Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book, 3rd Edition

Preface

Roger L. Timings (2005)

As stated in the foreword, this new edition of the Mechanical Engineer’s Pocket Book reflects the changing nature of the Engineering Industry in the UK and changes in the related technology. Many of the British Standards (BS) quoted in the previous editions have been amended or withdrawn and replaced by BS EN and BS EN ISO standards. The British Standards catalogue is no longer available in hard copy but is published on a CD.

Definitions of entries

Catalogue entries are coded as in the example shown below. The various elements are labelled A–J. The key explains each element. Not all the elements will appear in every Standard.

BS 1361	Product identifier.
1971	Original publication date.
(1986)	Confirmed in 1986, indicating ...