A Practical Guide to Engineering Failure Investigation  has been written with the specific purpose of helping those involved in serious engineering failures. When mechanical plant fails, the technical, legal and contractual issues become very involved and complicated, and deciding causation can be difficult and prolonged. The principles and methodologies explained here will help     engineers to link their technical knowledge to the commercial realities of working with insurers, loss adjusters and their representatives.        This book is essential reading for consultants, expert witnesses and all engineers who may become involved in commercial failure investigations.        CONTENTS INCLUDE:                  How to use this book            Professional roles and responsibilities            Strategy and tactics of failure investigation            The inspection visit            Doing a design and operation appraisal            Mechanisms of failure            Deciding causation            How to present your conclusions            Insurance investigations – deferring failure ‘events’ and proximate cause – subrogation.

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