Structural Failure, Product Liability and Technical Insurance: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference, Vienna, Austria, 6-9 July 4th
Published in January 1993
Book
Hardback
552 pages
978-0-444-89600-1 (ISBN)
Description
For the enhancement of safe and reliable performance of engineering products it is vital for experts from the various disciplines to intensify their co-operation and mutual understanding. The articles in this volume report on the impact of failure research, damage prevention and fracture mechanics on advanced and less advanced technology, product liability and technical insurance. The contributions represent an interdisciplinary and inter-professional co-operation and exchange of concepts and experience, stimulating the cross-fertilization of ideas between scientists, engineers, lawyers, attorneys, managers, technical insurers and other experts from academia, government and private industry. The selection of papers provides a general overview of the many facets of failure analysis, product liability and technical insurance, and their mutual relationship. The volume should serve to promote the international co-operation of technical and legal oriented experts within the framework of structural failures and their technical, legal and insurance-technical management and solution.
For the enhancement of safe and reliable performance of engineering products it is vital for experts from the various disciplines to intensify their co-operation and mutual understanding. The articles in this volume report on the impact of failure research, damage prevention and fracture mechanics on advanced and less advanced technology, product liability and technical insurance. The contributions represent an interdisciplinary and inter-professional co-operation and exchange of concepts and experience, stimulating the cross-fertilization of ideas between scientists, engineers, lawyers, attorneys, managers, technical insurers and other experts from academia, government and private industry. The selection of papers provides a general overview of the many facets of failure analysis, product liability and technical insurance, and their mutual relationship. The volume should serve to promote the international co-operation of technical and legal oriented experts within the framework of structural failures and their technical, legal and insurance-technical management and solution.
For the enhancement of safe and reliable performance of engineering products it is vital for experts from the various disciplines to intensify their co-operation and mutual understanding. The articles in this volume report on the impact of failure research, damage prevention and fracture mechanics on advanced and less advanced technology, product liability and technical insurance. The contributions represent an interdisciplinary and inter-professional co-operation and exchange of concepts and experience, stimulating the cross-fertilization of ideas between scientists, engineers, lawyers, attorneys, managers, technical insurers and other experts from academia, government and private industry. The selection of papers provides a general overview of the many facets of failure analysis, product liability and technical insurance, and their mutual relationship. The volume should serve to promote the international co-operation of technical and legal oriented experts within the framework of structural failures and their technical, legal and insurance-technical management and solution.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
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Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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indices
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-89600-1 (9780444896001)
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Content
Part 1 Plenary lectures. Part 2 Failure analysis: Northwest Airlines Detroit crash MD-80 flight mechanics, R.A. Kadjec and F.P. Bayan; experiences in the investigation of fires and fire-damaged materials, I. LeMay; examples of the failure evaluation process, P. Noakowski and P. Moncarz. Part 3 Product liability: the technical-legal interface in presenting technical information in trials of fact in products liability cases, E.W. Green and P.F. Packman; risk engineering, B, Klikar; the role of audits in failure prevention, C.O. Bauer. Part 4 Patent problems: patent engineering, P. Revy von Belvard; reorganization of industrial property protection in the former Soviet Union, R. Zellenting. Part 5 Computer and software problems: coping with faults in and attacks on computer systems, H. Hartig; defect prevention in software development, T. Kellerman; finite element methods - a black box approach to structural clearance, A. Puri. Part 6 Quality, safety, human error: common lessons to be learned from the investigation of failures in a broad range of industries, C.E. Nicholson et al; safety of tanks for dangerous goods - a comparison of experience and codes, R. Kieselbach; failure analysis in order to avoid brittle fracture of plastic products, J.L. Spoormakker. Part 7 Bridge failures: inspection of bridges for fatigue and remedial measures using an expert system approach, H.G. Melhem and S.E. Schwartz; two Danube bridge accidents in Vienna - damage, repair schemes, consequneces, R.F. Heckel; full-scale testing of railway bridges. E. Uzgider et al. Part 8 Failure of concrete structures: a knowledge based expert system for the design and analysis of concrete and steel structures, C.M.L. Wu et al; construction failure analysis of multistorey concrete buildings, W.F. Chen and A.D. Pan. Part 9 Vehicles, transportation and accidents: the occupant cell of a motor car as a crashworthy structure, N.W. Murray and C. Flockhart; causes of underride accidents, H.L. Snyder; failure analysis of steel pipe beam filled with concrete under impact loading, N. Ishikawa et al. Part 10 Pressure vessels and piping: good engineering judgement to avoid failure in pressure vessels and piping, E.A. Blach; failure of T-intersections for composite pipes, R. Kitching and W.M. Tang. Part 11 Fatigue and environmental effects: corrosion-caused component failures - can they be deemed as a basis for product liability or accepted as a curse of nature?, D.G. Chakrapani and H. Czyzewski; some aspects of life assessment, inspection and monitoring of plant, R.K. Penny; fractographical evaluation of fatigue damage in locked coil wire ropes, J. Woodtli and G. Kopanakis.