This book consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 is general introduction of machine design and design of mechanical elements. Chapter 2 is the design of fastenings including screw fastenings, keys and pins, force fit joints, riveted joints, welded joints, and adhesive bondings. Chapter 3 is the design of gear transmissions including spur gears, helical gears, bevel gears, worm gear and worms. Chapter 4 is the design of flexible mechanical elements including belt drives, chain drives, wire ropes, and flexible shafts. Chapter 5 is the design of shafts and bearings including shafts, rolling bearings, and sliding bearings. Chapter 6 is the design of miscellaneous elements and parts including clutches, brakes, couplings, mechanical springs, speed reducers, and stepless speed changing devices, etc.

The book--Machine Design is intended as a bilingual teaching (Chinese and English) textbook for students who take the course--Machine Design, including two volumes: Mechanisms Design (Vol. 1) and Design of Mechanical Elements (Vol. 2) . This book is the Volume 2 and consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 is general introduction of machine design and design of mechanical elements. Chapter 2 is the design of fastenings including screw fastenings, keys and pins, force fit joints, riveted joints, welded joints, and adhesive bondings. Chapter 3 is the design of gear transmissions including spur gears, helical gears, bevel gears, worm gear and worms. Chapter 4 is the design of flexible mechanical elements including belt drives, chain drives, wire ropes, and flexible shafts. Chapter 5 is the design of shafts and bearings including shafts, rolling bearings, and sliding bearings. Chapter 6 is the design of miscellaneous elements and parts including clutches, brakes, couplings, mechanical springs, speed reducers, and stepless speed changing devices, etc.

Chapter 1 General Introduction

  1.1 Brief Introduction of Machine Design

  1.2 Stresses and Strengths of Mechanical Elements

  1.3 Friction, Wear and Lubrication

  Guide of Reference Books

  Problems and Exercises

Chapter 2 Fastenings

  2.1 Screw Fastenings

  2.2 Keys and Pins

  2.3 Force Fit (Keyless) Joints

  2.4 Riveted Joints

  2.5 Welded Joints

  2.6 Adhesive Bondings

  Guide of Reference Books

  Problems and Exercises

Chapter 3 Gear Transmission

  3.1 General Introductions

  3 2 Calculation of Strength of the Standard Cylindrical Spur Gears

  3.3 Calculation of Strength of Helical Gears

  3.4 Calculation of Strength of the Straight Bevel Gear

  3.5 Calculation of Fatigue Strength under Variable Load and Static Strength under Overloading in a Short-Term

  3.6 Calculations of Strength of the Worm Gear and Worms

  Guide of Reference Books

  Problems and Exercises

Chapter 4 Flexible Mechanical Elements

  4.1 Belts

  4.2 Chain Drives

  4.3 Wire Ropes

  4.4 Brief Introduction of Flexible Shafts

  Guide of Reference Books

  Problems and Exercises

Chapter 5 Shafts and Bearings

  5.1 Shafts

  5.2 Rolling Contact Bearings

  5.3 Bearing with Sliding Contact

  Guide of Reference Books

  Problems and Exercises

Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Elements and Parts

  6.1 Clutches, Brakes and Couplings

  6.2 Mechanical Springs

  6.3 Speed Reducers (reductor) and Stepless Speed Changing Devices

  Guide of Reference Books

  Problems and Exercises

Appendix 1 Legal Metrological Unit and Its Exchanging Calculation in Common Use 

Appendix 2 A Few Tables of Data of Design of Mechanical Elements in Common Use 

Appendix 3 Table of Contrasting English to Chinese of Technical Terms of Volume 2 of Machine Design

References