This book draws together the most interesting recent results to emerge in mechanical
engineering in Russia providing a fascinating overview of the state of the art in the field in
that country which will be of interest to a wide readership. A broad range of topics and issues
in modern engineering are discussed including dynamics of machines materials engineering
structural strength and tribological behavior transport technologies machinery quality and
innovations. The book comprises selected papers presented at the conference Modern Engineering:
Science and Education held at the Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University in 2013 with
the support of the Russian Engineering Union. The authors are experts in various fields of
engineering and all of the papers have been carefully reviewed. The book will be of interest
to mechanical engineers lecturers in engineering disciplines and engineering graduates.
