Ugurals's Mechanical Design: An Integrated Approach 1/e provides a comprehensive, integrated approach t the subject of machine element design for Mechanical Engineering students and practicing engineers. Professor Ugural's expertise in engineering mechanics is demonstrated in Part I (Fundamentals), where readers receive an exceptionally strong treatment of the design process, stress & strain, deflection & stiffness, energy methods, and failure/fatique criteria. Advanced topics in mechanics (marked with an asterisk in the Table of Contents) are provided for optional use.

The first 8 chapters provide the conceptual basis for Part II (Applications), where the major classes of machine components are covered. Coverage of finite element analysis is also provided, with examples and cases showing FEA applications to machine design.

In addition to numerous worked-out examples and chapter problems, detailed Case Studies are included to show the intricacies of real design work, and the integration of engineering mechanics concepts with actual design procedures. The author provides a brief but comprehensive listing of derivations for users, to avoid the "cookbook" approach many books take. Numerous illustrations provide a visual interpretation of the equations used, making the text appropriate for diverse learning styles. The approach is designed to allow for use of calculators and computers throughout, and show the ways computer analysis can be used to model problems and explore "what if?" design analyisis scenarios.

This OLC provides a finite element program, and coverage of FEM for machine design, and a MATLAB for Machine Design supplement, connected directly to the text. Instructors will be able to access chapter problem solutions and PowerPoint slides of key book figures on the site, which will be passwork-protected.