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Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis With Case Studies from the Construction Industries

  • 1st Edition - April 27, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Mahmood Aliofkhazraei, Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf
  • Language: English

Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Construction Industry provides a thorough understanding of the reasons materials fail in certain situation… Read more

Description

Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Construction Industry provides a thorough understanding of the reasons materials fail in certain situations, covering important scenarios including material defects, mechanical failure due to various causes, and improper material selection and/or corrosive environment. 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.

Failure can occur for several reasons, including: materials defects-related failure, materials design-related failure, or corrosion-related failures. The suitability of the materials to work in a definite environment is an important issue. The results of these failures can be catastrophic in the worst case scenarios, causing loss of life. This important reference covers the most common types of materials failure, and provides possible solutions.

Key features

  • Provides the most up-to-date and balanced coverage of failure analysis, combining foundational knowledge and current research on the latest developments and innovations in the field
  • Offers an ideal accompaniment for those interested in materials forensic investigation, failure of materials, static failure analysis, dynamic failure analysis, and fatigue life prediction
  • Presents compelling new case studies from key industries to demonstrate concepts and to assist users in avoiding costly errors that could result in catastrophic events

Readership

Materials engineers, structural engineers, chemists, and research scientists working in materials engineering and failure analysis

Table of contents

1. Failure of the Metallic Structures due to Microbiologically Induced Corrosion and the Techniques for Protection

2. Failure Analysis of Welded Constructional Steel Components

3. Failure Analysis of Buried Steel Pipe Under Common Geological Disasters

4. Construction Failures Due to Improper Materials, Manufacturing, and Design

5. Failures of Construction Equipment and Accessories: Metallurgical Root-Cause Analysis

6. Failure of the Metallic Structures in Petroleum Industry Due to Corrosion and the Techniques for Protection

7. Failure of Timber Constructions

8. Structural Failures in Cast-In-Place Rc Building Structures Under Construction

9. Reliability Design of the Drawer System in French Refrigerator Subject to Repetitive Stresses

10. Failure Analysis of Crusher Jaw

11. Bearing Failure in Constructional Equipments: Issues and Corrective Measures Through Surface Engineering

12. Consolidation Works on Sandstone Monuments: a New Approach

13. Nondestructive Testing Methodology to Assess the Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments

14. Introduction to Hopper-Attached Belt-Wagon System and Component Strength Analysts Method

15. Assessment of the Vulnerability Index of Small Dams to Natural Hazards: Case Study

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 27, 2018
  • Language: English

About the editors

MA

Mahmood Aliofkhazraei

Mahmood Aliofkhazraei is assistant professor in the department of materials science at the Tarbiat Modares University, where he also earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in corrosion and protection of materials. Dr. Aliofkhazraei has authored over 60 scientific publications on nanostructured coatings and thin films and has received numerous scientific awards, such as Khwarizmi award. He was selected among the 10 top best nanotechnologists in his country.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

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Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf

Professor Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf is the Vice President of Integrated Mechanical Material Corrosion Consulting (IM2C), Texas, USA, and a Full professor at Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute. He has 26 years of experience working in R&D with a blend of both industrial and academic leadership as a Professor of Materials Science, and Advanced “nano-bio” Manufacturing Engineering, and Materials Engineering Consultant. He is the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and awards including the Humboldt Research Award for Experienced Scientists, at Max Planck Institute, Germany; Fulbright, NSF, and Dept. of Energy Fellowships, USA; Shoman Award in Engineering Science; and the State Prize of Egypt in Advanced Science and Technology. His research has focused on five critical areas: Energy, Health, Environment, Advanced manufacturing, Advanced materials. Dr. Makhlouf has published over 200 journal articles, as well as 17 books and handbooks for Springer and Elsevier on a broad range of cross‐disciplinary research fields including advanced multifunctional materials, nanotechnology, smart coatings, corrosion, biomaterials, waste/water treatment, and materials for energy applications. Dr. Makhlouf has served as both a Senior Editor and board member of many international journals, as well as reviewer for several international funding agencies in USA, Germany, UK, Qatar, Belgium, EU, Kazakhstan. He is a Consultant/Reviewer for several universities worldwide.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Materials Science and Technology, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, and International Metallurgical Consultant and Expert

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