Engineering Mechanics and Design Applications

Interdisciplinary Engineering Fundamentals
2. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-38358-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Engineering Mechanics and Design Applications, Second Edition, provides a concise summary of the fundamental principles of mechanics, including statics, dynamics, strength of materials, and failure analysis. This updated edition introduces key improvements, such as adjustments to all figures for enhanced clarity, a new Chapter 6 on vibrations in design and rotordynamics, expanded content on convergence of mechanic fundamentals in design, and a new introduction to clarify the book’s purpose and scope.

This edition serves as a practical resource for understanding the mechanical aspects of engineering design. It begins with an overview of Prevention through Design (PtD), addressing occupational safety and health considerations in the design process. The book also includes condensed introductions to engineering statics, dynamics, and solid mechanics, as well as failure theories and dynamic loadings. Real-life examples and applications, including four open-ended design projects, demonstrate how transdisciplinary engineering knowledge can be applied effectively in practice, making this an essential reference for engineers working in collaborative environments.

Ideal for industry professionals and advanced graduate students, this book equips readers with the knowledge needed to understand the fundamentals of engineering mechanics and apply these principles in real-world scenarios. This edition provides the tools to collaborate effectively and succeed in complex engineering projects, including those without a mechanical engineering background.

A solutions manual to the problems presented in the book is also available at www.routledge.com/9781041383581.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ertas, Bugra H.

Ertas, Atila

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Prevention through Design. 2. Static. 3. Dynamic. 4. Solid Mechanics. 5. Failure Theories. 6. Vibrations in Design & Introduction to Rotordynamics. 7. Convergence of Mechanic's Fundamentals in Design.

Über Autor(innen)

Bugra H. Ertas is Distinguished Technical Fellow at GE Aerospace Research
Center, Niskayuna, NY, USA. Dr. Ertas is an engineering leader with over 25 years
of experience in the turbomachinery industry, and 18 years dedicated to aerospace
propulsion systems. He possesses deep domain expertise in propulsion system
design focused on developing critical enabling technologies and platforms for the
next generation products. Dr Ertas is an ASME Engineering Fellow with over 90
issued patents and over 60 peer reviewed technical publications. He holds a B.S.,
M.S., and PhD in mechanical engineering.

Atila Ertas is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering and was the Director
of the Academy for Transdisciplinary Studies at Texas Tech University, USA. He
received his master’s and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. With 12 years of
industrial experience prior to pursuing graduate studies, Dr. A. Ertas has been the
driving force behind the conception and development of the transdisciplinary
model for education and research. He was a Senior Research Fellow of the ICC
Institute at the University of Texas Austin (1996-2019), a Fellow of ASME, a Fellow
of Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS), Founding Fellow of Luminary
Research Institute in Taiwan, and an honorary member of the International Center
for Transdisciplinary Research (CIRET), France. He has also edited/co-edited more
than 35 conference proceedings, published over 200 scientific papers and book
chapters that cover many engineering technical fields and has been PI or Co-PI on
over 40 funded research projects. Under his supervision, more than 190 MS and
Ph.D. graduate students have received degrees.
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