1. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention Volume 18 Best Paper Award

   Announcement 08 January 2020 Pages: 1 - 1

   

2. Failure Analysis of a Fractured Saw Blade Carbide Tip

   • Suzanne Uchneat
   • Pierce Umberger
   • Jeffrey McDougall

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 03 December 2019 Pages: 2 - 8

   

3. Metallographic Investigations of the Premature Corrosion Failure of Steel Seam-Welded Galvanized Cold Water Pipes

   • Bogdan Pawłowski
   • Dorota Tyrala
   • Monika Pilch

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed Open access 16 January 2020 Pages: 9 - 14

   

4. Analysis and Prevention of Snags in Turboshaft Engines During Calibration Test

   • Simon K. John
   • R. K. Mishra
   • Kamalesh K. Ram

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 21 January 2020 Pages: 15 - 22

   

5. Failure Analysis of an Ambulance Cathode Ray Tube Monitor Bracket

   • Eli Vandersluis
   • Alan Machin
   • Comondore Ravindran

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 21 January 2020 Pages: 23 - 33

   

6. Investigation of Bearing Failure in a Turbo Shaft Engine

   • Simon K. John
   • R. K. Mishra
   • Kamlesh K. Ram

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 22 January 2020 Pages: 34 - 39

   

7. Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis Case Study of Waste Heat Recovery Plant in a Cement Factory, United Arab Emirates

   • Kirk Shanks
   • Abdallah Hamad
   • Alaa Ameer

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 03 February 2020 Pages: 40 - 50

   

8. Investigation of a Bridge Crane Derailment with Limited Subject Parts

   • Jeffrey McDougall
   • Lance Rewerts
   • Scott Karlins

   Tools and Techniques 17 December 2019 Pages: 51 - 57

   

9. Product News

   News 24 January 2020 Pages: 58 - 60

   

10. Industry Updates

    News 24 January 2020 Pages: 61 - 64

    

11. Professional Resources

    News 24 January 2020 Pages: 65 - 67

    

12. Training

    Calendar 27 January 2020 Pages: 68 - 71

13. Events

    Calendar 21 January 2020 Pages: 72 - 74

14. A Novel Refined Shear Deformation Theory for the Buckling Analysis of Thick Isotropic and Orthotropic Plates on Two-Parameter Pasternak’s Foundations

    • Yassine Khalfi
    • Guella Sofiane
    • Yassine Bellebna

    Technical Article--Peer-Reviewed 03 February 2020 Pages: 75 - 84

    

15. Analysis of Industrial Safety Helmet Under Low-Velocity Impact

    • Mahadevan Lakshmanan
    • D. P. Prathamesh

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 03 December 2019 Pages: 85 - 94

    

16. Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Thin-Sheet Extruded Aluminum Alloy

    • D. Z. Avery
    • W. T. King
    • J. B. Jordon

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 21 January 2020 Pages: 95 - 105

    

17. Failure Investigation of Products and Components in Metal Forming Industry: Root Cause Analysis and Process-Based Approach

    • Sofia Papadopoulou
    • Athanasios Vazdirvanidis
    • George Pantazopoulos

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 16 January 2020 Pages: 106 - 114

    

18. Finite Element Analysis of Heat Transfer Behaviors of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Structures

    • J. W. Liu
    • P. F. Liu

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 16 January 2020 Pages: 115 - 119

    

19. Investigation of Modal and Damage Parameters of Isotropic Cantilever Beam under Double-Sided Crack

    • Ehab Samir Mohamed Mohamed Soliman

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 22 January 2020 Pages: 120 - 136

    

20. Prediction and Analysis of Wellbore Temperature and Pressure of HTHP Gas Wells Considering Multifactor Coupling

    • Jie Zheng
    • Yi-hua Dou
    • Xin Yan

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 23 January 2020 Pages: 137 - 144

    

21. Effects of Filler Type in Bismaleimide Matrix on Corrosion Resistance of Steel in Sea Salt

    • Amaal Al Shenawa
    • Seifollah Nasrazadani
    • Nandika Ann D’Souza

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 27 January 2020 Pages: 145 - 152

    

22. Failure Analysis on the Leakage of Methanator

    • Ming Song
    • Tong Xu
    • Xuetao Zhang

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 28 January 2020 Pages: 153 - 158

    

