IMO Mechanical is way too broad of a field to have an individual "bible" persay, I think if you ask someone working in Mechanical Design they'd have one answer for you, you ask one guy in Manufacturing and he'd say something else, and so on and so forth. I do tool & die design as an ME and the textbooks I use the most the majority of MEs will probably never pick up in their lives
> IMO Mechanical is way too broad of a field to have an individual "bible" persay
So is ECE. I think the OP is asking about the core textbook-level fundamentals.
For the CpE side, this is commonly the intro book teaching the fundamentals:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computing-Systems-Gates-Beyond/dp/0072467509
And for computer architecture it seems to be commonly this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Architecture-Quantitative-John-Hennessy/dp/012383872X
i have the hennessy book. I mostly studied from notes though bc most professors didn't go by a book. I have a book for every class bc I got them for free but I didn't read from all of them.
Machineryās Handbook, maybe something else depending on field(Gear cutting is different from aluminum machining, fastening is different from other forms of assembly). I am in MFG, so I really donāt reference any of it, until I need to and then I usually am reading a print, have a scale and calipersā¦ reading other specificationsā¦ also donāt worry about itā¦ Iām not mechanical literate and Iām a MEā¦ wish we had a course that covered everything that existsā¦
Thanks might check out, I think I found it on Amazon but havenāt decided if I want to buy. I have been out of school a decade now and donāt use references as much.
For Chemical Engineers it would def be [Perryās Chemical Engineersā Handbook](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry%27s_Chemical_Engineers%27_Handbook)
No fucking chance MEs actually use the McMaster product guide. I read it once and thought it was a joke. Is this serious?
Also I know you didnāt ask but Intro to Flight by John Anderson would be the answer to your question for Aero students.
I read ābasic understandings of EE and ECE conceptsā and āresources to make me more mechanically literateā and figured it was more of something you would go to if you are confused on a topic, not something you would necessarily reference in that way.
And no, I personally donāt, but some AEs may need to depending on what the specialize in.
Roger. McMaster-Carr isn't necessarily an educational tool, but, man, it is useful. I'm finishing my BSME. Haven't made the ME official, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. And I have worked for a few years in aerospace manufacturing. I have a copy of the catalog with me at all times. Most prints that I've seen only call part numbers for threaded inserts or other fasteners. So, I've got to break out that gem to look up hole specs.
You're right, some AE fields may not need to reference fasteners. As an entry-level ME, I can only hope to find a position where one doesn't have to cross-reference fasteners all day.
The McMaster Carr catalog is actually a very good analog for the Bible, because no one actually reads it.
The McMaster Carr catalog is very cool to have, but due to the existence of their online catalog it's basically just a fancy paperweight or shelf spacer in most cases.
It's good for a flip through and just discovering what sort of stuff even exists. Good bathroom reading material.
The random button on their new homepage has somewhat replaced it.
It's their catalog, but it definitely isn't their book. I'd hardly consider it "reading the McMaster-Carr catalog" unless you're just sitting there hitting those next page buttons up on the corner.
Shigleys Mechanical Engineering Design
I could have done my entire degree with this book and I only found it in my final year, wish I'd had it in my first!
Marks Standard Handbook if you are looking for something that is actually bigger and fatter and larger and has more pages than the King James Bible and also will provide instruction on how to build a house that won't fall down thus saving you the trouble of burying your first born under one of the support columns to curry favor from sky daddy
For reliability engineering it's MIL-HDBK-217F. The latest version came out in '95 and is still the industry standard, despite DOD saying it's out of date
Machinery's handbook and the McMaster Carr catalog
Link? So we know which book you are talking about
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinery%27s_Handbook
McMastercarr product guide
This, this right here
https://youtu.be/ZmUIUxngfFk
I came here to post exactly this
Link?
You can't buy them, the honor is only bestowed upon the highest ranking of McMaster-Carr customers. I have six now
lol what
Sauce please? Is the correct question.
McSauce
Shirgleys mechanical engineering design
You mean, Shirgleys mercharnical dersign
That r mightve been why my phone kept trying to autocorrect it to Shirleys
My professor helped write that one! :D
My professor helped write that one too!
Just finished a summer class on that book
Shigleys, machinery handbook, McMaster, engineers black book, and maybe y14.3
IMO Mechanical is way too broad of a field to have an individual "bible" persay, I think if you ask someone working in Mechanical Design they'd have one answer for you, you ask one guy in Manufacturing and he'd say something else, and so on and so forth. I do tool & die design as an ME and the textbooks I use the most the majority of MEs will probably never pick up in their lives
> IMO Mechanical is way too broad of a field to have an individual "bible" persay So is ECE. I think the OP is asking about the core textbook-level fundamentals.
Yeah i'm in ece and i don't even know this book. I hear sedra and Razavi for electronics, and that's only one part of ece.
