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KuTenk 2000 - SQRM229312-Reliability, Maintainability and Risk—Practical Methods for Engineers, Seventh Edition

by David J. Smith

2005 (364 pages)

ISBN:9780750666947

Supported by new detailed case studies on reliability and risk in practice, this book covers all key aspects of reliability and maintenance management in an accessible way with minimal mathematics.

Table of Contents

Reliability, Maintainability and Risk—Practical Methods for Engineers, Seventh Edition
Preface
Part One - Understanding Reliability Parameters and Costs
Chapter 1	-	The History of Reliability and Safety Technology
Chapter 2	-	Understanding Terms and Jargon
Chapter 3	-	A Cost-Effective Approach to Quality, Reliability and Safety
Part Two - Interpreting Failure Rates
Chapter 4	-	Realistic Failure Rates and Prediction Confidence
Chapter 5	-	Interpreting Data and Demonstrating Reliability
Chapter 6	-	Variable Failure Rates and Probability Plotting
Part Three - Predicting Reliability and Risk
Chapter 7	-	Basic Reliability Prediction Theory
Chapter 8	-	Methods of Modelling
Chapter 9	-	Quantifying the Reliability Models
Chapter 10	-	Risk Assessment (QRA)
Part Four - Achieving Reliability and Maintainability
Chapter 11	-	Design and Assurance Techniques
Chapter 12	-	Design Review and Test
Chapter 13	-	Field Data Collection and Feedback
Chapter 14	-	Factors Influencing Down Time
Chapter 15	-	Predicting and Demonstrating Repair Times
Chapter 16	-	Quantified Reliability Centred Maintenance
Chapter 17	-	Systematic Failures, Especially Software
Part Five - Legal, Management and Safety Considerations
Chapter 18	-	Project Management
Chapter 19	-	Contract Clauses and their Pitfalls
Chapter 20	-	Product Liability and Safety Legislation
Chapter 21	-	Major Incident Legislation
Chapter 22	-	Integrity of Safety-Related Systems
Chapter 23	-	A Case Study—The Datamet Project
Chapter 24	-	A Case Study—Gas Detection System
Appendix 1	-	Glossary
Appendix 2	-	Percentage Points of the Chi-Square Distribution
Appendix 3	-	Microelectronics Failure Rates
Appendix 4	-	General Failure Rates
Appendix 5	-	Failure Mode Percentages
Appendix 6	-	Human Error Rates
Appendix 7	-	Fatality Rates
Appendix 8	-	Answers to Exercises
Appendix 9	-	Bibliography
Appendix 10	-	Scoring Criteria for BETAPLUS Common Cause Model
Appendix 11	-	Example of HAZOP
Appendix 12	-	HAZID Checklist
Appendix 13	-	Markov Analysis of Redundant Systems