Full Version: Recommendations for good authoritative books...
Just wanted to remind everyone that these books can be found in university libraries. For example most of these titles are avaliable in Istanbul Technical University Library, which means i'm going to have a look at 'em tomorrow.
QUOTE (jasleen @ May 20 2009, 21:44) 
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Racing and Sports Car Chassis Design - Costin and Phipps
The Sports Car, Its Design and Performance - Campbell
Racing Car Design and Development - Terry and Baker
Tuning for Speed - Irving
The books above all contained useful information I utilised at one time or another. They are somewhat dated now, mind you, so is the man recommending them...
The Sports Car, Its Design and Performance - Campbell
Racing Car Design and Development - Terry and Baker
Tuning for Speed - Irving
The books above all contained useful information I utilised at one time or another. They are somewhat dated now, mind you, so is the man recommending them...
QUOTE (venator @ May 23 2009, 22:00)
Racing and Sports Car Chassis Design - Costin and Phipps
Wins the prize for actually having a free body diagram of a swing axle suspension with asymmetric lateral force distribution to explain jacking forces.
Ben
This is not an engineering book per se but rather a general racing book
Team Lotus the Indianapolis years by Andrew Ferguson ISBN 1 85260 491 3
It is about an era of long ago when Lotus went to Indy and won at the 3rd attempt.
What makes it remarkable is that the author was the racing manager of Lotus and all his notes and memories went into the book. So it is a detailed account of the sheer effort and activity that it takes to win big time. Given the succes of Lotus and all its engineering innovation at that time it is in a way a sort of "textbook" on how to run a racing team.
Lest anybody think that life was so simple then that nobody could learn from it, the Team Lotus racing budget for 1964 that Ferguson was responsible for covered building 16 new cars across five categoies including F1 and Indy plus rebuilding 8 other cars. There were six seperate race sections and 23 different drivers were used. Accounts were delivered covering 21 categeries for each of the six race sections one week in arrears!
The workload was clearly crazy but the book does show just what it tkes to succeed in top flight competition and I suspect it is stil useful today as background as well as being a great read.
Sadly Andew Ferguson died of cancer just after completing the manuscript but Doug Nye, one of the top racing historians finished the book to ensure its publication.
Team Lotus the Indianapolis years by Andrew Ferguson ISBN 1 85260 491 3
It is about an era of long ago when Lotus went to Indy and won at the 3rd attempt.
What makes it remarkable is that the author was the racing manager of Lotus and all his notes and memories went into the book. So it is a detailed account of the sheer effort and activity that it takes to win big time. Given the succes of Lotus and all its engineering innovation at that time it is in a way a sort of "textbook" on how to run a racing team.
Lest anybody think that life was so simple then that nobody could learn from it, the Team Lotus racing budget for 1964 that Ferguson was responsible for covered building 16 new cars across five categoies including F1 and Indy plus rebuilding 8 other cars. There were six seperate race sections and 23 different drivers were used. Accounts were delivered covering 21 categeries for each of the six race sections one week in arrears!
The workload was clearly crazy but the book does show just what it tkes to succeed in top flight competition and I suspect it is stil useful today as background as well as being a great read.
Sadly Andew Ferguson died of cancer just after completing the manuscript but Doug Nye, one of the top racing historians finished the book to ensure its publication.
Andrew Ferguson died suddenly from a massive stroke - not cancer - but thanks for the mention...
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With wanting to do Aeronautical Eng at Uni, with a view to a future career in F1, could anyone point me towards any books which would show an appreciable interest in Aeronautical Eng/future career in F1, which I can then put on my Personal Statement for Uni. The Imperial website wasn't very helpful in regards to reading lists. Thanks.
QUOTE (TheArmchairCritic @ Oct 24 2009, 02:57)
With wanting to do Aeronautical Eng at Uni, with a view to a future career in F1, could anyone point me towards any books which would show an appreciable interest in Aeronautical Eng/future career in F1, which I can then put on my Personal Statement for Uni. The Imperial website wasn't very helpful in regards to reading lists. Thanks.
