1. Using Finite Element Analysis to Assess and Prevent the Failure of Safety Critical Structures

   • Daniel J. Thomas

   Editorial 07 December 2016 Pages: 1 - 3

   

2. Best Paper Award

   Announcement 30 November 2016 Pages: 4 - 4

   

3. Visualizing Residual Stresses in Plastic and Glass

   • Joseph Maciejewski

   Tools and Techniques 07 December 2016 Pages: 5 - 7

   

4. Engineering Analysis of Failure: A Determination of Cause Method

   • Mark D. Russell
   • Tim A. Jur

   Tools and Techniques Open access 03 January 2017 Pages: 8 - 14

   

5. Fatigue Failure of a 2500-Ton Forge Press

   • Nicoli Ames
   • Joseph Lemberg
   • Robert Caligiuri

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed Open access 19 December 2016 Pages: 15 - 22

   

6. Plumbing Hardware Failure Analyses

   • Myra S. Dyer
   • Eric P. Guyer

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 13 December 2016 Pages: 23 - 29

   

7. Failure Investigation of a Defective Weldment of an Oil Product Transmission Pipeline

   • Sayyed Shamseddin Abedi

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 07 December 2016 Pages: 30 - 37

   

8. Grade P110 Tubing Shredded by Downhole Detonation

   • Michael G. Burns
   • Kenneth P. Malloy

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 03 January 2017 Pages: 38 - 42

   

9. Product News

   News 03 January 2017 Pages: 43 - 44

   

10. Industry Updates

    News 03 January 2017 Pages: 45 - 47

    

11. Professional Resources

    News 03 January 2017 Pages: 48 - 49

12. Training

    Calendar 03 January 2017 Pages: 50 - 52

13. Events

    Calendar 22 December 2016 Pages: 53 - 55

14. Operating Environment-Based Availability Importance Measures for Mining Equipment (Case Study: Sungun Copper Mine)

    • Ali Nouri Qarahasanlou
    • Reza Khalokakaie
    • Behzad Ghodrati

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 22 November 2016 Pages: 56 - 67

    

15. Research on Vibration Transfer Characteristics of the Bolt Connection Structure

    • Yong-xiang Zhang
    • Dan-chen Zhu
    • Yuan-ping Qian

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 29 November 2016 Pages: 68 - 78

    

16. Fatigue Fracture of a High-Resistance Structural Steel Component Destined to Sustain Severe Loads Under Service Conditions

    • S. Papaefthymiou
    • A. Vazdirvanidis
    • C. Goulas

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 07 December 2016 Pages: 79 - 85

    

17. Post-Event Site Investigation, Monitoring, Stability Analysis, and Modeling of a Gas Pipeline Explosion

    • Gianfranco Totani
    • Ferdinando Totani
    • Marcello Di Risio

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 08 December 2016 Pages: 86 - 92

    

18. Elimination of Surface Defects in High Tensile Steel for Wheel Rim Application

    • T. K. Roy

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 08 December 2016 Pages: 93 - 99

    

19. A High Performance of ENi–P Coatings on Mechanical and Tribological Properties with Influence of Bath pH on AZ91 Magnesium Alloy

    • Mohd. Imran Ansari
    • Dineshsingh G. Thakur

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 05 December 2016 Pages: 100 - 106

    

20. Numerical Study of a Transonic Aircraft Wing for the Prediction of Flutter Failure

    • Indrajeet Singh
    • R. K. Mishra
    • P. S. Aswatha Narayana

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 13 December 2016 Pages: 107 - 119

    

21. Analysis of the Premature Failure of a Maxillofacial Implant

    • Cassio Barbosa
    • Ibrahim de Cerqueira Abud
    • Olivia Cypreste Pereira

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 08 December 2016 Pages: 120 - 125

    

22. Analytical Reconstruction of Failure of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

    • Gajendra Vasantrao Patil
    • M. A. Dharap
    • R. I. K. Moorthy

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 19 December 2016 Pages: 126 - 135

    

23. Characterization of Failure Behavior in Distorted WC-Co Tip of Coal Mining Picks

    • Sakuntala Nahak
    • Saurabh Dewangan
    • Sergej Hloch

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 13 December 2016 Pages: 136 - 143

    

24. Assessment of Pipe Defects Using a Constraint-Modified Failure Assessment Diagram

    • O. Bouledroua
    • M. Hadj Meliani
    • G. Pluvinage

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 22 December 2016 Pages: 144 - 153

    

25. Study on Microstructure and Properties of 20MnMoNb Steel by Gas Oxynitriding

    • Jin Xu
    • Runjian Jiang
    • Guodong Cui

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 22 December 2016 Pages: 154 - 158

    

26. Bayesian Belief Network Used in the Chemical and Process Industry: A Review and Application

    • Hamza Zerrouki
    • Hacene Smadi

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 22 December 2016 Pages: 159 - 165