The textile industry is becoming an increasingly competitive environment. Differentiating products by quality is particularly important. Testing can be performed both to improve product quality and ac
Structural health monitoring is an extremely important methodology in evaluating the ‘health’ of a structure by assessing the level of deterioration and remaining service life of civil infrastructure
A summary of current research and its practical implications, this book discusses marine fouling organisms and their impact, testing and development of antifouling coatings, developments in chemically
This important collection reviews key inspection and monitoring techniques and their applications to bridges, buildings, and other civil structures. The first group of chapters covers ways for testing
Historically, the terms validation and verification have been very loosely defined in the system engineering world, with predictable confusion. Few hardware or software testing texts even touch upon v
Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry. This book reviews key aspects of this important subject. It begins by providing an overview of the subject, di
The ability to determine the cause or causes of failure using forensic tools is essential if product quality is to be improved. It is especially true of plastic, rubber and composite products. A fail
This authoritative book focuses on service life estimation of reinforced concrete civil engineering structures and those which have undergone rehabilitation using FRP. It allows estimates to be made a