Katz, then read the references he mentions, then read the references those mention. etc.
QUOTE (Greg Locock @ Oct 23 2009, 23:36)
Katz, then read the references he mentions, then read the references those mention. etc.
Any others? Thanks.
Guys... <Insert echo>
So did you read Katz and follow my advice or are you just a troll?
Please tell me about SAE or FISITA books. Are they similar to academic books(papers) ? I must say I have bought a lot of books which you spoukd about and I wasn´t happy. I suppose in the Czech Republic we have better books than in England because we had one great writer in 1990s. His name was Mr.Vlk and his books are unapproachable with books as e.g. Engineer to Win or The Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics. It´s crazy because we don´t have any big experience with motorsport or automotive, but now I can´t be excited about this books.
Thanks for all replies which will help me.
Thanks for all replies which will help me.
Three key books on chassis structural design, in particular monocoques (but not only):
E. F. Bruhn - Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures [the old bible, still a key reference even if it hasn't been updated to include composite structures]
T.G.H. Megson - Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, 4th Ed. [popular and clear engineering textbook, the 4th ed. includes a new chapter on the design and analysis of thin walled composite structures]
J. C. Brown, A. J. Robertson, S. T. Serpento - Motor Vehicle Structures: Concepts and Fundamentals [very good book, most modern text on vehicle chassis design using the simple structural surfaces method]
Two observations:
these books require a very good mathematical and engineering background, in particular the first two;
the fact that FEA is today ubiquitous does not mean that a good engineer should not be capable to do a preliminary, accurate design by hand and, after have carried out the computer analysis, check the accuracy of the results [garbage in, garbage out].
I personally used the first two in my aircraft structures exam [together other texts like Peery-Azar and Rivello, here not mentioned]. The third one is more recent.
E. F. Bruhn - Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures [the old bible, still a key reference even if it hasn't been updated to include composite structures]
T.G.H. Megson - Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, 4th Ed. [popular and clear engineering textbook, the 4th ed. includes a new chapter on the design and analysis of thin walled composite structures]
J. C. Brown, A. J. Robertson, S. T. Serpento - Motor Vehicle Structures: Concepts and Fundamentals [very good book, most modern text on vehicle chassis design using the simple structural surfaces method]
Two observations:
these books require a very good mathematical and engineering background, in particular the first two;
the fact that FEA is today ubiquitous does not mean that a good engineer should not be capable to do a preliminary, accurate design by hand and, after have carried out the computer analysis, check the accuracy of the results [garbage in, garbage out].
I personally used the first two in my aircraft structures exam [together other texts like Peery-Azar and Rivello, here not mentioned]. The third one is more recent.
I like Bruhn, but wouldn't recommend it for designing cars, unless you want a car that has the same structural approach as an FAA certified aeroplane. It's about $140. That being said it is the main book i used to learn about designing structures and FEA out of uni, as my manager swore by it. Brown et al looks interesting.
Current monocoque chassis technology is an aeronautical structural engineering matter. It has been as such right from the start (Lotus 25, I would say).
It is not by chance that anytime someone asks about a chassis (structural) design book, the venerable Costin and Phipps gets mentioned first (to discover it does not go very far) and there is not much else reasonable around still to this day. Books like, for example, “Successful composite techniques” are only general illustrations of a technology without any detail on how actually to design a structure.
Bruhn is an old textbook, the first edition goes back to the mid ‘60s, when the push to the moon was on and the first rudimentary version of Nastran [acronym for NASA Structural Analysis] was being developed (this legacy can be clearly seen in several chapters).
In many parts it is certainly dated, the fonts tire you down after a short while, but I never thought it was an FAA certification manual. To solve structural problems (space frames and thin walled structures alike) it is a little gold mine (albeit arguably a heavy tome). Megson is a clearer and more modern book. I am talking about engineering books not popularizations.
