) Flexible Mechanical Elements

18) Power Transmission Case Study

Part 4 – Special Topics

19) Finite-Element Analysis

20) Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Appendices

A – Useful Tables

B – Answers to Selected Problems