What Every Engineer Should Know about Reliability and Risk Analysis

by Mohammad Modarres

Overview

"Examining reliability, availability, and risk analysis and reviewing in probability and statistics essential to understanding reliability methods, this outstanding volume describes day-to-day techniques used by practicing engineers -- discussing important reliability aspects of both components and complex systems. "

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824789589
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/23/1992
Series:	What Every Engineer Should Know , #30
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

"Reliability, Availability, and Risk Analysis in Perspective Basic Mathematics Elements of Component Reliability System Reliability Analysis Reliability and Availability of Repairable Items Selected Topics in Reliability Analysis Risk Analysis Appendix A---Statistical Tables Appendix B---Generic Failure Data Appendix C---Computer Programs for Reliability and Risk Analysis "

Editorial Reviews

". . .a very valuable reference for all those who are interested in reliability engineering and in the techniques applied. "
---Reliability Engineering and System Safety

From the Publisher

Examines reliability, availability, and risk analysis, and reviews probability and statistics essential to understanding reliability methods. Probabilistic methods for quantifying and propagating parameter uncertainties in engineering systems are discussed, as well as common cause failures, human reliability analysis, failure analysis, reliability centered maintenance, and probabilistic risk assessment techniques. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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