A quick case study:
What happens when a material fails? If any students are interested in this topic, a good short paper to read is available at the Newman library. It is entitled "Failure analysis of a broken diesel engine." The bibliographic information is below, along with its call number at Newman. Then Newman call number may not be up to date, however.

Newman Call Number: TA418.38 I57

Habib K., and Husain, A. "Failure analysis of a broken diesel engine."
International Journal of Fatigue. v 16, n5, p357-359, July 1994.

Submitted by Matt Gordon

Virginia Tech Materials Science and Engineering

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Last updated: 4/25/97