Failure and Root-Cause Analysis   Common Causes  
 


In times of crisis, companies can call on the consultants at Advanced Computational and Engineering Services to determine why things went wrong so such complications can be avoided in the future.

This is true regardless of whether the failure was in a material or component (metallic, organic, composite, or electronic) or occurred as a result of the manufacturing process itself. Our engineers collect and study the data, skillfully determining cause-and-effect relationships, separating contributing and non-contributing elements as they go.

Whether a failure is due to a design flaw, structural loading, corrosion, wear, metal fatigue, a manufacturing flaw, operator error, or another aspect, our engineers will identify the initial cause(s) and work with you to prevent further problems.

We do this by recommending concrete actions you can take, now and in the future, to ensure that the quality, safety, and reliability of your firm's manufacturing processes and products remain high.

 


We test for various causes of failure, including:

• fatigue
• wear and tear
• all types of corrosion
• creep-and-stress rupture
• stress corrosion cracking
• ductile and brittle fractures
• liquid metal embrittlement
• hydrogen embrittlement

Experience & Applications

Piping and pressure vessels
Biomechanical implants and
   other medical devices

Components of gas turbine    engines
Design of various vehicles,
   from cars and trucks to
   planes and ships
Civil engineering structures
Industrial machinery
Heat exchangers
Weldments

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