Mechanical engineering : BTEC national level 3 engineering specialist units / Alan Darbyshire.

Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Chapter 1 Further Mechanical Principles and Applications -- Engineering Structures -- Engineering Components -- Rotating Systems with Uniform Angular Acceleration -- Moment of Inertia -- Centripetal Acceleration and Centripetal Force -- Simple Machines -- Chapter 2 Advanced Mechanical Principles and Applications -- Uni-axial and Complex Loading -- Bending in Beams -- Torsion in Power Transmission Shafts -- Resultant and Relative Velocity -- Plane Linkage Mechanisms -- Natural Vibrations --Chapter 3 Applications of Mechanical Systems and Technology -- Lubricants and Lubrication Systems -- Engineering Components -- Mechanical Power Transmission Systems -- Plant Equipment and Systems -- Chapter 4 Properties and Applications of Engineering Materials -- Atomic Structure of Materials -- Material Properties and Effects of Processing -- Material Processing -- Selection of Engineering Materials -- Chapter 5 Engineering Design -- Knowing How the Design Process Operates When Dealing with Customers -- Understanding the Impact of Legislation, Standards and Environmental and Manufacturing Constraints on the Design Function -- Be Able to Prepare Design Proposals That Meet the Requirements of a Product Design Specification -- Be Able to Produce and Present a Final Design Solution -- Chapter 6 Electro, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Engineering Materials -- Industrial Applications -- Legislation, Regulations and Safety Precautions -- Fluid Power Devices -- Fluid Power Principles -- Maintenance of Fluid Power Systems -- Answers --Index

Explains the specialist units of the Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations & Maintenance Engineering pathways of the 2010 BTEC National Engineering syllabus. This textbook includes student activities dotted throughout the book including end of chapter questions and key points aiding student development.