This book is for engineering students to develop competence and confidence in making analyses of mechanical components and in their creative applications to the design process. Suitable for courses in mechanical design, this book is appropriate as a text, both for a first course in mechanical design of one semester as well as advanced-level courses required of students of mechanical, aerospace, agricultural and nuclear engineering.With the clear illustration of the principles of mechanics through design of mechanical components, the book offers a sound foundation for mechanical design with a strong theoretical background.