Design Data Handbook

S.Md. Jalaludeen’s Design Data Handbook is a reference book primarily used by mechanical engineering students and professionals.1 It serves as a comprehensive resource for solving machine design problems.2
Key Features and Content
The book is filled with tables, charts, graphs, and formulas that provide the necessary data for designing machine components.3 This eliminates the need to remember a vast amount of data and helps engineers and students quickly solve design problems.4 The content typically covers a wide range of topics in machine design, including:
• Fundamentals of Design: Principles of design, material selection, and properties of various engineering materials.
• Static and Fatigue Strength: Data on stress-strain relationships, various theories of failure, stress concentration, and fluctuating stresses.
• Joints: Design data for riveted, welded, and bolted joints.
• Shafts and Couplings: Information for the design of shafts and various types of couplings, such as muff and flange couplings.5
• Transmission Elements: Data on clutches, brakes, bearings (both rolling and sliding contact), and different types of gears (spur, helical, bevel, and worm).
The book often adheres to standard codes from organizations like BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), which makes it a practical guide for real-world applications.