About this ebook
The book presents succinct coverage of the theory, definitions and formulae. It is well supported by plenty of clear-cut diagrams, suitable examples and worked problems in order to make the underlying principles comprehensive.
The thoroughly revised second edition includes :
Topics on moment of inertia of semicircles and quarter circles, relative motion, angular motion of a rigid body, projectiles, impact and non-centroidal rotation.
More solved problems culled from the latest university and competitive examination papers.
Key Features :
Presents an introduction to basic engineering mechanics topics required by all engineering students in their studies.
Provides a large number of worked problems which help in under-standing theory.
Includes objective type questions with explanatory answers to help students in preparing for competitive examinations.
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About the author
G.S. SAWHNEY is Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Accurate Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida. Earlier, he was Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at GNIT, Greater Noida and LKIE, Ghaziabad. He obtained his B.Tech from IIT Madras (1967) and ME from Pune University. He has over 44 years of teaching and industrial experience. Professor Sawhney has authored more than twenty books including Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Thermal and Hydraulic Mechanics and Non- Conventional Energy Resources published by PHI Learning, Delhi.
