Design Reliability Fundamentals and Applications [Hardcover]

As engineering systems become more and more complex, industry has recognized the importance of system and product reliability and places ever increasing emphasis on it during the design phase. Despite its efforts, however, industry continues to lose billions of dollars each year because of unexpected system failures. Therefore, it becomes increasingly important for designers and engineers to have a solid grounding in reliability engineering and keep abreast of new developments and research results.Introduction
Reliability History
Need of Reliability in Product Design
Reliability in the Product Design Process
Reliability Specialized and Applications Areas
Terms and Definitions
Reliability Information Sources
Military and other Reliability documents
Design Reliability Mathematics
Introduction
Boolean Algebra Laws
Probability Properties
Useful Definitions
Probability Distributions
Hazard Rate Models
Partial Fraction Method and Equation Roots
Differential Equations
Engineering Design and Reliability Management
Introduction
Engineering Design
Reliability Management
Failure Data Collection and Analysis
Introduction
Failure Data Uses
Failure Data Collection Sources in Equipment Life Cycle and Quality Control Data
Failure Reporting and Documentation System Design Guidelines and Failure Data Collection Forms
External Failure Data Sources
Failure Data for Selective Items and Tasks
Hazard Plotting Method
Underlying Distribution Determination Tests
Maximum Likelihood Estimation Method
Basic Reliability Evaluation and Allocation Techniques
Introduction
Bathtub Hazard Rate Curve
General Reliability Analysis Related Formulas
Reliability Networks
Reliability Evaluation Methods
Reliability Allocation
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
Introduction