Structural Failure, Product Liability and Technical Insurance

Part 1 Plenary lectures. Part 2 Failure analysis: Northwest Airlines Detroit crash MD-80 flight mechanics, R.A. Kadjec and F.P. Bayan; experiences in the investigation of fires and fire-damaged materials, I. LeMay; examples of the failure evaluation process, P. Noakowski and P. Moncarz. Part 3 Product liability: the technical-legal interface in presenting technical information in trials of fact in products liability cases, E.W. Green and P.F. Packman; risk engineering, B, Klikar; the role of audits in failure prevention, C.O. Bauer. Part 4 Patent problems: patent engineering, P. Revy von Belvard; reorganization of industrial property protection in the former Soviet Union, R. Zellenting. Part 5 Computer and software problems: coping with faults in and attacks on computer systems, H. Hartig; defect prevention in software development, T. Kellerman; finite element methods - a black box approach to structural clearance, A. Puri. Part 6 Quality, safety, human error: common lessons to be learned from the investigation of failures in a broad range of industries, C.E. Nicholson et al; safety of tanks for dangerous goods - a comparison of experience and codes, R. Kieselbach; failure analysis in order to avoid brittle fracture of plastic products, J.L. Spoormakker. Part 7 Bridge failures: inspection of bridges for fatigue and remedial measures using an expert system approach, H.G. Melhem and S.E. Schwartz; two Danube bridge accidents in Vienna - damage, repair schemes, consequneces, R.F. Heckel; full-scale testing of railway bridges. E. Uzgider et al. Part 8 Failure of concrete structures: a knowledge based expert system for the design and analysis of concrete and steel structures, C.M.L. Wu et al; construction failure analysis of multistorey concrete buildings, W.F. Chen and A.D. Pan. Part 9 Vehicles, transportation and accidents: the occupant cell of a motor car as a crashworthy structure, N.W. Murray and C. Flockhart; causes of underride accidents, H.L. Snyder; failure analysis of steel pipe beam filled with concrete under impact loading, N. Ishikawa et al. Part 10 Pressure vessels and piping: good engineering judgement to avoid failure in pressure vessels and piping, E.A. Blach; failure of T-intersections for composite pipes, R. Kitching and W.M. Tang. Part 11 Fatigue and environmental effects: corrosion-caused component failures - can they be deemed as a basis for product liability or accepted as a curse of nature?, D.G. Chakrapani and H. Czyzewski; some aspects of life assessment, inspection and monitoring of plant, R.K. Penny; fractographical evaluation of fatigue damage in locked coil wire ropes, J. Woodtli and G. Kopanakis.