Practical Root Cause Failure Analysis : Key Elements, Case Studies, and Common Equipment Failures

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) is a method used by maintenance and reliability industry professionals as one of the key tools to drive improvement. This book offers a quick guide to the applications involved in performing a successful RCFA by providing a foundational view of maintenance and reliability strategies. It also highlights the practical applications of RCFA and identifies how to achieve a successful RCFA, as well as discussing common equipment failures and how to solve them. Case studies on topics including pump system failure analysis and vibration analysis are included.

• Suggests examples on how to solve common failure on many types of equipment, including fatigue, pumps, bearings, and mechanical power transmission
• Highlights practical applications of RCFA
• Identifies key elements for how to achieve a successful RCFA
• Presents case studies on topics including pump system failure analysis and vibration analysis

The book is a must-read for any reliability engineer, particularly mechanical reliability professionals.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction to Successful RCFA
Chapter 2 : Five Rights of Successful RCFA
Chapter 3 : Key Factors in Fatigue Failure
Chapter 4 : Key Factors in Bearing Failure
Chapter 5 : Key Factors in Pump System Failure
Chapter 6 : Key Factors in Mechanical Power Transmission Failure
Chapter 7 : Key Factors in Bolted Joint Failure

Index