| Description |
xii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Understanding Reliability Parameters and Costs. 1. The history of reliability and safety technology. 2. Understanding terms and jargon. 3. A cost-effective approach to quality, reliability and safety -- Pt. 2. Interpreting Failure Rates. 4. Realistic failure rates. 5. Interpreting data and demonstrating reliability. 6. Variable failure rates and probability plotting -- Pt. 3. Predicting Reliability and Risk. 7. Essential reliability theory. 8. Methods of modelling. 9. Risk assessment -- Pt. 4. Achieving Reliability and Maintainability. 10. Design and assurance techniques. 11. Design review and test. 12. Field data collection and feedback. 13. Factors influencing down time. 14. Predicting and demonstrating repair times. 15. Software quality/reliability -- Pt. 5. Legal and Management Considerations. 16. Project management. 17. Contract clauses and their pitfalls. 18. Product liability and safety legislation. 19. Safety-critical systems and major incidents |
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20. A case study -- 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 10 Software packages -- Appendix 11 Simulation source code |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 305-307 |
| Subject |
Engineering design.
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Maintainability (Engineering)
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Reliability (Engineering)
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| LC no. |
97019001 |
| ISBN |
0750637528 (paperback) |
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