Design of Machinery Errata
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Date
Chapter
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Description
04/28/21
6
333
In Problem 6-1a, “The sub fires a torpedo on a course of 85 degrees.” should be “The sub fires a torpedo on a course of 75 degrees.”
Date
Chapter
Page
Description
09/24/11
4
177
Figure 4-1 has Rx and Ry reversed and the wrong fonts applied to theta and phi. See PDF.
09/24/11
6
318-324
Equations 6.20a, 6.21a, 6.21b, 6.22b, 6.24b, 6.25a, 6.26, 6.27a, 6.27b, 6.28a, 6.28b, 6.29a, 6.29b, 6.30a, and 6.30b are missing a dot over the d term or the b term.
Errata in the second and subsequent printings of the fifth edition of Design of Machinery.
03/29/15
7
361
In step3, equation b, the value of alpha3 should be 296.089 rad/sec^2 instead of 269.089 rad/sec^2
04/03/14
13
682
The x in eq 13.15b should be x double dot and in the line above eq 13.15b – see PDF
Date
Chapter
Page
Description
12/20/07
2
038
Line 6 – reference to Section 2.18 on p. 74 should be to Section 2.19 on p. 74.
12/20/07
3
101
Reference to Section 11.12 in footnote has wrong page no. Should be p. 602, not 592.
12/20/07
3
123
Reference to Section 4.12 in first footnote has wrong page no. Should be p. 203, not 191.
12/20/07
3
127
Reference to Section 2.14 (p. 65) should be to Section 2.15 (p. 65). (13 lines from bottom.)
12/20/07
3
139
Reference to Figure P2-5a in footnote has wrong page no. Should be p. 87, not 79.
12/20/07
3
140
Reference to Figure P2-10 in 2nd footnote has wrong page no. Should be p. 88, not 80.
10/19/07
3
167
Figure P3-17 was not to scale, which confused some students – it is redrawn – same dims.
12/20/07
5
242
Reference to equation 5.2b has wrong page no. Should be p. 227. (2nd para., last line.)
12/20/07
5
246
Reference to Fig 4-8, p. 174 should be to Fig 4-5, p. 182. (4th para., 2nd line.)
10/19/07
5
276
Figure P5-10 was not to scale, which confused some students – it is redrawn – same dims.
10/19/07
5
276
The file Prob 5-41 to 5-43 & 5-48.pdf in the PDF Problem Workbook on DVD is corrected
12/22/07
7
365
Reference to Figure 7-10, p. 352 should be p. 366. (2nd para., 3rd line)
12/22/07
8
394
Reference to Figure 8-1, p. 379 should be p. 393. (2nd para., 2nd line)
12/20/07
8
463
Figure P8-3 was missing – a different figure was in its place – see replacement page pdf
12/22/07
9
490
Reference to Figure 6-15b, p. 310 should be p. 304. (last para., 2 places)
12/22/07
10
559
Ref. to Section 5.5 should be to Section 5.6 (p. 234) – also 18 simult equations should be 16
Date
Chapter
Page
Description
02/25/01
3
131
Figure 3-29e has an extra L4 = 2.5
02/17/01
5
229
Alpha2 arrow was reversed