Machine Design: An Integrated Approach [Hardcover]

Robert L. Norton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0138978026 | ISBN-13: 978-0138978020 | Publication Date: September 1997 | Edition: Revised

This work on machine design includes a revision of problem statements and amendments based on user feedback.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

A thorough and comprehensive textbook on machine design that emphasizes both failure theory and analysis as well as emphasizing the synthesis and design aspects of machine elements. The book points out the commonality of the analytical approaches needed to design a wide variety of elements and emphasizes the use of computer-aided engineering as an approach to the design and analysis of these classes of problems. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A thorough and comprehensive book dealing with machine design that emphasizes both failure theory and analysis as well as emphasizing the synthesis and design aspects of machine elements. The book points out the commonality of the analytical approaches needed to design a wide variety of elements and emphasizes the use of computer-aided engineering as an approach to the design and analysis of these classes of problems.

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• NEW—The text has been made independent of any software package.
• NEW—TKSOLVER models of all examples and case studies are included in the CD-ROM.
• NEW—Updated MathCAD models of all examples and case studies are included in the CD-ROM.
• NEW—All examples and case studies have been redone, and some expanded to make their presentations more detailed.
• NEW—The numbers of problems has been increased by roughly 25%.
• NEW—Some sections of the text have included augmented figures, discussion or explanation.
• May be used without the accompanying software and models with no detriment to understanding.
• May be used in conjunction with TKSOLVER models and programs provided on the CD-ROM.
• May be used in conjunction with the MathCAD models and engine provided on the CD-ROM.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1048 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; Revised edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138978026
• ISBN-13: 978-0138978020
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,580,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent procedure, theory and examples., April 16, 1998

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Anthony D'Amico ([e-mail]) (New Orleans, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machine Design: An Integrated Approach (Hardcover)

The book has excellent procedure and theory development and explanation. The end of the chapter problems need extreme help. The questions are redundant, unclear, and are built upon from answers of previous chapter problems, sometimes requiring answering a question from chapters 2, 4, 5, and 6 to get a final answer in a chapter 7 question. Many answers in the back of the book are incorrect, about (50%). Looks like Norton had his TA do his problems.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for the PE EXAM, October 28, 2003

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Nadeem Siddiqi (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machine Design: An Integrated Approach (Hardcover)

Norton is an awesome resource. For students going to college it may seem overwhelming. But it is the MOST up to date text on the market on the subject of Machine Design. While taking the PE exam I compared Shigley vs Norton on information, and Norton had all the answers. The author has done a monumental job in bringing the vast spectrum of Machine Design in a very well composed book. I have yet to come across a resource like Norton. In fact, I recommend this book to practicing engineers. Almost every section of the book has real world value. Its worth having on the shelf. I was always into Shigley but Norton is more in line with industry practice as opposed to academic excercises as presented by Shigley.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK, November 22, 2005

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a reader "stoso80" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machine Design: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

The best review for this book is in the autor's preface:
"This textbook is designed to be an improvement over those currently available and to provide methods and techniques that take full advantage of the graphics microcomputer. It emphasizes design and synthesis as well as analysis. Example problems, case studies, and solution techniques are spelled out in detail.
While this book attempts to be thorough and complete on the engineering-mechanics topics of failure theory and analysis, it also emphasizes the synthesis and design aspects of the subject to a greater degree than most other texts in print on this subject. It points out the commonality of the analytical approaches needed to design a wide variety of elements and emphasizes the use of computer-aided engineering as an approach to the design and analysis of these classes of problems."