Handbook of Practical Gear Design (Mechanical Engineering (CRC Press Hardcover)) [Hardcover]

Stephen P. Radzevich (Author), Darle W. Dudley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 1994 | ISBN-10: 1566762189 | ISBN-13: 978-1566762182 | Edition: 1

For more than 30 years the book Practical Gear Design, later re-titled Handbook of Practical Gear Design, has been the leading engineering guide and reference on the subject. It is now available again in its most recent edition.
The book is a detailed, practical guide and reference to gear technology. The design of all types of gears is covered, from those for small mechanisms to large industrial applications. The presentation is designed for easy reference for those involved in practical gear design, manufacture, applications and problem solving. The text is well illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs. The many tables provide needed reference data in convenient form.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This major work . . . should become the bible of the industry, and its guidelines will serve the engineering body responsible for present and future standards of gearing. . . . Recognized nationally and internationally as one of the foremost contributors to the advancement of gear design, Mr. Dudley . . . received the E. P. Connell Award, which is the highest honor of the American Gear Manufacturers Association.
--William W. Ingraham, Executive Director, American Gear Manufacturers Association

Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (October 21, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566762189
• ISBN-13: 978-1566762182
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handbook Of Pratical Gear Design, June 10, 2000

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Harold R. Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Practical Gear Design (Mechanical Engineering (CRC Press Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

Anyone who engineers or specifies gears or gear drives would benefit from this book. Information on the design and function of gears is found in this well thought out text book. This book (written 1983) is greatly expanded and updated from the original (1954) version that I read in 1973. At this time, Handbook of Practical Gear Design is not quite the state of the art in gear engineering it is an excellent resource. All types of gearing are discussed. Read all the articles completely because the last part of the articles usually has newer information. (for example: the article on Hunting Teeth on page 3.8.) This is one of the great books in gear engineering and I consider this book a basic source in gaining the knowledge of great gear design.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The printing quality is poor, try to find the 1984 original, December 20, 2004

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Shubin Liu - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Practical Gear Design (Mechanical Engineering (CRC Press Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

The book contents might be excellent. I regreted to

buy the copy by CRC press. It seems to me that CRC press

photocopied the original 1984 version by McGraw-Hill.

The pictures looks terrible.

I recommend to purchase the copy by the other press.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book at its time, September 10, 2005

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E. Nordin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Practical Gear Design (Mechanical Engineering (CRC Press Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

This book was probably the best you could buy for introducing gear technology in 1983 (and probably still is). The only problem is that it is scanned pages from the original so all pictures are poor, especially pictures of gear failures cant be copied. At some pages there are also small white dots that covers the text but they are not so many that you get disturbed by them.

If this book would have been a reprint of the original and not scanned it would have been a killer. I do wish for this book to be updated to modern standards.

Anyway, it is still worth the money and should not be missing from a gear designers bookshelf.