Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface
8 1 FAILURE: How to Understand It, Learn from It and Recover from It Failure Type Benefits of Failure Analysis Conclusion
9 2 What Is Root Cause Analysis The Causes of TITANIC disaster What Is Root Cause Analysis? Top Reasons Why We Need to Perform RCFA Conclusion
10 3 Root Cause Analysis Process What is root cause analysis Define the problem Collection of data Analyze Sequence of Events Design Review The Five Whys Fishbone Diagram Fault Tree Analysis Identify the Root Cause Recommend and Implement Solution Conclusion
11 4 Managing Human Error and Latent Error to Overcome Failure Review of Some of the Accidents Types of Human Failure: The Prevention of Human Error Ways to Reduce Human Error Conclusion
12 5 Metallurgical Failure Understanding the Basics Brittle vs. Ductile Fracture characteristics Example: Failure of a Pipe Stages in Ductile Fracture Brittle Fracture Characteristics Origin of Fractures (Ductile and Brittle) Fatigue Failures Stress Concentration Stress Corrosion Cracking Hydrogen Damage Failure Investigation Collection of Background Data and Samples Data Analysis, Conclusions and Report Conclusion
13 6 Pipe Failure Classification of Failure Mechanisms Causes of Premature Failures in Piping How to Overcome Piping System Failure How to Mitigate Corrosion How to Reduce the Risk of Water Hammer Inspection and Maintenance Plan to Avoid Failure Understand the Ways in Which the Piping Can Fail Conclusion
14 7 Failure of Flanged Joint Creating the Seal Forces Acting on a Gasket Joint Integrity of the Bolted Flange Connections Protection of Bolts Gasket Reliability Failure Related to Flange Problems with Installation Conclusion
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8 Failure of Coupling
Flanged Rigid Couplings
Ribbed Rigid Couplings
Sleeve Rigid Couplings
Quill Shaft