More than 8,000 mechanical engineering terms in the core areas of design, stress analysis, dynamics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics, together with newly extended coverage of materials engineeringGreatly expanded coverage of materials engineering and science provided by an international authorityWeb links are listed, and regularly updated on a dedicated companion websiteMore than 200 line drawings illustrate and complement the textNew to this Edition:Greatly expanded coverage of materials engineering and science provided by an international authority, Professor David BaconMore than 550 new entries, particularly in the areas of plastics and polymers, oil and gas drilling technology, the SI system, Formula 1 technology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, and biomaterials
