Failure Analysis Fundamentals and Applications in Mechanical Components /

• Main Author: Otegui, Jose Luis (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Continuum mechanics.; Mechanical engineering.; Building repair.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Materials science.; Mechanical Engineering.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Building Repair and Maintenance.

This book addresses the failures of structural elements, i.e. those components whose primary mission is to withstand mechanical loads. The book is intended as a self-contained source for those with different technical grades, engineers and scientists but also technicians in the field can benefit fro...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Tools for Preliminary Analysis of a Mechanical Failure
• Tools for the Microscopic Analysis of a Mechanical Failure
• Damage and Failure Mechanisms
• Characterization and Testing of Materials
• Mechanical Modelling Tools applied to Failure Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Damage and Failure Mechanisms in Machinery
• Mitigation and Life Prediction
• Consequences of a Failure Analysis.