1. World problems
  2. Mechanical failure

Mechanical failure

  • Engineering failure risk
  • Mechanical equipment malfunction

Incidence

Over a wide range of industrial sectors, the costs of unreliability and mechanical failure are generally 12 to 20% of a company's turnover.

Broader

Risk
Presentable
Chance
Unpresentable

Narrower

Aggravates

Unsafe aircraft
Presentable
Damage to goods
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Wear
Presentable
Stress in materials
Unpresentable
Ice accretion
Unpresentable
Bad product design
Unpresentable

Related

Strategy

Value

Risk-aversion
Yet to rate
Risk
Yet to rate
Malfunction
Yet to rate
Failure
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Amenities » Equipment
  • Fundamental sciences » Mechanics
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Societal problems » Failure
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Technology » Engineering
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    C1904
    DOCID
    11319040
    D7NID
    144626
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020