466-Forensic Engineering Part D - Case Histories: Corrosion Failure Analyses

By: Gerald O. Davis, PE

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Course Objective

This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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466-Forensic Engineering Part D - Case Histories: Corrosion Failure Analyses

This is the fourth part of a series of courses on forensic engineering in the area of metallurgical and mechanical root-cause failure analyses. The course, like Part C, provides different case histories of failure analyses of metallic materials and mechanical engineering as segments of the large field of forensic engineering. The emphasis in each case presented is on failures due to corrosion of metals. Five somewhat unique case histories are provided.

To get the most benefit from the course, it is assumed that the reader has a general interest in and knowledge of corrosion from previous education or work experience. That knowledge might include some basic principles as provided in the author’s prior Course 110, Corrosion Control and Tactics, or other information sources on corrosion and related technology. However, brief statements of most principles needed in a given case history are provided.

The course seeks to show that analyses of metallic aqueous corrosion failures can be a very diverse and often challenging area of engineering. This is because of the many interacting factors. Included are the many possible practical situations where failures may occur, the variety of metals potentially affected, the different methods sometimes needed to access the evidence, the several corrosion mechanisms that may be found and the role of an engineering expert witness in associated legal actions.

Questions about this course? Email the Author: JDavis@dmme-engineering.com

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(4.9) 17 Reviews

Review of: Forensic Engineering Part D

06/22/2024

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Excellent cases.

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Khosrow Rahimzadeh Abdi

11/22/2023

Learned about corrosion failure analyses. Good course.

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Millard Powledge, P.E., S.E.

11/22/2023

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Good useful info with test methods defined. Thanks!!

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Jim

11/21/2023

A good review of the methodology used in conducting corrosion failure investigation

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Paul W Wallace

11/03/2023

This was a good course. I don't specialize in corrosion but do sometimes review reports on external corrosion of underground steel. This course exposed me to a broader view of corrosion. Very interesting.

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John Christian Anderson

10/31/2023

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Course was very informative.

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Stanley E Yekalis

10/28/2023

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Encompassed some typical corrosion problems across a variety of applications.

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Ezekiel Sachs

10/26/2023

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Excellent information was provided. The course materials are an excellent reference.

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Charles Arthur

11/16/2022

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Good course with real examples

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Rick D

06/25/2022

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Fascinating case histories. Not easy, but what I learned from this course made it very worthwhile.

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Al Claus

03/25/2022

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Very interesting and worthwhile. One of the best SunCam courses I have taken.

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Jorge Canales

03/21/2022

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Valuable information. Course taught me a lot about corrosion. Will keep the documentation as a reference to refresh the material covered.

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Gordon Holmes

03/20/2022

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Very good and informative

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BK

03/17/2022

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Solid and clear elaboration of cases, with brief theoretical background for each. Well structured test questions, covering the whole text.

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Dan

02/22/2022

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I found the material interesting, well-organized, and clearly explained.

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John Sladek

02/18/2022

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Excellent. One of the best SUNCAM courses I have completed.

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Rosario DiMarco

02/16/2022

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Excellent material well written!

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Course Code: 100204-07

Course PDH Hours: 4

Engineering Course Approvals

This course is accepted for engineering continuing education credit in all US states, territories, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces.
Ohio rules allow only 6-hours of unsupervised online courses such as this course per license renewal period
Kansas rules allow only 5-hours of self-study courses such as this course per license renewal period

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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials

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