Learning from design failures
By: Y. Hatamura, ed.
Contributors: Hatamura, Yōtarō.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tokyo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9784431253723
Subjects: System failures (Engineering); Engineering design
Description: Learn from past mistakes to avoid repeating them in the future: more easily said than done. Especially in Japan, where keeping face has great social value, failures tend to be hidden & left unexplained. Yotaro Hatamura & 40 others who studied in his laboratory put together this book that analyzes more than 100 cases of failures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is failure; title: Experiencing failures; title: Failures in design; title: Failures concerning drawing; title: Failures peculiar to machine design; title: Failures related to mechanical elements; title: Failures that occurred in operation after design; title: Failures in determining mechanism; title: Failures in deciding structures; title: Failures in the selection of materials; title: Failures recognized during production; title: Failures recognized during assembly and inspection; title: Failures realized at procurement; title: Failures occurring during research; title: Failures that occur during production; title: Failures realized during usage; title: Failures relating to safety; title: Failures in planning; title: Failure in obtaining patent rights; title: Accidents concerning structures; title: Accidents involving transportation systems; title: Accidents at plants; title: Learning from a major turbine rotor burst accident; title: How to make the most of failures.