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Mechanical Engineering
R. K. Rajput
ISBN : 81-7008-955-7
Edition : Fourth, 2006
Pages : 678
Price : US$ 17


About the Book:
This book has been written specifically to meet exhaustively the requirements of the syllabus of the subject Mechanical Engineering for B.E. first year examination of U.P. Technical University, Lucknow.
Part A (Thermodynamics) consists of Unit I, Unit II and contains six chapters. Part B (Mechanics and Strength of Materials) consists of Unit III, Unit IV, Unit V and contains eight chapters.

Salient Features :
  • The presentation of the subject matter is very systematic and the language of the text is lucid, direct and easy to understand.

  • Each chapter of the book is saturated with much needed text supported by neat and self explanatory diagrams to make the subject self-speaking a great extent.

  • A large number of solved examples, properly graded, have been added in various chapters to enable the students to attempt different types of questions in the examination without any difficulty.

  • At the end of each chapter Highlights, Objective Type Questions, Theoretical Questions and Unsolved Examples have been added to make the book a complete unit in all respects.


  • About the Author:
    Er. R. K. Rajput, born on 15th September, 1944 (coincident with Engineer's Day) is a multi-disciplinary engineer. He obtained his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (with Hons. - Gold Medal) from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala. He is also a graduate engineer in Electrical Engineering. Apart from this he holds memberships of various professional bodies like Member Institution of Engineers (MIE); Member Indian Society of Technical Education (MISTE) and Member Solar Energy Society of India (MSESI). He is also a Chartered Engineer (India). He has served for several years as Principal of "Punjab College of Information Technology", Patiala and "Thapar Polytechnic, Patiala".

    He has more than 35 years of experience in teaching different subjects of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering disciplines. He has published/presented a large number of technical papers. He is author of several books on the important subjects of Mechanical as well as Electrical Engineering disciplines.

    He has earned, by dint of hard work and devotion to duty, the following awards/honours:
    * Best Teacher (Academic) Award * Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Gold Medal for an outstanding research paper (Institute of Engineers) * Distinguished Author Award * Man of Achievement Award.


    Contents:
    Syllabus
    Introduction to S. I. Unit and Conversion Factors

    Part A : THERMODYNAMICS
    1. Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics; 2. First Law of Thermodynamics; 3. Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy; 4. Ideal and Real Gases; 5. Properties of Steam; 6. Gas Power Cycles; 7. Internal Combustion Engines

    Part B : MECHANICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
    8. Basic Concepts of Mechanics and Force Systems; 9. Friction; 10. Bending Moments and Shearing Forces; 11. Analysis of Trusses; 12. Simple Stresses and Strains; 13. Principal Stresses and Strains; 14. Bending Stresses; 15. Torsion of Circular Shafts

    Question Papers with "Solutions"
    Steam Tables and Mollier Diagram


    Subjects:
    Engineering and Technology,Mechanical,UP Technical University

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