Clarification of Failure Terminology by Examining a Generic Failure Development Process

One key objective of good plant asset management is to prevent undesirable failure that may cause loss of life, destruction of asset, loss of economic benefit or damage to the environment. In order to deploy strategies that prevent failure, one needs to first understand the processes leading to fail...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Allen S. B. Tam, Ian Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-03-01
Series:International Journal of Engineering Business Management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/6782