Download or read book Investigation of Aeronautical and Engineering Component Failures written by A. Venugopal Reddy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-05-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Failure analysis has grown enormously in it scope and utility in recent years. Developments in materials characterization techniques have made the job of a failure analyst easier and more precise, but it still requires not only a strong background in materials science and engineering, but also practical experience--or at least a strong understandin
Download or read book Failure Analysis of Aerospace Components written by Terrence W. Heaslip and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flight Failure written by Donald J. Porter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former aircraft engineer exposes the dangerous breakdown in airline safety due to lapses in maintenance and quality control. This book chronicles maintenance-related accidents –including the recent Boeing 737 MAX accidents –caused by individual, corporate, or governmental negligence and brings the industry's current state of affairs into sharp focus.The author, a former aviation engineer specializing in aircraft fault diagnosis and maintenance planning, examines how failures of the smallest of parts have brought down airliners, explaining sometimes esoteric mechanical issues for readers with no technical background. Vividly describing the terror of accidents and close calls, the author then follows the painstaking investigations to determine causes. He focuses on maintenance errors, which rank as one of the top three causes of airline accidents, and points to the factors that have led to an alarming situation-- continued reduction of licensed mechanics, the shutting down of maintenance bases in the United States, and the outsourcing of maintenance to lowballing contractors. Outsourcing has forced thousands of licensed mechanics into retirement or different careers. For those mechanics still employed in the United States, the ever-present threat to their jobs does nothing to cultivate loyalty to an employer and devotion to a task. The Federal Aviation Administration, which should be overseeing quality control, is caught in a conflicted dual role--charged with regulating safety on the one hand and assuring the fiscal stability of airlines on the other. This disturbing wakeup call for improved airline safety standards highlights the critical importance of attention to detail. Porter recommends that the numbers and job security of airline mechanics be increased and that they be vested with an authority level akin to medical professionals.
Download or read book Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis with Case Studies from the Aerospace and Automotive Industries written by Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Aerospace and Automotive Industries provides a thorough understanding of the reasons materials fail in certain situations, covering important scenarios, including material defects, mechanical failure as a result of improper design, corrosion, surface fracture, and other environmental causes. The book begins with a general overview of materials failure analysis and its importance, and then logically proceeds from a discussion of the failure analysis process, types of failure analysis, and specific tools and techniques, to chapters on analysis of materials failure from various causes. Later chapters feature a selection of newer examples of failure analysis cases in such strategic industrial sectors as aerospace, oil & gas, and chemicals. Covers the most common types of materials failure, analysis, and possible solutions Provides the most up-to-date and balanced coverage of failure analysis, combining foundational knowledge, current research on the latest developments, and innovations in the field Ideal accompaniment for those interested in materials forensic investigation, failure of materials, static failure analysis, dynamic failure analysis, fatigue life prediction, rotorcraft, failure prediction, fatigue crack propagation, bevel pinion failure, gasketless flange, thermal barrier coatings Presents compelling new case studies from key industries to demonstrate concepts Highlights the role of site conditions, operating conditions at the time of failure, history of equipment and its operation, corrosion product sampling, metallurgical and electrochemical factors, and morphology of failure
Download or read book Computational Methods for Failure Analysis and Life Prediction written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Human Error Approach to Aviation Accident Analysis written by Douglas A. Wiegmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human error is implicated in nearly all aviation accidents, yet most investigation and prevention programs are not designed around any theoretical framework of human error. Appropriate for all levels of expertise, the book provides the knowledge and tools required to conduct a human error analysis of accidents, regardless of operational setting (i.e. military, commercial, or general aviation). The book contains a complete description of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), which incorporates James Reason's model of latent and active failures as a foundation. Widely disseminated among military and civilian organizations, HFACS encompasses all aspects of human error, including the conditions of operators and elements of supervisory and organizational failure. It attracts a very broad readership. Specifically, the book serves as the main textbook for a course in aviation accident investigation taught by one of the authors at the University of Illinois. This book will also be used in courses designed for military safety officers and flight surgeons in the U.S. Navy, Army and the Canadian Defense Force, who currently utilize the HFACS system during aviation accident investigations. Additionally, the book has been incorporated into the popular workshop on accident analysis and prevention provided by the authors at several professional conferences world-wide. The book is also targeted for students attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University which has satellite campuses throughout the world and offers a course in human factors accident investigation for many of its majors. In addition, the book will be incorporated into courses offered by Transportation Safety International and the Southern California Safety Institute. Finally, this book serves as an excellent reference guide for many safety professionals and investigators already in the field.
