Otegui Failure Analysis

Fundamentals and Applications in Mechanical Components
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-03910-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 313 Seiten, eBook

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 from its reading.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Otegui, Jose Luis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr  José Luis OTEGUI, Mech. Eng, Ph.D. (U. Waterloo) is a Full Professor, at the Dept. Materials Engineering. University of Mar del Plata, Argentina, in the areas of Mechanics of Structural Materials, Pressure Vessels and Piping. Main research activities are within the Mechanics of Materials Division of INTEMA, Institute for Materials Science & Technology (UNMdP-CONICET). Dr. Otegui is experienced in the Direction of Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, has more than 100 published articles in scientific and technological Journals and has a well established reputation for consultancy. Consultancy work includes failure analysis, numerical modelling, fracture mechanics and experimental materials evaluation.