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Engineering Analysis of Failure: A Determination of Cause Method

| By: Mark D. Russell, Ph.D., P.E.

The purpose of this article is to present an engineering method for the determination of cause by the identification of defects that lead to failure. While not all failures are the result of defects (and not all defects result in failures), identification of a defect may point to opportunities to prevent recurrence and assist in the determination of cause. Read more to find out EDT's proven method for determination of cause.

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