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# Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers is a comprehensive handbook for the field of mechanical engineering. Originally based on the even older German Hütte, it was first published in 1916 by Lionel Simeon Marks. In 2017, its 12th edition, published by McGraw-Hill, marked the 100th anniversary of the work. The handbook was translated into several languages.
Lionel S. Marks was a professor of mechanical engineering at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the early 1900s.
== Topics ==
The 11th edition consists of 20 sections:
Mathematical Tables and Measuring Units
Mathematics
Mechanics of Solids and Fluids
Heat
Strength of Materials
Materials of Engineering
Fuels and Furnaces
Machine Elements
Power Generation
Materials Handling
Transportation
Building Construction and Equipment
Manufacturing Processes
Fans, Pumps, and Compressors
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Instruments and Controls
Industrial Engineering
The Regulatory Environment
Refrigeration, Cryogenics, and Optics
Emerging Technologies
== Editions ==
English editions:
1st edition, 1916, edited by Lionel Simeon Marks, based on the German Hütte
2nd edition, 1924, edited by Lionel Simeon Marks
3rd edition, 1930, Editor-in-Chief Lionel S. Marks, total issue 103,500, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc.
1941, edited by Lionel Peabody Marks
1951, edited by Lionel Peabody Marks and Alison Peabody Marks
1967, edited by Theodore Baumeister III
6th edition, 1958, edited by Eugene A. Avallone, Theodore Baumeister III
7th edition, golden (50th) anniversary, 1976?, edited by Theodore Baumeister III
8th edition, edited by Theodore Baumeister III, Eugene A. Avallone
9th edition
10th edition, 80th anniversary, 1997, edited by Eugene A. Avallone, Theodore Baumeister III,
11th edition, 90th anniversary, 2007, edited by Eugene A. Avallone, Theodore Baumeister III, Ali M. Sadegh
12th edition, 100th anniversary, 2017, edited by Ali M. Sadegh, William M. Worek, Eugene A. Avallone
== See also ==
Hütte
== References ==
- [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 1 - Loads Forces and Effects]]
- [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 5A - Plain and Reinforced Concrete]]
- [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/Accessibility Standards]]
- [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/Standards Index]]
- [[Building Services/Building Performance]]
- [[Environmental Design/Strong Foundations for Sustainable Constructions]]
- [[Environmental Design/Thermal Comfort]]
- [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards]]
- [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 2 - Soils and Foundations]]
- [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 3A - Timber]]
== External links ==
Publisher's description