Critical Connections; Linking Failure Modes and Failure Mechanisms to Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

As the title of this book implies, the objective is to describe the links between failure modes, failure mechanisms, predictive maintenance and preventive maintenance. As you might expect, a clear understanding of the links between those elements is based on a clear understanding of the definitions for those elements. It is possible, and even likely, that you will find other sources that apply somewhat different definitions to these terms. It is my experience that despite the source of the operative definitions, the mental images being used by participants tend to vary and are, therefore, inadequately defined. It is not so much what is written on paper as what is inside your head that counts. Much of the effort of this book is to place an operative definition in the minds of readers that is clear, understandable and easily shared with others.