Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Mechanical Engineering books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- Basics of Mechanical Engineering (2007)
- Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design (1901)
- The Beginner’s Guide to Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (2013)
- FE Mechanical Practice Problems (2014)
- An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (2016)
- Basic Machines and How They Work (1971)
- Quick Reference for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam, 5th Ed (2019)
- Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design (in SI Units) (2015)
- Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists (2010)
- Engineers’ Practical Databook: A Technical Reference Guide for Students and Professionals (2018)
- Practice Problems for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam, 13th Ed (Comprehensive Practice for the Mechanical Pe Exam) (2013)
- FE Review Manual: Rapid Preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, 3rd Ed (2010)
- People Skills for Engineers (2018)
Basics of Mechanical Engineering (2007)
Basics of Mechanical Engineering systematically develops the concepts and principles essential for understanding engineering thermodynamics, mechanics and strength of materials. This book is meant for first year B.Tech students of various technical universities. It will also be helpful for candidates preparing for various competitive examinations.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design (1901)
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The Beginner’s Guide to Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (2013)
The Beginner’s Guide to Engineering series is designed to provide a very simple, non-technical introduction to the fields of engineering for people with no experience in the fields.Each book in the series focuses on introducing the reader to the various concepts in the fields of engineering conceptually rather than mathematically.These books are a great resource for high school students that are considering majoring in one of the engineering fields, or for anyone else that is curious about engin…
FE Mechanical Practice Problems (2014)
FE Mechanical Practice Problems offers comprehensive practice for the NCEES FE Electrical and Computer exam. FE Mechanical Practice Problems features include:
An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (2016)
Gain insight into today’s ever-emerging field of mechanical engineering as you develop an appreciation for how engineers design the hardware that builds and improves societies around the world. AN INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 4E is an ideal resource during your first or second year of your mechanical engineering program. It’s also a useful tool if you are pursuing a closely related field.
Basic Machines and How They Work (1971)
This revised edition of an extremely clear Navy training manual leaves nothing to be desired in its presentation. Thorough in its coverage of basic theory, from the lever and inclined plane to internal combustion engines and power trains, it requires nothing more than an understanding of the most elementary mathematics.
Quick Reference for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam, 5th Ed (2019)
Get your PE Mechanical Study Schedule and PE Mechanical Reference Manual index at ppi2pass.com/downloads.. Quick Reference for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam consolidates the most valuable and commonly used equations, figures, and tables from the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design (in SI Units) (2015)
Paperback Publisher: MHE; 10th edition (2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 9814595284 ISBN-13: 978-9814595285 Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 1.5 x 10 inches Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 74 customer reviews Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #856,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Would you like to tell us about a lower price?
Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists (2010)
In Making Things Move, you’ll learn how to build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects–from art installations to toys to labor-saving devices. The projects include a drawing machine, a mini wind turbine, a mousetrap powered car, and more, but the applications of the examples are limited only by your imagination.
Engineers’ Practical Databook: A Technical Reference Guide for Students and Professionals (2018)
This databook is an essential handbook for every engineering student or professional.Engineers’ Practical Databook provides a concise and useful source of up-to-date essential formula, charts, and data for the student or practising engineer, technologist, applied mathematician or undergraduate scientist.
Practice Problems for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam, 13th Ed (Comprehensive Practice for the Mechanical Pe Exam) (2013)
Practice Problems for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam contains over 850 problems designed to reinforce your knowledge of the topics presented in the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual. Over 300 new stand-alone, multiple-choice problems are designed to be solved in six-minute or less. These demonstrate the format of the NCEES Mechanical PE exam, and focus on individual engineering concepts.
FE Review Manual: Rapid Preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, 3rd Ed (2010)
Michael R. Lindeburg PE’s FE Review Manual, 3rd Edition offers complete review for the FE exam. This book is part of comprehensive learning management systems designed to help you pass the FE exam the first time.FE Review Manual, 3rd Edition features include: Select your discipline below and see the details of our complete learning management systems. It has been brought to our attention that counterfeit PPI books have been circulating.
People Skills for Engineers (2018)
Most engineers do not receive adequate people skills training in school or on the job. As a result, . People Skills for Engineers was created specifically to fill this training gap.
Best Mechanical Engineering Books Reviewed & Ranked
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Mechanical Simulation with MATLAB
Author(s): Dan B. Marghitu, Hamid Ghaednia, Jing Zhao
ID: 3133186, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2022, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Volume-II: Nano to Macro
Author(s): Sandip Kumar Saha, Mousumi Mukherjee
ID: 2815322, Publisher: Springer Singapore, Year: 2021, Size: 33 Mb, Format: pdf
Advances in Mechanical Processing and Design: Select Proceedings of ICAMPD 2019
Author(s): Prita Pant, Sushil K. Mishra, Purna, Chandra Mishra
ID: 2826774, Publisher: Springer Singapore, Year: 2021, Size: 31 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are really hot items according to The New York Times, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.