Focus on Mechanical Failures: Mechanisms and Detection. Proceedings of the Meeting (45th) of the Mechanical Failures Prevention Group Held in Annapolis, Maryland on April 9 - 11, 1999

As our society becomes more and more mechanized, as demands on performance become more exacting, and as our technology becomes increasingly complex, each mechanical failure reaches greater significance. In terms of the economy of the country, mechanical failures represent a cost of billions of dolla...

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Main Authors: Pusey, Henry C, Pusey, Sallie C
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR COMPRESSORS
Aircraft
AIRCRAFT ENGINES
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
ALLOYS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CRACKING(FRACTURING)
DEFECTS(MATERIALS)
DETECTION
EXPERT SYSTEMS
FAILURE(MECHANICS)
HIGH STRENGTH
LAMINATES
Laminates and Composite Materials
Machinery and Tools
MAINTENANCE
Marine Engineering
MECHANICAL COMPONENTS
Mechanics
METAL PLATES
Metallurgy and Metallography
METALS
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
OPTICAL DETECTION
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
RECIPROCATING ENGINES
SAFETY
SHIPBOARD
STEEL
SYMPOSIA
TEMPERATURE
ULTRASONICS
VALVES
WELDING
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Summary:As our society becomes more and more mechanized, as demands on performance become more exacting, and as our technology becomes increasingly complex, each mechanical failure reaches greater significance. In terms of the economy of the country, mechanical failures represent a cost of billions of dollars every year to industry, the government, and the general public. Improved public safety, an area of paramount concern, may be achieved by a higher level of understanding of the mechanical failure process coupled with innovative techniques for failure avoidance, especially when using new or emerging materials in the design of structures and equipment. The problems relating to mechanical failure prevention are complex and extensive. It is the goal of the Mechanical Failures Prevention Group to provide an effective mechanism for the coordination of efforts to apply our technological expertise to prevent control, and avoid such failures. All MFPG conferences are planned with this goal in mind.