The need for an internationally recognised standard for engineering failure analysis

Booker, Nigel K.; Clegg, Richard; Knights, Peter; Gates, J.D.

doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.104357

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“…In our earlier paper [12] we briefly reviewed the historical evolution of two opposing views regarding methods of decision-making. The developing views were described under the headings of decision analysis, behavioural economics, bounded rationality and ecological rationality.…”

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“…This provides feedback and hence opportunities for refinement of practices. [28,29] was briefly mentioned in our earlier paper [12]. The origins of the theory include two key observations of human behaviour, namely (a) that people find retrospective justifications for what they imagine are careful choices, and (b) people tend to be biased towards optimism and overconfidence.…”

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Cognitive Biases and the Cultural Disconnect between Engineers and Decision-makers

Booker

Gates²,

Knights

2021

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Engineering culture is alien to the way the average person thinks and makes decisions. There is a dichotomy between the evidence-based analytical methodologies used by engineers and the intuitive or heuristic processes commonly used by the general public. Both can be appropriate in context, but wrong choices can lead to undesirable and sometimes dire consequences. For the recommendations from an engineering analysis to be accepted by non-technical decision-makers, the findings must be presented in a manner that takes account of human factors. Successful engineers are those who are proficient in translating the language of their technical discipline into that of broader society. A key skill is consequential reasoning, which is contained within engineering codes of ethics but is also critical to the persuasive power of analytical findings. Students and early-career engineers need structured learning in communication and in socio-cultural and emotional intelligence. They need exposure to cognitive psychology and epistemology, especially in relation to bias and false logic. If formal humanities courses cannot be accommodated in the undergraduate engineering degree, then post-graduate and continuing professional development opportunities should be offered.

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Cognitive Biases and the Cultural Disconnect between Engineers and Decision-makers

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Knights

2021

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“…Previous studies and analysis of marine structure failures had shown that a significant percentage of failures were a consequence of inadequate design due to a lack of operational considerations, incomplete structural element evaluations and incorrect use of calculation methods [3]. Hence, in order to better understand the causes of failures, a failure analysis branch of engineering [4] has developed over the years, serving as a help in the design optimization process. This discipline uses analytical, experimental and numerical tools in order to resolve failure causes.…”

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Marine Propulsion System Failures—A Review

Vizentin

Vukelić

Murawski

et al. 2020

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Failures of marine propulsion components or systems can lead to serious consequences for a vessel, cargo and the people onboard a ship. These consequences can be financial losses, delay in delivery time or a threat to safety of the people onboard. This is why it is necessary to learn about marine propulsion failures in order to prevent worst-case scenarios. This paper aims to provide a review of experimental, analytical and numerical methods used in the failure analysis of ship propulsion systems. In order to achieve that, the main causes and failure mechanisms are described and summarized. Commonly used experimental, numerical and analytical tools for failure analysis are given. Most indicative case studies of ship failures describe where the origin of failure lies in the ship propulsion failures (i.e., shaft lines, crankshaft, bearings, foundations). In order to learn from such failures, a holistic engineering approach is inevitable. This paper tries to give suggestions to improve existing design procedures with a goal of producing more reliable propulsion systems and taking care of operational conditions.

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Mechanical Behavior of Materials

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The need for an internationally recognised standard for engineering failure analysis

Cited by 12 publications

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Cognitive Biases and the Cultural Disconnect between Engineers and Decision-makers

Cognitive Biases and the Cultural Disconnect between Engineers and Decision-makers

Marine Propulsion System Failures—A Review

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