This is one book of a four‎-part series‎,‎ which aims to integrate discussion of modern engineering design principles‎,‎ advanced design tools‎,‎ and industrial design practices throughout the design process‎.‎ Through this series‎,‎ the reader will‎:‎ * Understand basic design principles and modern engineering design paradigms‎.‎* Understand CAD/CAE/CAM tools available for various design related tasks‎.‎* Understand how to put an integrated system together to conduct product design using the paradigms and tools‎.‎* Understand industrial practices in employing virtual engineering design and tools for product development‎.‎ * Provides a comprehensive and thorough coverage on essential elements for product performance evaluation using the virtual engineering paradigms * Covers CAD/CAE in Structural Analysis using FEM‎,‎ Motion Analysis of Mechanical Systems‎,‎ Fatigue and Fracture Analysis‎.‎ * Each chapter includes both analytical methods and computer‎-aided design methods‎,‎ reflecting the use of modern computational tools in engineering design and practice * A case study and tutorial example at the end of each chapter provide hands‎-on practice in implementing off‎-the‎-shelf computer design tools * Provides two projects at the end of the book showing the use of Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks to implement concepts discussed in the book