It can also be argued that current F1’s chassis have probably more stringent requirements (FIA and physical) than certified airplanes.
It is not by chance that anytime someone asks about a chassis (structural) design book, the venerable Costin and Phipps gets mentioned first (to discover it does not go very far) and there is not much else reasonable around still to this day. Books like, for example, “Successful composite techniques” are only general illustrations of a technology without any detail on how actually to design a structure.
Bruhn is an old textbook, the first edition goes back to the mid ‘60s, when the push to the moon was on and the first rudimentary version of Nastran [acronym for NASA Structural Analysis] was being developed (this legacy can be clearly seen in several chapters).
In many parts it is certainly dated, the fonts tire you down after a short while, but I never thought it was an FAA certification manual. To solve structural problems (space frames and thin walled structures alike) it is a little gold mine (albeit arguably a heavy tome). Megson is a clearer and more modern book. I am talking about engineering books not popularizations.
It can also be argued that current F1’s chassis have probably more stringent requirements (FIA and physical) than certified airplanes.
Has everyone seen this:
http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/
It's looks like it's associated with Race Engine Technology magazine. The magazine is quite expensive, but this appears to be free (at least it is at the minute).
It might be interesting for some people.
http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/
It's looks like it's associated with Race Engine Technology magazine. The magazine is quite expensive, but this appears to be free (at least it is at the minute).
It might be interesting for some people.
Has anyone read / is anyone familiar with Pulkrabek's Engineering Fundamentals of the Internal Combustion Engine? I'm itching to add something to my engine library again.
QUOTE (Canuck @ Feb 24 2010, 11:01)
Has anyone read / is anyone familiar with Pulkrabek's Engineering Fundamentals of the Internal Combustion Engine? I'm itching to add something to my engine library again.
I found the characters two-dimensional and the plot development tired and predictable. Also, the sex scenes were gratuitous and in my opinion, implausible.
QUOTE (Deepak @ Jan 20 2009, 17:45)
Any opinions on,
"Theory of Ground Vehicles by Wong"?
I find a lot of professors using this as reference for vehicle dynamics.
OT: Could this be stickied?
"Theory of Ground Vehicles by Wong"?
I find a lot of professors using this as reference for vehicle dynamics.
OT: Could this be stickied?
A bit late on the reply here, but I recently obtained this book. It's good, readable, and only gets down into equation & derivations when necessary (as opposed to someone like Pacejka who seems to only be capable of communicating with complicated equations). Plenty of useful graphs.
Wong covers a lot of ground, and gets into things you probably won't see anywhere else, like how much soft soil will deflect when run over by a tire at pressure X, plus air cushion vehicles, and other interesting things (many or most of them being off-road applications).
Incidentally John Dixon has a new book out written from the point of view of writing programs to build suspension models. I haven't read much of it, but if that is your interest it will almost certainly be worth a look. I have access to it via some horrible server based system, check yours (eg Knovel)
QUOTE (munks @ Sep 23 2010, 21:16)
A bit late on the reply here, but I recently obtained this book. It's good, readable, and only gets down into equation & derivations when necessary (as opposed to someone like Pacejka who seems to only be capable of communicating with complicated equations). Plenty of useful graphs.
Wong covers a lot of ground, and gets into things you probably won't see anywhere else, like how much soft soil will deflect when run over by a tire at pressure X, plus air cushion vehicles, and other interesting things (many or most of them being off-road applications).
Wong covers a lot of ground, and gets into things you probably won't see anywhere else, like how much soft soil will deflect when run over by a tire at pressure X, plus air cushion vehicles, and other interesting things (many or most of them being off-road applications).
Thanks for the reply.
I might give it a try after seeing your feedback.
