HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING: A Working Engineer's Guide to Reading, Applying, and Inspecting GD&T on Mechanical Drawings - Couverture souple

Mercer, Robert H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798177649146

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

A mechanical drawing should give the designer, machinist, and inspector the same answer. When its tolerances leave room for interpretation, making and accepting the part becomes harder.

Handbook of Practical Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing helps you read, apply, and inspect GD&T on mechanical drawings. Based on ASME Y14.5-2018, it explains the reasoning behind geometric controls and shows how to use them in calculations, drawing reviews, and inspection planning.

Inside this handbook, you will find:

• Feature control frames, geometric symbols, features of size, and Rule #1
• Datum reference frames and advanced datum applications
• Material condition modifiers, bonus tolerance, and virtual condition
• Form, orientation, position, profile, and runout controls
• Composite frames, projected tolerance zones, and fastener clearance calculations
• Worst-case and statistical (RSS) tolerance stack-up analysis
• Worked examples, practice problems with answers, and 25 diagrams
• A glossary, symbol reference, formula reference, and index

The book also explains how to interpret legacy concentricity and symmetry callouts and provides a systematic approach to reading a complete drawing.

Written for design and manufacturing engineers, quality professionals, inspectors, machinists, and engineering students, this handbook connects GD&T symbols to the decisions made when parts are designed, manufactured, and inspected.

Get your copy and put a clearer method to work on your next drawing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798177649146
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible