About the book

Fundamental Concepts in Mechanical Engineering has been structured keeping the syllabus and requirements of the GATE examination in Mechanical Engineering. It contains five chapters – Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Theory of Mechanisms and Machines, Vibration, and Design of Machine Elements. In each chapter, the previous year’s GATE and UPSC questions and their detailed solutions have been provided, which helps the candidates to understand the examination’s difficulty level. This text also fulfills the requirement of students having a four year undergraduate course in mechanical engineering. Practicing engineers will find this book useful for their quick recapitulation.

Key Features

• All topics are covered in a compact and precise form • Easy to understand language for better comprehension • Key concepts with appropriate examples and solutions • High quality graphics to visualize the subject in a manner comprehensive. • Summary for a quick recap • Excellent pedagogies are included, i.e., previous GATE and UPSC ESE solutions with full explanations and appropriate engineering diagrams. • Online lectures by the author are available on YouTube entitled “Mechanical Academy by Tamal Ghosh” at https://www.youtube.com/c/MechanicalAcademy


Table of Contents

Preface / Engineering Mechanics / Mechanics of Materials / Theory of Mechanisms and Machines / Vibration / Design of Machine Elements / Summary / Appendix / Bibliography / Index.