Product Description

Machine Design presents the subject matter in an up-to-date and thorough manner with a strong design emphasis.  This  textbook emphasizes both failure theory and analysis as well as emphasizing the synthesis and design aspects of machine elements. The book points out the commonality of the analytical approaches needed to design a wide variety of elements and emphasizes the use of computer-aided engineering as an approach to the design and analysis of these classes of problems.  About 100 new problems will be added throughout the book, and certain topics are updated and enhanced. 

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61740 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 984 pages

From the Back Cover

Machine Design presents the subject matter in an up-to-date and thorough manner with a strong design emphasis.  This  textbook emphasizes both failure theory and analysis as well as emphasizing the synthesis and design aspects of machine elements. The book points out the commonality of the analytical approaches needed to design a wide variety of elements and emphasizes the use of computer-aided engineering as an approach to the design and analysis of these classes of problems.  About 100 new problems will be added throughout the book, and certain topics are updated and enhanced. 

About the Author

Robert Norton's approach to this course is based on over 45 years of experience in mechanical engineering design, both in industry and as a consultant.  He has taught mechanical engineering design at the university level for over 25 of those years as well.

Customer Reviews

Decent book, with problematic problems
I am a fourth-year engineering student and the text itself is not too bad in explaining concepts. The issue with this book lies in its end-of-chapter problems. After completing a select number of problems from chapters 2 and 3, I have already run into several issues, including problems which require knowledge from later in the text, problems where not enough information is provided to complete the question, and ones where complex models are described without an image for explanation or visualization.

Excellent Resource for the PE EXAM
Norton is an awesome resource. For students going to college it may seem overwhelming. But it is the MOST up to date text on the market on the subject of Machine Design. While taking the PE exam I compared Shigley vs Norton on information, and Norton had all the answers. The author has done a monumental job in bringing the vast spectrum of Machine Design in a very well composed book. I have yet to come across a resource like Norton. In fact, I recommend this book to practicing engineers. Almost every section of the book has real world value. Its worth having on the shelf. I was always into Shigley but Norton is more in line with industry practice as opposed to academic excercises as presented by Shigley.

Why buy this when you can buy Shigley?
This text would be OK if there were no other sources on the subject of mechanical design. However, there are! There is a reason that Shigley wrote a professional standard and Norton did not. It has all the details but there are proof-reading and similar errors.