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Failures 2000 Risk, Economy and Safety, Failure Minimisation and Analysis

Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Risk, Economy and Safety, Failure Minimisation and Analysis Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa 24-28 July 2000

Opening Address

Developments in the Philosophy of Safety Cases
B TOMKINS

GENERAL TOPICS

Abused, Misused and Ill-Treated Material Suffers Diminished Life Expectancy
E R VREUGDE, A M DONALDSON

Non-Linear Acoustic Instrumentation for Detection and Investigation of Fatigue Damage
Y KIN, A SUTIN, A CHUDNOVSKY

Evaluation of Ferrous Grinding Media for the Platinum Group Metal (PGM) Industry
R PATON, W P BARNARD

An Anomaly in the Lifetime-Temperature Relation of Polyolefins
X NIU, W ZHOU, A CHUDNOVSKY, N JIVRAJ

CASE STUDIES

Failures - Expensive Experiments
S AMBROSE

Typical Metallurgical Failures in Turbomachinery in the Petrochemical Industry - A Practical Overview
A DACRE

Typical Metallurgical Failures on Conventional Mining Equipment - Case Studies
W VAN ZYL

Failure of Heat Exchanger Tubes in Cooling Water Applications
R VAN WIJNGAARDEN

The Use of Light Microscopy in Failure Analysis
G F VANDER VOORT

RELIABILITY, MAINTENANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS

Plant Life - A Random Quantity
R K PENNY

Using Computer Aided Design Methods for Calibrating Experts
C A CLAROTTI, H PROCACCIA

Reliability: Why and How
B VERITÉ

Approach to On-Line Assessment of Corrosion Degradation Under Stress
D VINCOUR, S VEJVODA, A LICKA

Eliminating of Leaks and Enhancing Integrity of Girth Flanges in Cyclic High Temperature Hydrogen Service
J Z BORLA

Weld Repair of High Pressure Steam Line While Still in Operation
H G BOSMAN, J J WESSELS

Flow Induced Fatigue of Intrusive Pipe Fittings Such as Thermowells
M HAMBLIN

Vibration Fatigue of Cantilevered Small Bore Pipe Fittings
M HAMBLIN

Investigation of Fatigue Failures in Vibrating Piping Systems Using Numerical Analysis Methods
D E BOTHA, G N VAN ZYL

PLANT INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Cracking of Components Under Temperature Cycles
H C FURTADO, I LE MAY

Integrity Management of a Damaged Vessel
P J HUGHES

Introduction to Fitness for Service Assessment of Degraded Equipment in the Petrochemical and Chemical Industry
N SUKAIH

Winder Drum Shaft Fatigue Life Investigation
M A STONE, K A WAINWRIGHT

Effects of Residual Stress in Creep Crack Growth Analysis of Cold Bent Tubes Under Internal Pressures
O KWON, B PATHIRAJ, K M KIKBIN

Statistical and Thermodynamic Modelling of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Steel Gas Pipes
B ZHANG, J FAN, Y GOGOTSI, A CHUDNOVSKY, A TEITSMA

Development of a Defect Management Programme in Industrial Plant
D W FISHER, J R LILLEY, C D STANTON

Maintenance Data Analysis
T R MOSS

WELDING AS A POTENTIAL FAILURE SOURCE

SYSWELD - Bridging the Gap Between Academe and Practitioners
W KOHLHÖFER

Numerical Simulation of Welding and Calculation of Residual Stresses
L JUNEK, M SLOVÁCEK

Fatigue Crack Propagation Behaviour of Welded and Weld-Repaired 5083 Aluminium Alloy Joints
WEIDONG-WU, K SHANKAR

An Overview of Australian and International Trends in the Use of Competent Personnel in the Pressure Equipment Industry
C SMALLBONE