Ever since his student days at IIT Madras and during his 43 years of his professional career that spanned Engineering Consulting and Industry, Research and Teaching, the author has been intensely involved with the subjects Strength of Materials, Design and Analysis of Mechanical components and Systems and Vibrations. Inspired with a passion for these subjects, the author felt the need, to establish a close link betweenStrength of Materials and Design Engineering and that Strength of Materia