HANDBOOK OF MECHANICAL DESIGN 



CHAPTER I 



CHARTS AND TABLES 



For General Arithmetical Calculations 



The charts and nomograms in this chapter include only those pertaining to 

 general arithmetical calculations, as hsted below. Nomograms, charts, and tables 

 for use in the design of specific machine elements or structures will be found in the 

 chapters devoted to the design of those elements or structures. 



Len^jth 



Page 



Arc Length vs. Central Angle 2 



Chordal Height and Length of Chord 3 



Length of Material for Bends 4 



Area 



Circular Segments 8 



Volume 



Tanks, Horizontal Round 9 



Tanks, Vertical Round 10 



Volume, Weight, and Cost 11 



Weight 



CyUndrical Pieces 12 



Unit and Total Weight 14 



Weight and Volume 15 



Moment of Inertia, Radius of Gyration, and WR- 



Page 



Prisms 16 



Flywheels, Gears, and Armatures 17 



Radii of Gyration 17 



Transferring to Parallel Axis 18 



WR- of Symmetrical Bodies 19 



Force 



Centrifugal 26 



Forces in Toggle Joint 27 



Force, Velocity, and Acceleration 



Linear Motion 28 



Rotary Motion 29 



Heat and Temperature 



Mean Cooling Temperature , 30 



Electrical 



Solution of Ohm's Equations. 31 



Total Resistance of Parallel Circuits 32 



