Engineering What Textbook Covers Design and Evaluation of Mechanical Systems?

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The discussion centers on finding a textbook focused on designing mechanical systems with multiple components, specifically addressing both rigid and non-rigid dynamic systems. Key areas of interest include drawing accurate Free Body Diagrams (FBD) and Kinetic Diagrams (KD), making reasonable assumptions for simplification, evaluating systems against design constraints, and conducting failure analysis related to stress, structural integrity, and fatigue. A recommended resource is Shigley's "Mechanical Engineering Design," which has multiple editions and co-authors, making it a valuable starting point for studying these topics.
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I'm looking for a textbook on designing mechanical systems with multiple machine components.

I'd like to study both rigid and non rigid dynamic systems. I'm open to studying systems composed of any mechanical component. In particular, I'd like to learn
1. draw accurate Free Body(FBD) and Kinetic Diagrams(KD) for each machine component
2. Make reasonable assumptions to simplify FBD & KD

3. (*Most interested) evaluate system to ensure it satisfies design constraints
4. failure analysis: stress, structural integrity, fatigue,..

Can anyone recommend a textbook? Thank you
 
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I'd start by looking at Shigley's "Mechanical Engineering Design" books. There are many editions of them, with a couple of co-authors.
 
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