Mark's Mechanical Engineering Reference
Mark's Mechanical Engineering Reference
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I've heard that the Mark's Mechanical Engineering Reference is supposedly one of the most important tools an engineer can have as far as books go. Any opinions about this? Thanks very much.





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I use a dog-eared "Marks", a 25th Edition Machinery's Handbook, and a free copy of a black "Pocket Ref" with a vendor's name embossed on the cover.
Those three printed books, and a handful of occasional internet sites comprise most of my technical references.
All of them are invaluable at different times.
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Now, I agree that it has its place, but not on my desk. See, it all depends what industry you are in, and what your job is, and what you are trying to learn.
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It's an excellent resource for structural/civils who want to know about mechanics. At least in my case. It's also very interesting, just as a curiosity, regarding non-structural ME things.
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I don't use it as often as the GPSA Engineers Handbook, but I use it more than the SPE Petroleum Engineers Handbook. It has about a 50% success rate in having information that the Internet has hidden from my meager search abilities.
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One of the things that turned me off Marks (and this is personal opinion!) was the size of the type. I don't like references where I need a magnifying glass to read them.
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I advised a young CE on Karman vortices of a tall process tower in a wind field. It was layed out very nicely in Marks. We worked out an array of guys that helped avoid unwanted vibration modes and resonance in expected winds.
Marks will give you guidance in many related fields apart from ME. It had a nice section on dimensional analysis, which I used.
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