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An updated edition of the well-known text which provides engineering students with a concise and practical introduction to the two important areas of reliability and quality. The book outlines the mathematical calculations involved with determining risk and considers the subjects within design and manufacture, testing, and maintenance. The final chapter applies the principles to engineering safety.
List of contents
- Principles of Quality.
- Principles of Reliability.
- Reliability of Systems.
- Failure Rate Data and Models.
- Quality and Reliability in Design and Manufacture.
- Reliability and Availability in Maintenance.
- Protective Systems for Hazardous Processes - A Case Study.
- Appendices.
- A1 Derivation of the Reliability of a Standby System - Cumulative.
- Poisson Distribution.
- A2 Calculation of PD, PS and FDT for Systems with Moon Voting.
- Index.
Summary
An updated edition of the well-known text which provides engineering students with a concise and practical introduction to the two important areas of reliability and quality. The book outlines the mathematical calculations involved with determining risk and considers the subjects within design and manufacture, testing, and maintenance. The final chapter applies the principles to engineering safety.
