The Mechanics of Machines

1. Units and dimensions -
2. Some consequences of Newton's laws of motion -
3. Application of the first law of thermodynamics -
4. Friction and lubrication -
5. Plane linkage mechanisms -
6. Power transmission by toothed gear wheels -
7. Power transmission by hydrokinetic devices -
8. Power transmission by belts -
9. About vibration -
10. Free vibration of undamped linear systems of one degree of freedom -
11. Natural frequencies of higher-order linear systems -
12. Vibration of a single-degree linear system with viscous damping and sinusoidal forcing -
13. Vibration analogies -
14. Sources of periodic exciting forces in machinery -
15. Introduction to control theory -

Appendix -

Essentials of vector algebra -

Solutions to exercises -

Index -