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Technical/Professional Writing for Mechanical Engineers

ENGR 102M - Fall - Instructor: McDevitt, M.
Last Updated: 12-Nov-2012

This guide provides resources on research and product design for ENGR 102M.

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Subjects

Mechanical design
Mechanical engineering

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Reference sources

Eshbach's handbook of engineering fundamentals / edited by Myer Kutz.
5th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
Engineering » Stacks, Non-circulating item » TA151 .E8 2009
Machinery's handbook [electronic resource] : a reference book for the mechanical engineer, designer, manufacturing engineer, draftsman, toolmaker, and machinist / by Erik Oberg ... [et al.] ; Christopher J. McCauley, editor.
29th ed. New York : Industrial Press, 2012.
AccessScience [electronic resource] : McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology online / McGraw-Hill.
[United States] : McGraw-Hill, [2000?]-

Material and product Information

The following resources are good sources of information about materials for product design including manufacturer information and specifications.  For more sources, visit the production information page on the Terman Library website.

Material conneXion [electronic resource].
New York, N.Y. : Material ConneXion
MatWeb [electronic resource] : the online materials information resource.
Christiansburg, VA : Automation Creations Inc., 1997-
Efunda [electronic resource] : engineering fundamentals.
[Sunnyvale, Calif. : Efunda, c2000]-

Product design books

This is a sampling of some of the books available about product design at the Engineering Library.  Product design books are availble from the Engineering Library, Art Library, and online.

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  1. Production volume rendering : design and implementation

    Magnus Wrenninge. 2013

    Engineering » Stacks » TR897.7 .W746 2013

  2. Creating the perfect design brief : how to manage design for strategic advantage

    Peter L Phillips. 2012

    Engineering » Stacks » TS176 .P448 2012

  3. Design for environment : a guide to sustainable product development

    Joseph Fiksel. 2012

    Engineering » Stacks » TS171.4 .D478 2012

  4. Drawing for product designers

    Kevin Henry. 2012

    Engineering » Stacks » TS171.4 .H46 2012