RULES OF THUMB FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Copyright 8 1997 by Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publisher. 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Gulf Publishing Company Book Division . Box 2608 0 Houston, Texas 77252-2608 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Rules of thumb for mechanical engineers : a manual of quick, accurate solutions to everyday mechanical engineering problems / J. Edward Pope, editor ;in collaboration with Andrew Brewington . . . [et al.]. p. cm. Includes.