Well-written and eminently readable, the text is admirably suited to the needs of undergraduate students in mechanical, production and industrial engineering disciplines.
Key Features:
• Indian Standards are used throughout the book.
• Includes a chapter on computer-aided design and drafting.
• Many chapters have computer programs written in C++.
• A separate chapter devoted to design optimization includes optimization of machine elements using Microsoft Excel 2000.
• Finite Element Method (FEM) is introduced in a separate chapter.
SHARMA, C. S.
C. S.SHARMA, Ph.D., formerly Professor (Mechanical Engineering), Jai Narain Vyas University (JNVS), Jodhpur, has had a brilliant academic career spanning 38 years. Prior to retirement, he was the Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering for eight years and Dean, Faculty of Engineering for two years. Dr. Sharma has guided more than 50 M.Tech dissertations and seven Doctoral theses. He has to his credit more than 75 research papers published in reputed journals.
PUROHIT, KAMLESH
KAMLESH PUROHIT, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. He has over 20 years academic experience. His areas of research interest include CAD/CAM and Finite Element Analysis. He has published 15 papers in various reputed journals.