本書是江蘇省輪機工程技術品牌專業建設教材，力求使輪機專業學生通過學習本書的內容掌握輪機維護與修理的能力。全書共分為九章內容，包括：損壞與維護；摩擦；侵蝕；疲勞斷裂；發現並診斷缺陷；修理技能；船舶修理；船舶柴油機大修和維護；船舶軸系。

Chapter 1 Failure and Maintenance
1.1 Failure
1.2 Maintenance
1.3 Ship's Maintenance and Survey Systems

Chapter 2 Tribology
2.1 Tribology
2.2 Friction
2.3 Wear
2.4 Lubrication
2.5 Lubricant
2.6 Cylinder Lubrication
2.7 Sleeve Bearing Lubrication

Chapter 3 Corrosion
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Hot Corrosion
3.3 Electrochemical Corrosion
3.4 Control of Corrosion
3.5 Cavitation

Chapter 4 Fatigue Failure
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Characteristics of Fatigue Fracture Surfaces
4.3 Nature of the Fatigue Process
4,4 Recognition of Fatigue Failure
4.5 Cyclic Stresses
4.6 Factors Affecting Fatigue Life
4.7 Preventing Fatigue Failure
4.8 Thermal Fatigue
4.9 Crankshaft Fatigue Failure

Chapter 5 Defect Detection and Fault Diagnostics
5.1 Defect Detection
5.2 Machine Condition Monitoring and Faults Diagnosis

Chapter 6 Repairing Technologies
6.1 Electroplating
6.2 Thermal Spray Coating
6.3 Welding
6.4 Metal Stitching
6.5 Adhesion
6.6 Shot Peening

Chapter 7 Ship Repair
7.1 Types of Ship Repair
7.2 Drydocking
7.3 Dismantling Techniques
7.4 Mechanical and Chemical Cleaning
7.5 Mooring Test and Sea Trial

Chapter 8 Overhauling and Maintenance of Marine Diesel Engine
8.1 Cylinder Head
8.2 Cylinder Liner
8.3 Piston
8.4 Piston Ring
8.5 Crankshaft