MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BOOKS

Mechanical engineering books used for the development of mechanical engineering calculators has been summarized below.

Calculator(s)	Ref. Book	Topics
COMPRESSION MEMBERS
Compression Members & Column Buckling	Budynas.R , Nisbett.K . (2014) . Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design . 10th edition.  McGraw-Hill, Chapter 4	Compression Members-General Long Columns with Central Loading Intermediate-Length Columns with Central Loading Columns with Eccentric Loading Struts or Short Compression Members
CONTACT MECHANICS
Hertzian Contact Stress Calculations	Budynas.R , Nisbett.K . (2014) . Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design . 10th edition.  McGraw-Hill, Chapter 3	Contact Stresses Spherical Contact Cylindrical Contact
Hertzian Contact Stress Calculations  Contact Calculations of Sphere in Circular Race	Pilkey, W. D..(2005). Formulas for Stress, Strain, and Structural Matrices Formulas for Stress, Strain, and Structural Matrices .2nd Edition John Wiley & Sons, Chapter 9	Hertzian Contact Stresses Contact Fatigue Rolling Contact Non-Hertzian Contact Stress
Hertzian Contact Stress Calculations  Contact Calculations of Sphere in Circular Race	Boresi A.P. , Schmidt R.J. (2003). Advanced Mechanics of Materials . 6th edition.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Chapter 17	The problem of Determining Contact Stresses Geometry of the Contact Surface Expressions for Principal Stresses Method of Computing Contact Stresses Deflection of Bodies in Point Contact Stress for Two Bodies in Line Contact
FASTENERS & SCREW THREAD CALCULATORS
Fasteners Screw Thread	Oberg.E , Jones.D.J., Holbrook L.H, Ryffel H.H., (2012) . Machinery's Handbook . 29th edition.  Industrial Press Inc. , pp. 1507 - 2121	Torque and Tension in Fasteners Inch Threaded Fasteners Metric Threaded Fasteners Machine Screws and Nuts Unified Screw Threads Metric Screw Threads ACME Screw Threads Buttress Screw Threads
LIMITS, FITS AND TOLERANCES
Limits, fits and tolerances calculator (ISO system) ANSI standard limits and fits calculator	Oberg.E , Jones.D.J., Holbrook L.H, Ryffel H.H., (2012) . Machinery's Handbook . 29th edition.  Industrial Press Inc. , pp. 608-753	Allowances and Tolerances for Fits Measuring, Instruments, and Inspection Methods
INTERFERENCE FIT
Interference (press & shrink) fit calculator	Precision Machine Design, © 1995, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, MI. (first published by Prentice Hall in 1992), pp 384-393	Interference Joints
MECHANICAL SPRINGS
Mechanical Springs	Budynas.R , Nisbett.K . (2014) . Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design . 10th edition.  McGraw-Hill, Chapter 10	Stresses in Helical Springs Deflection of Helical Springs Compression Springs Stability Spring Materials Helical Compression Spring Design for Static Service Critical Frequency of Helical Springs Fatigue Loading of Helical Compression Springs Extension Springs
POWER SCREW CALCULATIONS
Power Screw torque and efficiency calculations for general purpose Acme threads	Budynas.R , Nisbett.K . (2014) . Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design . 10th edition.  McGraw-Hill, Chapter 8	The Mechanics of Power Screws
	Collins J.A., Busby H.R., Staab G.H. (2010) . Mechanical Design of Machine Elements and Machines. 2nd edition. John Wiley & Sons , pp. 462-481	Uses and Characteristics of Power Screws Potential Failure Modes Materials Power Screw Torque and Efficiency Suggested Power Screw Design Procedure Critical Points and Thread Stresses
STRESS/STRAIN ANALYSIS
Stress/Strain Analysis	Beer.F.P. , Johnston.E.R. (1992). Mechanics of Materials , 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill , pp. 339 - 400	Transformation of Plane Stress Principal Stresses; Maximum Shearing Stress Mohr's Circle for Plane Stress Application of Mohr's Circle to the 3D Analysis of Stress Yield Criteria for Ductile Materials under Plane Stress Stresses in Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels Transformation of Plain Strain Measurements of Strain; Strain Rosette Review
STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTORS CALCULATORS
Stress concentration factors calculators	Pilkey, W. D..(2005). Formulas for Stress, Strain, and Structural Matrices Formulas for Stress, Strain, and Structural Matrices .2nd Edition John Wiley & Sons, Chapter 6	Stress Concentration Factors Effective Stress Concentration Factors Designing to Minimize Stress Concentration
Stress concentration factors calculators	Young, W. C., Budynas, R. G.(2002). Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain . 7nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, Chapter 17	Static Stress and Strain Concentration Factors Stress Concentration Reduction Methods
STRUCTURAL BEAM DEFLECTION AND STRESS CALCULATORS
Structural Beam Deflection and Stress Calculators	Young, W. C., Budynas, R. G.(2002). Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain . 7nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, Chapter 8	Straight Beams (Common Case) Elastically Stressed Composite Beams and Bimetallic Strips Three-Moment Equation Rigid Frames Beams on Elastic Foundations Deformation due to the Elasticity of Fixed Supports Beams under Simultaneous Axial and Transverse Loading Beams of Variable Section Slotted Beams Beams of Relatively Great Depth Beams of Relatively Great Width Beams with Wide Flanges Beams with Very Thin Webs Beams Not Loaded in Plane of Symmetry Straight Uniform Beams (Common Case)
TORSION OF SHAFTS
Torsion of solid and hollow shafts	Budynas.R , Nisbett.K . (2014) . Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design . 10th edition.  McGraw-Hill, Chapter 3	Torsion Closed Thin-Walled Tubes Open Thin-Walled Sections