Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering Simulation Based Design

This book establishes a modern practical approach to mechanical design. It introduces a full set of mechanical design theories and approaches to conduct and complete mechanical design tasks. This book establishes a modern practical approach to mechanical design. It introduces a full set of mechanical design theories and approaches to conduct and complete mechanical design tasks. The book uses Finite-Element Analysis (FEA) as a mechanical engineering tool to calculate stress/strain and then integrate it with failure theory to complete the mechanical design. FEA simulation always evaluates the stress and strain of any component/assembly no matter whether components/assemblies have complicated geometries and/or are under complicated loading conditions. In addition, this book: Provides a modern practical approach to conducting mechanical design Establishes the best use of visualization tools of FEA (finite element analysis) theory Covers broad aspects of mechanical design including static stress design, thermal stress design, fatigue design, and optimization design