Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis with Case Studies from the Chemicals, Concrete and Power Industries

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Front Matter,Copyright,Contributors,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Progressive failures of components in chemical process industry: Case history investigation and root-cause analysis, Pages 1-23, George A. Pantazopoulos, Pandora P. Psyllaki
Chapter 2 - Engineering failure analysis in chemical process industries, Pages 25-47, Kashif M. Deen, Ijaz H. Khan
Chapter 3 - Boiler tube failures: Some case studies, Pages 49-68, Atanu Saha
Chapter 4 - Creep damage of high alloyed reformer tubes, Pages 69-91, Eugenio Guglielmino, Rosanna Pino, Chiara Servetto, Andrea Sili
Chapter 5 - Failure analysis of reinforced concrete structures subjected to chloride penetration and reinforcements corrosion, Pages 93-121, Elyson A.P. Liberati, Caio G. Nogueira, Edson D. Leonel, Alaa Chateauneuf
Chapter 6 - Nonlinear 3D finite-element modeling for structural failure analysis of concrete sleepers/bearers at an urban turnout diamond, Pages 123-160, Minh Vu, Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Mario Attard
Chapter 7 - Investigation of failure behavior of thin-walled tubular components and development of a procedure for evaluation of their mechanical and fracture properties, Pages 161-186, Mahendra K. Samal
Chapter 8 - Seismic risk of RC water storage elevated tanks: Case study, Pages 187-216, Hocine Hammoum, Karima Bouzelha, Drifa Slimani
Chapter 9 - Reliability and material failure analysis of water and wastewater systems: Case studies, Pages 217-242, Katarzyna Miszta-Kruk
Chapter 10 - A reliable analysis method for estimating large excavator structural strength, Pages 243-258, Ying Li, Yong-An Tian, Samuel Frimpong
Chapter 11 - The reliability design of mechanical system and its parametric accelerated life testing, Pages 259-276, Seong-woo Woo
Chapter 12 - A nonlocal damage-mechanics-based approach suitable for failure assessment and remaining life estimation of critical industrial components, Pages 277-309, Mahendra K. Samal
Chapter 13 - A concise filtergram wear particle atlas and some case studies, Pages 311-353, William Liu
Chapter 14 - Fatigue failure analysis of welded structures: An overview and A case study, Pages 355-386, Seyed B. Behravesh, Elfaitori Ibrahim, Hamid Jahed
Chapter 15 - Welding-associated failures in power boilers, Pages 387-410, Iman El-Mahallawi, Waleed Khalifa, Mohamed El-Saady, Mohamed R. El-Koussy
Chapter 16 - Degradation of protective PVD coatings, Pages 411-440, Alicja K. Krella
Chapter 17 - Application of pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in failure analysis for the identification of organic compounds in chemical, rubber, and automotive industry, Pages 441-469, Peter Kusch, Dorothee Schroeder-Obst, Volker Obst, Gerd Knupp, Wolfgang Fink, Johannes Steinhaus
Index, Pages 471-481