Mechanical Engineering: Metrology (Questions and Answers) (Paperback - 2020)

Mechanical Engineering: Metrology studies a range of measuring devices, instruments, and equipment used in engineering measurements. It has been written to enable the students of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Technology to understand and learn the basic theoretical concepts and practical aspects associated with Metrology which is the science of measurement. The book deals the relevant theory and practical aspects of Metrology in the form of text, question–answer, review/evaluative questions, and work sheets in an integrated manner.

Extensive usages of diagrams/figures and numerical calculations have been done to make the fundamentals and principles of Metrology more clear and easier to understand. At the end of book, Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Review Questions, Revision Questions, Evaluative Questions, Glossary of Terms, University Model Question Papers, Appendix, Tables, S.I. Units, and Conversion Factors have been provided. The problems given in this book are designed to test and sharpen the students’ basic skills and knowledge in engineering measurements. Attempting and answering these questions will promote self-study and learning amongst students and build confidence in them.

M. Adithan, Professor Emeritus and Director, Academic Staff College at VIT University, Vellore, has Ph.D. from I.I.T. Madras. He was an UNESCO Fellow at Ohio State University, U.S.A. and has more than four decades of experience in teaching, research, training, and faculty development. He served as faculty member at I.I.T. Madras, T.T.T.I. Chandigarh, and VIT University, Vellore; taught Metrology and other related Manufacturing Technology courses and was instrumental in setting up Metrology Laboratories. He was a visiting professor at Brigham Young University, U.S.A. and at University of Technology, Malaysia.