Machine Design

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author would like to thank the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for initiating this project on machine design, and the Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Bijwasan, New Delhi, for providing extensive research support during the preparation of the manuscript.

The author acknowledges the support of the Bureau of Indian Standards for providing information on standards of materials, limits, fits and tolerances, specifications of wire ropes etc., and manufacturers for their catalogues on flat and V-belts, ball and roller bearings, sliding contact bearings, chains, etc. The team at Pearson Education provided valuable inputs at each stage of the development process and proved to be a great source ...