Design Against Fracture and Failure

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS).The aim of this book is to develop, in the reader, the necessary skills required for designing materials, components and structures so as to resist fracture and failure in engineering applications.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Huda, Zainul, Bulpett, Robert, Lee, Kang Yong
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications, Limited 2010
Edition:1
ISBN:9780878491575, 0878491570
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 9: Role of Electron Fractography in Failure Analysis -- 9.1 How is Electron Microscopy (Fractography) Helpful in Failure Analysis? -- 9.2 The Practical Use of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) in Electron Fractography -- 9.3 Macro-and micro-fractography in the sem -- 9.4 Case Study in Failure Analysis Involving Electron Fractography -- Summary -- Questions and Problems -- Chapter 10: Design against Fatigue and Ductile Failures -- 10.1 How Can we Design Materials against Ductile Failure? -- 10.2 Designs against Fatigue Failure -- 10.3 How Fatigue Life Can Be Improved by Introducing Residual Compressive Stresses? -- 10.4 How Can we Compute Fatigue Life and Attain Fail -Dafe Design? -- Summary -- Additional Information -- Questions and Problems -- Chapter 11: Design against Failures Caused by Temperature &amp -- Environment -- 11.1 Design against Ductile-Brittle Transition (DBT) Failure -- 11.2 Design against Creep Failure -- 11.3 Design against Environmental Assisted Cracking (EAC)/Corrosion -- 11.4 Design against Wear -- Summary -- Additional Information. Questions and Problems. -- Answers to Problems
  • Intro -- DESIGN AGAINST FRACTURE AND FAILURE -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Table of Contents -- Table of Contents -- Part 1: Design and Fracture Mechanics -- Chapter 1: Introduction. 1.1 Failure and Engineering Disasters? -- 1.2 What Are the Causes of Engineering Disasters? -- 1.3 Why Design against Failure Is Important! -- 1.4 Some Historical Engineering Failures and their Causes -- Summary -- Additional information. Questions -- Chapter 2: Strength and Safety in Design -- 2.1 How Strength of a Material Is Related to Response to Fracture and Failure -- 2.2 What is Safe-Design? and What is its Role in Manufacturing? 2.3 What Approach Should Be Adopted in Designing a Machine Element? -- 2.4 What Is Engineering Risk -- and how Is it Assessed? -- 2.5 What is the Importance of Safety Factor (FoS) in Design? -- 2.6 Approach to Be Adopted for Designing against Metallurgical Failures -- 2.7 How are Failure Theories Helpful in Predicting Failures? -- Summary -- Additional Information -- Questions and Problems -- Chapter 3: Elements of Fracture Mechanics -- 3.1 What are the Causes of Failures in Solids and Structures? -- 3.2 What is the Importance of Stress Concentration Factor (s.c.f)? -- 3.3 How Griffith Crack Theory is Helpful in Predicting Fracture Behaviour -- 3.4 How Can we Analyze Cracks? -- 3.5 How Can we Distinguish among K, Kc and Kic? -- 3.6. Generalized K Expression with Geometric Compliance Function, Y -- Summary -- Additional Information. Questions and Problems -- Chapter 4: The Design against Fracture: Philosophy and Practices -- 4.1 How Can we Design Materials and Systems against Growth of a Crack? -- 4.2 How Can we Design a Thin-Walled Pressure Vessel against Fracture? -- 4.3 How Can we Decide Whether or Not a Design Is Safe to Use?
  • 4.4 How Can we Apply Design Philosophy for Materials Selection, Design of a Component and Test Method? -- 4.5 What is the Role of ndt in Design against Fracture? -- 4.6 What is Damage Tolerance Design Methodology (DTDM)? -- Summary -- Questions and Problems -- Part 2: Fracture and Failure Mechanisms -- Chapter 5: Fracture Mechanisms in Metals -- 5.1 Ductile and Brittle Fracture -- 5.2 Macroscopic and Microscopic Features of Fracture Mechanisms -- 5.3 How are Microscopic Examinations Helpful in Identifying Fracture? -- 5.3.1 Intergranular Brittle Fracture Mechanism -- 5.3.2 Transgranular Fracture Mechanism -- Summary -- Additional Information -- Questions and Problems -- Chapter 6: Failure Mechanisms in Composite Materials -- 6.1 What is a Composite Material? -- 6.2 The Effective Properties of Composite Materials -- 6.3 Failure Mechanisms in Composite Structures -- 6.4 Case Study: Failure Modes and Energy Absorption of Crushing Behavior in Composite Material -- Summary, Additional Information -- Questions and Problems -- Chapter 7: Metallurgical Failures. 7.1 How Temperature Drop Results in Ductile-Brittle Transition Failure -- 7.2 How Cyclic Loading May Lead to Fatigue Failure -- 7.3 How Temperature and Time Increase May Lead to Creep Failure -- 7.4 How Corrosive Environment May Lead to Failure by Environmentally Assisted Cracking (EAC) -- 7.5 How Surface Conditions May Lead to Failure by Wear and Erosion -- Summary -- Additional Information. Questions and Problems -- Part 3: Failure Analysis and Prevention -- Chapter 8: General Practices in Failure Analysis. 8.1 What is Failure Analysis? 8.2 What is Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)? -- 8.3 Stages and Procedures in Failure Analysis -- 8.4 Equipment and Techniques in Failure Analysis -- 8.5 Case Studies in Failure Analysis -- Summary -- Additional Information -- Questions and Problems