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Causes of failure

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Mechanical Fault Diagnosis and condition monitoring

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Of the many causes of mechanical failure those due to delayed time-dependent failure lend themselves to diagnosis and condition monitoring.

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    R. A. Collacott B.Sc. (Eng), Ph.D., C.Eng., F.I.Mech.E., F.I.Mar.E. (Director)

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Collacott, R.A. (1977). Causes of failure. In: Mechanical Fault Diagnosis and condition monitoring. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5723-7_2

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