The Mechanical
Engineering Handbook




Mechanical Design Standards



BS 8888:2002

Technical product documentation (TPD). Specification for defining, specifying and graphically representing products


BS ISO 128-20:1996

Technical drawings. General principles of presentation. Basic conventions for lines


BS ISO 128-21:1997

Technical drawings. General principles of presentation. Preparation of lines by CAD systems


BS ISO 128-22:1999

Technical drawings. General principles of presentation. Basic conventions and applications for leader lines and reference lines


BS ISO 128-23:1999

Technical drawings. General principles of presentation. Lines on construction drawings Current 20 pgs.


BS ISO 128-24:1999

Technical drawings. General principles of presentation. Lines on mechanical engineering drawings Current 20 pgs.


BS EN ISO 2162-1:1996 ( BS 308-1.17:1996)

Technical product documentation. Springs. Simplified representation Current 20 pgs.


BS EN ISO 2162-2:1996 ( BS 308-1.18:1996)

Technical product documentation. Springs. Presentation of data for cylindrical helical compression springs Current 20 pgs.


BS EN ISO 2162-3:1996 ( BS 308-1.19:1996)

Technical product documentation. Springs. Vocabulary Current


BS EN ISO 2203:1997 ( BS 308-1.16:1997)

Technical drawing. Conventional representation of gears


BS 4235-1:1972

Specification for metric keys and keyways. Parallel and taper keys


BS 4235-2:1972 ( ISO 3912-1977)

Specification for metric keys and keyways. Woodruff keys and keyways


BS ISO 406:1987

Technical drawings. Tolerancing of linear and angular dimensions.


BS4500/ BS EN20286

ISO Limits and Fits


BS EN ISO 4287:2000

Geometrical product specification (GPS). Surface texture. Profile method. Terms, definitions and surface texture parameters Current 40 pgs.


BS EN ISO 5458:1999

Geometrical product specifications (GPS). Geometrical tolerancing. Positional tolerancing Current 20 pgs.


BS ISO 5459:1981

Technical drawings. Geometrical tolerancing. Datums and datum-systems for geometrical tolerances Current 24 pgs.


BS EN 22768-1:1993 ( ISO 2768-1:1989)

General tolerances. Tolerances for linear and angular dimensions without individual tolerance indications Current 24 pgs.


BS EN 22768-2:1993 ( ISO 2768-2:1989)

General tolerances. Geometrical tolerances for features without individual tolerance indications Current 20 pgs.


BS ISO 1302:1992

Technical drawings. Method of indicating surface texture Current 22 pgs.


BS308 :Parts 1-Withdrawn

Engineering Drawing Practice : General Principles


BS308 :Parts 2-Withdrawn

Engineering Drawing Practice : Dimensioning and Tolerancing


BS308 :Parts 3-Withdrawn

Engineering Drawing Practice : Geometric Tolerancing


ISO9001(1994)

Quality Systems - specifications for design, development, production, installation and servicing.


ISO 9002(1994)

Quality Systems - specifications for production, installation and servicing.


ISO 9003(1994)

Quality Systems - specifications for final inspection and test


BS 5760:Pt 0: 1993

Introductory guide to reliability


BS 5760:Pt 2: 1994

Guide to assessment of reliability


BS 5760:Pt 3: 1993

Guide to reliability practices: examples


BS 5760:Pt 5: 1991

Guide FMEA and FMECA


BS 5760:Pt 6: 1993

Guide to Fault Tree Analysis


BS EN 292 Pt 1 and Pt 2

Safety of Machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design


BS 499-1:1991

Welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting


BS EN 22553:1995 ISO 2553:1993

Welded, brazed and soldered joints. Symbolic representation on drawings.


BS EN ISO 4063:2000

Welding, brazing, soldering and braze welding of metals. Nomenclature of processes and reference numbers for symbolic representation on drawings


BS 7373:1998

Guide to the preparation of specifications


BS 5493:1977

Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion


BS EN ISO 12944-1 to 8:1998

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems


BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005

Eurocode. Basis of structural design


BS EN 1991-1-1:2002

Eurocode 1.:Actions on structures. General actions. Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings


BS EN 1993-1-1:2005

Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. General rules and rules for buildings



Other Engineering Standards