Download or read book Failure Characteristics Analysis and Fault Diagnosis for Liquid Rocket Engines written by Wei Zhang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concentrates on the subject of health monitoring technology of Liquid Rocket Engine (LRE), including its failure analysis, fault diagnosis and fault prediction. Since no similar issue has been published, the failure pattern and mechanism analysis of the LRE from the system stage are of particular interest to the readers. Furthermore, application cases used to validate the efficacy of the fault diagnosis and prediction methods of the LRE are different from the others. The readers can learn the system stage modeling, analyzing and testing methods of the LRE system as well as corresponding fault diagnosis and prediction methods. This book will benefit researchers and students who are pursuing aerospace technology, fault detection, diagnostics and corresponding applications.
Download or read book Investigation and Analysis Development of Early Life Aircraft Structural Failures written by Fred D. Orazio and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The failure analysis methods utilized in this program were based on the fracture mechanics approach, which takes into consideration the existence of a flawed or damaged structure with localixed stress concentrations. The principles of fracture mechanics, its application criteria and structural failure behavior patterns are presented. These analysis methods and procedures are intended to provide guidance and direction in the analysis of various types of structural components. The necessary data for adequate fracture mechanics analysis for failure investigation is presented, and analysis limitations or proper utilization are defined. As a means of demonstrating this analysis method, detailed failure analyses were performed on actual failed structural components in which information was obtained during the failure data gathering phase of the program. Conclusions and recommendations in the utilization of this analysis method are summarized.
Download or read book Investigation and Analysis Development of Early Life Aircraft Structural Failures written by Robert J. Gran and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The failure analysis methods utilized in this program were based on the fracture mechanics approach, which takes into consideration the existence of a flawed or damaged structure with localixed stress concentrations. The principles of fracture mechanics, its application criteria and structural failure behavior patterns are presented. These analysis methods and procedures are intended to provide guidance and direction in the analysis of various types of structural components. The necessary data for adequate fracture mechanics analysis for failure investigation is presented, and analysis limitations or proper utilization are defined. As a means of demonstrating this analysis method, detailed failure analyses were performed on actual failed structural components in which information was obtained during the failure data gathering phase of the program. Conclusions and recommendations in the utilization of this analysis method are summarized.
Download or read book Failure in Aircraft Materials written by Selim Gürgen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Material reliability is a critical factor in flight safety. For this reason, engineers and materials scientists continuously work to enhance the strength of materials to cope with the harsh conditions and potential material failures encountered during flight. This book combines theoretical knowledge and case studies to examine the fundamental and most frequent failure modes in aircraft alloys and the root causes of failures. Key topics covered include wear deformation, fracture characteristics, fatigue failure, stress corrosion cracking and creep failure. Insightful case studies explore a range of practical applications. Failure in Aircraft Materials appeals to a broad readership in the aviation and aerospace industry, including students, engineers, scientists, and researchers. It serves as an indispensable reference source for material science and modern production techniques.
