Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis. Volume Three: Volume Three

Examines more than 100 cases of failure and the process by which they were analyzed, diagnosed, and resolved.

Provides expert analysis and insight on a variety of materials, failure modes, root causes, and analytical techniques.

Includes sections dedicated to specific components, industries, and other factors, as follows:

• Transportation and Motive Power Systems - Air and Spacecraft, Automobiles and Trucks, Construction and Farming Equipment, Rail and Rolling Stock, Watercraft
• Buildings and Bridges - Bridges and Suspensions, Buildings and Building Systems, Building and Construction Materials, Towers and Architectural Structures
• Petrochemical/Chemical Processing - Pipe and Piping, Pressure Vessels and Boilers, Pulp and Paper Processing, Storage Tanks, Turbomachinery
• Mining and Manufacturing - Material Handling and Conveying, Thermal Processing Equipment, Oil and Gas, Offshore and Marine
• Mechanical Components - Bearing Failures, Fastener Failures, Gear Failures, Shaft Failures
• Failure Modes - Corrosion, Distortion/Deformation, Fracture, Wear
• Processing Related Failures - Casting Defects, Metalworking Defects, Heat Treating Defects, Welding Defects