Failure Analysis of Engineering Structures Methodology and Case Histories





Preface

Service failures of machines and structures without warning

have been experienced in many industries with varying degrees of

consequential damages. Systematic analysis of such failures has

generated a fund of useful information for designers, manufacturers,

and users of industrial hardware. With an understanding of

failures and their causes, technical remedies were incorporated at

various stages and, thus, recurrence of failures prevented. National

Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bangalore, has been involved in

failure analysis and accident investigations for over four decades.

Though initially the clientele was mainly from the aerospace sector,

several other organizations have taken advantage of this service.

The experience gained over the years has culminated in the

compilation of this book, Failure Analysis of Engineering Structures:

Methodology and Case Histories. The book comprises two

parts. The first part is a treatment of various aspects of failure

analysis with emphasis on techniques. The second part deals with

failure case studies analyzed by the Failure Analysis and Accident

Investigation Group in the authors’ laboratories.


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