Download or read book The Role of Failure Problems in Engineering written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The written version of a series of seminars given to several aerospace companies and three NASA centers are presented. The results are lessons learned through a study of the problems experienced in 35 years of engineering. The basic conclusion is that the primary cause of problems has not been mission technologies, as important as technology is, but the neglect of basic principles. Undergirding this is the lack of a systems focus from determining requirements through design, verification, and operations phases. Many of the concepts discussed are fundamental to total quality management (TQM) and can be used to augment this product enhanced philosophy. Fourteen principles are addressed with problems experienced and are used as examples. Included is a discussion of the implication of constraints, poorly defined requirements, and schedules. Design guidelines, lessons learned, and future tasks are listed. Two additional sections are included that deal with personal lessons learned and thoughts on future thrusts (TQM). Ryan, R. S. Marshall Space Flight Center FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE; SATURN 5 LAUNCH VEHICLES; SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS; SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE; SPACE SHUTTLES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; SCHEDULES...
Download or read book Aeronautical Engineer s Data Book written by Cliff Matthews and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2001-10-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aeronautical Engineer's Data Bookis an essential handy guide containing useful up to date information regularly needed by the student or practising engineer. Covering all aspects of aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary craft, this pocket book provides quick access to useful aeronautical engineering data and sources of information for further in-depth information. Quick reference to essential data Most up to date information available
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Download or read book Model based Failure modes and effects Analysis and Its Application to Aircraft Subsystems written by Alessandro Fraracci and published by Aka. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a mandatory process during the design phase in the aeronautics/automotive industries: for each component of the equipment, all possible faulty states have to be analyzed and their impact on the function at different levels of hierarchy has to be described. It has to be repeated after design changes, consuming precious time of specialists. This thesis describes a contribution to a European research project that joined research groups and aeronautics industries to produce a model-based system for automated FMEA. Achievements: development of a formal model of the FMEA process; creation of a model library, using qualitative models rather than numerical ones; specification and implementation of a software module for generating qualitative models from numerical ones (Matlab models); validation, test, evaluation of the abstraction operator and library for a test case of the project. IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine -Oncology -Artificial intelligence -Databases and information systems -Maritime engineering -Nanotechnology -Geoengineering -All aspects of physics -E-governance -E-commerce -The knowledge economy -Urban studies -Arms control -Understanding and responding to terrorism -Medical informatics -Computer Sciences
Download or read book Standard Practice for Investigation and Analysis of Physical Component Failures Withdrawn 2004 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trends in Development of Accelerated Testing for Automotive and Aerospace Engineering written by Lev M. Klyatis and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accelerated testing (most types of laboratory testing, proving ground testing, intensive field/flight testing, any experimental research) is increasingly a key component for predicting of product’s/process performance. Trends in Development Accelerated Testing for Automotive and Aerospace Engineering provides a completely updated analysis of the current status of accelerated testing, including the basic general directions of testing (methods and equipment) development, how one needs to study real world conditions for their accurate simulation and successful accelerated testing, describes in details the role of accurate simulation in the development of automotive and aerospace engineering, shows that failures are most often found in the interconnections, step-by-step instructions and examples. This is the only book presently available that considers in detail both the positive and negative trends in testing development for prediction quality, reliability, safety, durability, maintainability, supportability, profit, and decreasing life-cycle cost, recalls, complaints and other performance components of the product. The author presents new ideas and offers a unique strategic approach to obtaining solutions which were not possible using earlier. His methodology has been widely implemented, continue to be adopted throughout the world, and leads to advance society through product improvement that can reduce loss of life, injuries, financial losses, and product recalls. It also covers new ideas in development positive and cost- effective trends in testing development, especially accelerated reliability and durability testing (ART/ADT), which includes integration accurate simulation of field/flight influences, safety, human factors, and leads to successful prediction of product performance during pre-design, design, manufacturing, and usage for the product’s service life. Engineers, researchers, teachers and postgraduate/advanced students who are involved in automotive and aerospace engineering will find this a useful reference on how to apply the accelerated testing method to solve practical problems in these areas. Explains the similarities and differences between accelerated testing technologies used in automotive, aerospace, and other engineering fields Provides a step-by-step guide for the accurate physical simulation of field conditions for test subjects Includes case studies of accelerated testing in automotive and aerospace engineering
Download or read book Army Helicopter Procurement written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
