Failure Analysis Case Studies III
A Sourcebook of Case Studies Selected from the Pages of Engineering Failure Analysis 2000-2002
Published on 21. April 2004
Book
Hardback
470 pages
978-0-08-044447-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is the third in the series of sourcebooks on Failure Analysis and Structural Integrity published by Elsevier. It comprises 35 case studies describing detailed analyses of real engineering failures and structural integrity problems chosen from volumes 7, 8 and 9 of the Elsevier journal Engineering Failure Analysis. It is an essential reference, helping people avoid or analyse engineering failures, design and manufacture for greater safety and economy, and assess operating, maintenance and fitness-for-purpose procedures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Researchers in structural integrity in civil, aerospace, automotive, marine, transport, biomaterials and electronics
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1284 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-044447-5 (9780080444475)
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Person
Dr. Jones is co-author of Engineering Materials 1 and 2 and lead author for the 3rd and 4th editions. He was the founder editor of Elsevier's journal Engineering Failure Analysis, and founder chair of Elsevier's International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis series. His research interests are in materials engineering, and along with serving as President of Christ's College at the University of Cambridge he now works internationally advising major companies and legal firms on failures of large steel structures.
Content
Overload failures; Creep failures; Fatigue (initiation-based); Fatigue (welded fabrications); Corrosion; Stress corrosion cracking; Defective materials; Erosion and wear; Structural integrity assessment