A Practical Guide to Engineering Failure Investigation hasbeen written with the specific purpose of helping those involved inserious engineering failures. When mechanical plant fails, thetechnical, legal and contractual issues become very involved andcomplicated, and deciding causation can be difficult and prolonged.The principles and methodologies explained here will help engineers to link their technical knowledge to the commercialrealities of working with insurers, loss adjusters and theirrepresentatives. This book is essential reading for consultants, expert witnessesand all engineers who may become involved in commercial failureinvestigations. 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.weiterlesen