Methodology and practice of damage analysis

Methodology and practice of damage analysis is understood as a component of technical progress and development. The book first discusses the suitable means of examination and analysis that lead to a characterization of types of damage. Insight into the courses of events leading to technical failure is presented by the example of various examination techniques and procedures and the results obtained, showing how the great variety of information is put into a logical system of data finally revealing the cause of damage. The authors explain the methods of correlating and linking data to result in a systematic damage analysis. Computerized damage analysis is explained. (orig.)