This Handbook is written for mechanical designers, engineers, manufacturers, and constructors who wish to take advantage of all that has been learned by mechanical and structural failures over the past 50 years in order to avoid similar failures in the future and to evaluate Fitness for Service. It also provides valuable lessons to litigators for resolving degrees of liabilities.
This Handbook is not intended to summarize well-known structural integrity considerations in design, manufacturing and construction, most of which are covered by Safety Codes and Standards. Rather, this Handbook...