The basic concepts of failure analysis

This paper discusses basic concepts of failure analysis and gives advice on how to interpret, e.g., function, failure, failure mode, failure cause, and failure effect, using a gate valve as an example. A general approach to identification and classification of functions and failure modes is presente...

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Published inReliability engineering & system safety Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 73 - 83
Main Authors Rausand, Marvin, Øien, Knut
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.1996
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
Offshore drilling and production
Prospecting and production of crude oil, natural gas, oil shales and tar sands
Data analysis
Hydraulic valve
Sluice
Failure analysis
Marine platform
Database
Failure detection
Maintenance
Safety
Reliability
Fracture mode
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Summary:This paper discusses basic concepts of failure analysis and gives advice on how to interpret, e.g., function, failure, failure mode, failure cause, and failure effect, using a gate valve as an example. A general approach to identification and classification of functions and failure modes is presented and the various steps of failure analysis are discussed. The OREDA (Offshore Reliability Data) database is used to illustrate the interpretation of the basic concepts. Limitations in the use of OREDA are pointed out and proposals for enhancements of this database are given.
ISSN:0951-8320
1879-0836
DOI:10.1016/0951-8320(96)00010-5