ABSTRACT
Failure Engineering is the technical discipline which comprises the definition, evaluation, analysis, assessment and implications of technical failures. Fatigue and fracture are among the various physical processes which are associated with the loss of integrity of a structure or a structural component
During the past 20 years the world of engineering has been subjected to fundamental changes with totally new developments and concepts in science, technology, industry, administration, business, marketing and education. This continuous sequence of changes has fundamentally revolutionized society where an ever-increasing pressure towards productivity and improved quality, engineering design for profit while keeping safety at a highest possible level pushes the engineer into a difficult position. Optimal education and training of engineers is the key for success and, therefore, should be a mandatory prerequisite for every engineer [1].
