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

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  Xiaobin Le, Ph.D., P.E., received a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1982 and an MS in Mechanical Engineering in 1987 from Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, Jiangxi. He received his first Ph.D. in Mechanical Design of Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, in 1993, and his second Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics of Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, in 2002. He is currently a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. His teaching and research interests are Computer-Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue Design, Solid Mechanics, Engineering Reliability, and Engineering Education Research.