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Rasheed Ahmed Khan, Ali Hasan, and Ravinder Kumar Anand’s Mechanical Engineering, published by Atlantic publishers, is a comprehensive book for mechanical engineering students. It comprises of the applications of principles of Physics for design, analysis, manufacture and maintenance of mechanical systems. An extensive understanding of the basic concepts in mechanics, thermodynamics, kinematics and energy is necessary. The principles discussed in the book are used in the analysis and design of industrial equipment and machinery, manufacturing plants, aircraft, heating and cooling systems, motor vehicles, watercraft, and medical devices and so on. Part A of the book covers basic concepts related to Mechanical engineering. Part B covers two-dimensional force systems and analyses, explanation of basic concepts of force, mass, space and laws of motion, analyses of Varignon’s Theorem and Force-Couple systems. An exclusive chapter on both friction and belt friction are included. Part C covers beams, frames, trusses, shafts and stresses. One exclusive chapter is devoted to the study of centre of gravity, centroids of plane geometrical figures like circles, triangles, trapeziums, sphere, cylinder, rod, and cone and so on. About Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Atlantic Publishers and Distributors is one of India’s publishing and distributing companies, established in the year 1977. They develop and publish quality academic, professional, general, science and technology, social sciences, management and humanities books. Their books have found home in the libraries of IITs, NITs and other reputed educational institutions in India. The books are constantly updated and revised to conform to the latest syllabi and exam patterns. Some of the books published under their banner are Public Administration for UGC-NET/SLET: Objective Type, Management for UGC-NET/SLET and Other Competitive Examinations, How to become a Good Journalist, Sociology for UGC-NET/SLET and Other Competitive Examinations Objective Type Questions and Directory of Publishers and Booksellers in India.