QUOTE (Greg Locock @ Sep 24 2010, 02:23)
Incidentally John Dixon has a new book out written from the point of view of writing programs to build suspension models. I haven't read much of it, but if that is your interest it will almost certainly be worth a look. I have access to it via some horrible server based system, check yours (eg Knovel)
Greg - Is this the one?
Suspension Analysis & Computational Geometry
I've been reading Harold Bettes "Engine Airflow" and I'm greatly impressed. I find a lot of these soft cover magazine-sized books to be big on fluff and product placements but short on substance. Not this one. There is more usable information in here than in nearly all the other "how to port cylinder heads" books put together, though that's not really saying much. Densely packed, and unusually so for this format.
It's refreshing to read something in this style that isn't dumbed down to useless generalities, yet at the same time is readable and understandable for someone like me with my admittedly modest mental capacity.
From this book - and from the Speedtalk interviews - Harold comes across as a really nice guy who know his stuff and knows how to get it across. I don't know him personally but I bet Macguire does. Bill? He has a credibility and directness that I'd compare with the likes of McFarland and Widmer, and incidentally both these guys contribute to the book.
If you're an amateur flowbench jockey like myself - even an experienced one - I'd be surprised if you weren't both delighted and enlightened by this book. I don't think I've enjoyed a book like this since Grumpy Jenkins' racing smallblock book first came out way back when.
/end of gushing review
It's refreshing to read something in this style that isn't dumbed down to useless generalities, yet at the same time is readable and understandable for someone like me with my admittedly modest mental capacity.
From this book - and from the Speedtalk interviews - Harold comes across as a really nice guy who know his stuff and knows how to get it across. I don't know him personally but I bet Macguire does. Bill? He has a credibility and directness that I'd compare with the likes of McFarland and Widmer, and incidentally both these guys contribute to the book.
If you're an amateur flowbench jockey like myself - even an experienced one - I'd be surprised if you weren't both delighted and enlightened by this book. I don't think I've enjoyed a book like this since Grumpy Jenkins' racing smallblock book first came out way back when.
/end of gushing review
QUOTE (Grumbles @ Oct 15 2010, 00:18)
From this book - and from the Speedtalk interviews - Harold comes across as a really nice guy who know his stuff and knows how to get it across. I don't know him personally but I bet Macguire does. Bill? He has a credibility and directness that I'd compare with the likes of McFarland and Widmer, and incidentally both these guys contribute to the book.
If you're an amateur flowbench jockey like myself - even an experienced one - I'd be surprised if you weren't both delighted and enlightened by this book. I don't think I've enjoyed a book like this since Grumpy Jenkins' racing smallblock book first came out way back when.
/end of gushing review
If you're an amateur flowbench jockey like myself - even an experienced one - I'd be surprised if you weren't both delighted and enlightened by this book. I don't think I've enjoyed a book like this since Grumpy Jenkins' racing smallblock book first came out way back when.
/end of gushing review
Sorry for the delay in replying -- didn't look into this thread until just now.
Harold Bettes has been around forever -- he was formerly president of Superflow. I imagine thousands of people have been through his presentations. I must confess I haven't seen the airflow book, but I do have his book on dynos, which I think is a great resource for people digging into the issue.
Maybe not strictly 'authoritative' but two inspirational autobiographies are;
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/automotiv...ck-edition.html
And
http://www.amazon.com/Was-Fifty-Years-High...e/dp/1859606660
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/automotiv...ck-edition.html
And
http://www.amazon.com/Was-Fifty-Years-High...e/dp/1859606660
QUOTE (rachael @ Jan 9 2011, 07:01)
Maybe not strictly 'authoritative' but two inspirational autobiographies are;
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/automotiv...ck-edition.html
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/automotiv...ck-edition.html
Those who liked Tony Rudd's Autobiography, will love Sir Stanley Hooker's although they have probably read it.
http://www.amazon.com/Not-Much-Engineer-St...mp;sr=1-1-spell
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