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COMPONENT FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR A Tribology Handbook Editor:  M.J.Neale Publisher:  Butterworth Heinemann   ISBN 0 7506 0980 X This handbook gives practical guidance on component failures, maintenance and repair in a form intended to provide easy and rapid reference. It is hoped that it will provide useful practical guidance for engineers concerned with plant maintenance and also design and development engineers in industry. It is based on material published in the first edition of the Tribology Handbook and has been updated and matched to international requirements. Each section has been written by an author who is an expert in the field and who in addition to understanding the related basic principles, also has extensive practical experience in his subject area. Subject matter covered in this publication: Failures:  Failure patterns and failure analysis plain bearing failures rolling bearing failures gear failures piston and ring failures wire rope failures brake and clutch failures fretting problems.   Maintenance:  Maintenance methods condition monitoring operating temperature limits vibration analysis performance analysis allowable wear limits.   Repair:  Wear resistant materials repair of plain bearings repair of friction surfaces industrial flooring materials. order from:  Butterworth Heineman