23. Electrochemical Inhibitory Effects of Non-edible Vegetable Oils on Low-Alloyed Low Carbon Steel in H₂SO₄

    • Olanrewaju M. Adesusi
    • Olayide R. Adetunji
    • Olumide O. Akinpelu

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 24 January 2020 Pages: 159 - 172

    

24. Effect of Friction Stir Welding Process Parameters with Interlayer Strip on Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties

    • Mohamed Abu-Okail
    • Ahmed Abu-Oqail
    • Moataz H. Ata

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 27 January 2020 Pages: 173 - 183

    

25. Improving Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of AA2024 Base Metal by Adding Reinforced Strip Width of AA7075 via Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding Technique

    • Mohamed Abu-Okail
    • T. S. Mahmoud
    • Ahmed Abu-Oqail

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 22 January 2020 Pages: 184 - 196

    

26. Exfoliation Corrosion Impact on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Fatigue Crack Growth of Aeronautical Aluminum Alloy

    • Abdessamad Brahami
    • Jamel Fajoui
    • Benattou Bouchouicha

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 23 January 2020 Pages: 197 - 207

    

27. Fatigue Failure of Gears and Bearings During Processing of Rebar Steels

    • J. G. Garcia
    • R. D. K. Misra
    • E. Gonzalez

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 27 January 2020 Pages: 208 - 217

    

28. Failure Assessment of an Admiralty Brass Oil Exchanger Tubes

    • Khalil Ranjbar
    • A. Taghavian
    • M. Amra

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 23 January 2020 Pages: 218 - 225

    

29. Electrochemical Behavior of 1,3-bis(1-Phenylethyl) Urea as a Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl

    • B. Padmashree
    • K. Manjunatha
    • B. M. Prasanna

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 03 February 2020 Pages: 226 - 234

    

30. Electrochemical Behavior of N¹-(3-Methylphenyl)Piperidine-1,4-Dicarboxamide as a Corrosion Inhibitor for Soft-Cast Steel Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl

    • S. Rajendraprasad
    • Shoukath Ali
    • B. M. Prasanna

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 03 February 2020 Pages: 235 - 241

    

31. Analysis of the Causes of Driving Gear Shaft Fractures in Gear Pumps

    • Liqiang Xu
    • Xiaokang Yu
    • Zhigang Hou

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 03 February 2020 Pages: 242 - 248

    

32. Effect of Soaking Temperature on Carbide Precipitation, Hardness, and Wear Resistance of High-Chromium Cast Iron

    • Kaushal Kishore
    • Udit Kumar
    • Manashi Adhikary

    Technical Article===Peer-Reviewed 05 February 2020 Pages: 249 - 260

    

33. Study on Key Technology of Railway Freight Car Body Fatigue Test

    • Xiangwei Li
    • Ji Fang
    • Xiaoli Guan

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 29 January 2020 Pages: 261 - 269

    

34. Design and Thermomechanical Finite Element Analysis of Frictional Contact Mechanism on Automotive Disc Brake Assembly

    • Ali Belhocine
    • Oday Ibraheem Abdullah

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 30 January 2020 Pages: 270 - 301

    

35. A Method for Determining Failure Modes Associated with Damage/Fracture of Materials in Early Design Stages

    • Tomoyuki Okabe
    • Yuichi Otsuka

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 30 January 2020 Pages: 302 - 314

    

36. Fracture Toughness Characterization of High-Density Polyethylene Using Essential Work of Fracture Concept

    • Tarek Houari
    • Mohamed Benguediab
    • Abdelkrim Aid

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 27 January 2020 Pages: 315 - 322

    

37. Estimating Remaining Useful Life of Turbofan Engine Using Data-Level Fusion and Feature-Level Fusion

    • Sheida Ghorbani
    • Karim Salahshoor

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 28 January 2020 Pages: 323 - 332

    

38. Dynamic Response Analysis of Large Arch-Roof Oil Tank Subjected to the Coupling Impact of Two-Source Blast Waves Based on Finite Element Method

    • Guohua Chen
    • Fan Wang
    • Kun Hu

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 27 January 2020 Pages: 333 - 347

    

39. Finite Element Analysis of Quill Shaft of an Aero Engine Fuel Pump for Structural Integrity

    • Vinay Kumar
    • R. K. Mishra

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 31 January 2020 Pages: 348 - 352