Practical Guide to Engineering Failure (repost)
Practical Guide to Engineering Failure by Matthews
English | 12 Feb. 1998 | ISBN: 1860580866 | 276 Pages | PDF | 15 MB
English | 12 Feb. 1998 | ISBN: 1860580866 | 276 Pages | PDF | 15 MB
A Practical Guide to Engineering Failure Investigation hasbeen written with the specific purpose of helping those involved inserious engineering failures. When mechanical plant fails, thetechnical, legal and contractual issues become very involved andcomplicated, and deciding causation can be difficult and prolonged.The principles and methodologies explained here will help engineers to link their technical knowledge to the commercialrealities of working with insurers, loss adjusters and theirrepresentatives.
This book is essential reading for consultants, expert witnessesand all engineers who may become involved in commercial failureinvestigations.
CONTENTS INCLUDE:
How to use this book
Professional roles and responsibilities
Strategy and tactics of failure investigation
The inspection visit
Doing a design and operation appraisal
Mechanisms of failure
Deciding causation
How to present your conclusions
Insurance investigations deferring failure events and proximate cause subrogation.