1 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design 3 2 Materials 31 3 Load and Stress Analysis 71 4 Deflection and Stiffness 147 Part 2 Failure Prevention 212 5 Failures Resulting from Static Loading 213 6 Fatigue Failure Resulting from Variable Loading 265 Part 3 Design of Mechanical Elements 358 7 Shafts and Shaft Components 359 8 Screws, Fasteners, and the Design of Nonpermanent Joints 409 9 Welding, Bonding, and the Design of Permanent Joints 475 10 Mechanical Springs 517 11 Rolling-Contact Bearings 569 12 Lubrication and Journal Bearings 617 13 Gears—General 673 14 Spur and Helical Gears 733 15 Bevel and Worm Gears 785 16 Clutches, Brakes, Couplings, and Flywheels 825 17 Flexible Mechanical Elements 879 18 Power Transmission Case Study 933 19 Finite-Element Analysis 953 20 Statistical Considerations 977