Ebook: Handbook of Technical Diagnostics: Fundamentals and Application to Structures and Systems

This book presents concepts, methods and techniques to examine symptoms of faults and failures of structures, systems and components and to monitor functional performance and structural integrity. The book is organized in five parts. Part A introduces the scope and application of technical diagnostics and gives a comprehensive overview of the physics of failure. Part B presents all relevant methods and techniques for diagnostics and monitoring: from stress, strain, vibration analysis, nondestructive evaluation, thermography and industrial radiology to computed tomography and subsurface microstructural analysis. Part C cores the principles and concepts of technical failure analysis, illustrates case studies, and outlines machinery diagnostics with an emphasis on tribological systems. Part D describes the application of structural health monitoring and performance control to plants and the technical infrastructure, including buildings, bridges, pipelines, electric power stations, offshore wind structures, and railway systems. And finally, Part E is an excursion on diagnostics in arts and culture. The book integrates knowledge of basic sciences and engineering disciplines with contributions from research institutions, academe, and industry, written by internationally known experts from various parts of the world, including Europe, Canada, India, Japan, and USA.

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This book presents concepts, methods and techniques to examine symptoms of faults and failures of structures, systems and components and to monitor functional performance and structural integrity. The book is organized in five parts. Part A introduces the scope and application of technical diagnostics and gives a comprehensive overview of the physics of failure. Part B presents all relevant methods and techniques for diagnostics and monitoring: from stress, strain, vibration analysis, nondestructive evaluation, thermography and industrial radiology to computed tomography and subsurface microstructural analysis. Part C cores the principles and concepts of technical failure analysis, illustrates case studies, and outlines machinery diagnostics with an emphasis on tribological systems. Part D describes the application of structural health monitoring and performance control to plants and the technical infrastructure, including buildings, bridges, pipelines, electric power stations, offshore wind structures, and railway systems. And finally, Part E is an excursion on diagnostics in arts and culture. The book integrates knowledge of basic sciences and engineering disciplines with contributions from research institutions, academe, and industry, written by internationally known experts from various parts of the world, including Europe, Canada, India, Japan, and USA.

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This book presents concepts, methods and techniques to examine symptoms of faults and failures of structures, systems and components and to monitor functional performance and structural integrity. The book is organized in five parts. Part A introduces the scope and application of technical diagnostics and gives a comprehensive overview of the physics of failure. Part B presents all relevant methods and techniques for diagnostics and monitoring: from stress, strain, vibration analysis, nondestructive evaluation, thermography and industrial radiology to computed tomography and subsurface microstructural analysis. Part C cores the principles and concepts of technical failure analysis, illustrates case studies, and outlines machinery diagnostics with an emphasis on tribological systems. Part D describes the application of structural health monitoring and performance control to plants and the technical infrastructure, including buildings, bridges, pipelines, electric power stations, offshore wind structures, and railway systems. And finally, Part E is an excursion on diagnostics in arts and culture. The book integrates knowledge of basic sciences and engineering disciplines with contributions from research institutions, academe, and industry, written by internationally known experts from various parts of the world, including Europe, Canada, India, Japan, and USA.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Scope of Technical Diagnostics....Pages 3-9
Application of Technical Diagnostics....Pages 11-22
Physics of Failure....Pages 23-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Overview of Diagnostics and Monitoring Methods and Techniques....Pages 43-68
Stress and Strain Determination....Pages 69-108
Modal Analysis....Pages 109-120
Vibration Analysis: Methods and Applications....Pages 121-136
Acoustic Emission....Pages 137-160
Non-destructive Evaluation....Pages 161-174
Infrared Thermography....Pages 175-220
Industrial Radiology....Pages 221-247
Computed Tomography....Pages 249-258
Embedded Sensors....Pages 259-285
Micro-Diagnostics: X-ray and Synchrotron Techniques....Pages 287-300
Surface Chemical Analysis at the Micro- and NanoScale....Pages 301-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-337
Principles and Concepts of Technical Failure Analysis....Pages 339-339
Failure Analysis: Case Studies....Pages 341-353
Machinery Diagnostics....Pages 355-385
Front Matter....Pages 387-410
Principles, Concepts and Assessment of Structural Health Monitoring....Pages 411-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-424
Buildings....Pages 411-411
Bridges....Pages 425-428
Pipelines....Pages 429-451
Electric Power Stations and Transmission Networks....Pages 453-470
Offshore Wind Structures....Pages 471-504
Railway Systems....Pages 505-518
Guidelines for Structural Health Monitoring....Pages 519-537
Front Matter....Pages 539-541
Diagnostics in Arts and Culture....Pages 543-543
Back Matter....Pages 545-556
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