Books

Books by Sandeep Bandyopadhyay

Desk references written by an engineer with more than twenty years in aerospace and energy structures. They come in paperback and Kindle on Amazon; the ones marked coming soon are on their way. Every book has a free reader's companion: a short quiz for each chapter and a tracker of the ones you have finished.

GD&T Professional Exam Guide

ASME Y14.5-2018, Technologist and Senior Levels. An Unofficial Study Guide with Two Full-Length Practice Exams

The 2018 exam, not the 2009 one: 21 chapters with an original drawing for every rule, 12 exam-style questions per chapter, and two full 150-question practice exams with every answer explained.

21 chapters on the 2018 body of knowledge, in the proportions the exam uses
An original drawing for every concept: what each callout allows and what it forbids
12 exam-style questions per chapter, with why the tempting wrong answer is wrong
Two original 150-question practice exams, Technologist and Senior, every answer explained

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What is inside the book

Preparing for the exam? The ASME GDTP Complete Exam Kit adds full timed practice exams.

Independent publication, not endorsed by ASME. A study aid: it does not guarantee a pass.

Practical Airframe Stress Analysis, Volume 1

Metallic Structure. Hand Calculations, Margins of Safety and Sizing for Aircraft Stress Engineers

A desk handbook for aircraft stress engineers: from the loads file to a margin of safety a checker will accept, in 26 chapters and 85 fully worked examples.

26 chapters and 85 fully worked examples, each checked numerically
Margins of safety and the 14 CFR Part 25 factors, and how not to stack them
Buckling, crippling, stiffened panels, diagonal tension webs and cutouts
Lugs, fastened joints, fittings, fatigue and damage tolerance for the static analyst

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What is inside the book

Independent publication. Methods from public sources only; illustrative material values. Not a substitute for approved allowables or company methods.

Practical Airframe Stress Analysis, Volume 2

Composite Structure. Laminates, Allowables, Joints and Damage Tolerance for Aircraft Stress Engineers

Composite structure the way a stress office substantiates it: laminates, allowables, joints, impact damage and repairs, in 24 chapters and 78 worked examples.

24 chapters and 78 worked examples
Laminate theory, failure criteria and building-block allowables
Bolted, bonded and hybrid metal-composite joints
Impact damage, compression after impact, fatigue and repairs

Coming soon on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

Independent publication. Methods from public sources only; illustrative material values. Not a substitute for approved allowables or company methods.