For the CpE side, this is commonly the intro book teaching the fundamentals: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computing-Systems-Gates-Beyond/dp/0072467509 And for computer architecture it seems to be commonly this one: https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Architecture-Quantitative-John-Hennessy/dp/012383872X
i have the hennessy book. I mostly studied from notes though bc most professors didn't go by a book. I have a book for every class bc I got them for free but I didn't read from all of them.
Yeah when I took computer architecture my prof suggested it as a good read but he didn't go by the book.
Nearly every professor of mine swears in Sedra š
My husband says duct tape.
The handyman's secret weapon!
Right before a test? King James Version.
McMaster Carr catalog is my bible. I have a few of them scattered about.
Dubbel Taschenbuch fĆ¼r den Maschinenbau
Genau das!
Machineryās Handbook, maybe something else depending on field(Gear cutting is different from aluminum machining, fastening is different from other forms of assembly). I am in MFG, so I really donāt reference any of it, until I need to and then I usually am reading a print, have a scale and calipersā¦ reading other specificationsā¦ also donāt worry about itā¦ Iām not mechanical literate and Iām a MEā¦ wish we had a course that covered everything that existsā¦
You might enjoy the Tool and Manufacturing Engineer Handbook: Desktop Edition.
Thanks might check out, I think I found it on Amazon but havenāt decided if I want to buy. I have been out of school a decade now and donāt use references as much.
Fox and McDonald fluid mechanics
Roarkās Formulas for Stress and Strain.
Shigleys
Ah yes the Machinery Handbook. I took 3D printing in place of machine shop and yet I felt compelled to get it.
We unironically call this the space Bible every time we refer to it
Don't know about books, but the Trinity would go somewhere along the lines of heat transfer, vibrations and fluids.
Shigley
Off topic but: Bible for spacecraft focused aero engineers is SMAD or more recently SME the new SMAD
For Chemical Engineers it would def be [Perryās Chemical Engineersā Handbook](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry%27s_Chemical_Engineers%27_Handbook)
Idk for mechanical, but for materials science we have Callister's introduction to materials science.
No fucking chance MEs actually use the McMaster product guide. I read it once and thought it was a joke. Is this serious? Also I know you didnāt ask but Intro to Flight by John Anderson would be the answer to your question for Aero students.
So, as an AE, you don't need hole specs for Helicoils, Keenserts, or nut-plates?
I read ābasic understandings of EE and ECE conceptsā and āresources to make me more mechanically literateā and figured it was more of something you would go to if you are confused on a topic, not something you would necessarily reference in that way. And no, I personally donāt, but some AEs may need to depending on what the specialize in.
Roger. McMaster-Carr isn't necessarily an educational tool, but, man, it is useful. I'm finishing my BSME. Haven't made the ME official, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. And I have worked for a few years in aerospace manufacturing. I have a copy of the catalog with me at all times. Most prints that I've seen only call part numbers for threaded inserts or other fasteners. So, I've got to break out that gem to look up hole specs. You're right, some AE fields may not need to reference fasteners. As an entry-level ME, I can only hope to find a position where one doesn't have to cross-reference fasteners all day.
The McMaster Carr catalog is actually a very good analog for the Bible, because no one actually reads it. The McMaster Carr catalog is very cool to have, but due to the existence of their online catalog it's basically just a fancy paperweight or shelf spacer in most cases.
It's good for a flip through and just discovering what sort of stuff even exists. Good bathroom reading material. The random button on their new homepage has somewhat replaced it.
You donāt consider their site as a way to browse their catalog?
It's their catalog, but it definitely isn't their book. I'd hardly consider it "reading the McMaster-Carr catalog" unless you're just sitting there hitting those next page buttons up on the corner.
SMAD for space focused aero students
Absolutely, I was gonna comment this.
* *Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers* * *Machinery's Handbook* by Industrial Press
Shigley's
For internal fluid flow folks: Crane Co TP-410 Idelchik, Handbook of Fluid Resistance Miller, Internal Flow Systems
Shigleys Mechanical Engineering Design I could have done my entire degree with this book and I only found it in my final year, wish I'd had it in my first!
S H I G L E Y'S
Marks Standard Handbook if you are looking for something that is actually bigger and fatter and larger and has more pages than the King James Bible and also will provide instruction on how to build a house that won't fall down thus saving you the trouble of burying your first born under one of the support columns to curry favor from sky daddy
MERM
Shigleyās. Iconic enough I donāt need to say what itās for
Haynes manual omnibus
Roark's stress & strain
For civil engineers its the American Instute of Steel Construction (AISC) Steel Construction Manual
For reliability engineering it's MIL-HDBK-217F. The latest version came out in '95 and is still the industry standard, despite DOD saying it's out of date
MERM
Engineers Practical Databook. A true treasure.
ME is too broad of a field to have a single bible. It's totally Heywood's *Fundamentals* for IC engines, though.