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Reliability analysis and prediction : a methodology oriented treatment /

This book equips the reader with a compact information source on all the most recent methodological tools available in the area of reliability prediction and analysis. Topics covered include reliability mathematics, organisation and analysis of data, reliability modelling and system reliability eval...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Misra, Krishna B., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1992.
Colección:Fundamental studies in engineering ; 15.
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  • Front Cover; Reliability Analysis And Prediction; Copyright Page; A Reliability Concept; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Reliability Engineering : An Overview; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Historical Development; 1.2 Reliability : A birth-to-death problem; 1.3 Reliability : An Interdisciplinary Effort; 1.4 Reliability Education and Research; 1.5 Problems of Developing Countries; 1.6 Reliability Prediction and Analysis; 1.7 Problems in Prediction and Analysis; 1.8 Challenges for Future; 1.9 Scope of the Book; REFERENCES; Appendix l.A; Chapter 2. Reliability Mathematics; 2.0 Introduction.
  • 2.1 Classical Set Theory2.2 Boolean Algebra; 2.3 Sample Space; 2.4 Definitions of Probability; 2.5 Basic Properties of Probability; 2.6 Independent Events; 2.7 Conditional Probability; 2.8 Multiplication Theorem; 2.9 Total Probability Theorem; 2.10 Bayes' Theorem; 2.11 Random Variables; 2.12 Probability Distributions; 2.13 Cumulative Distributions; 2.14 Mathematical Expectation; 2.15 Variance; 2.16 Covariance and Correlation; 2.17 Moments; 2.18 Moment Generating Functions; 2.19 Probability Distributions; 2.20 Joint Probability Distributions; 2.21 Distributions of Several Random Variables.
  • 2.22 Some Useful Limit Theorems2.23 Estimation Theory; 2.24 Laplace Transform; 2.25 Markov Processes; 2.26 Random Number Generation; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Reliability Data Analysis and Management; 3.0 Introduction; 3.1 The Reliability Function; 3.2 Mean Time to Failure; 3.3 Variance; 3.4 The Bathtub Curve; 3.5 Linear Hazard Models; 3.6 Other Hazard Models; 3.7 Analysis of Failure Data; 3.8 Probability Graph Papers; 3.9 Illustrations; 3.10 Hazard Function Plots; 3.11 Selection of a Distribution; 3.12 Statistical Estimation of Failure Data; 3.13 Interval Estimates.
  • 3.14 Reliability Data ManagementREFERENCES; Chapter 4. Reliability Prediction from Stress-Strength Models; 4.0 Introduction; 4.1 Stresses due to Internal and External Environments; 4.2 Physics of Failures; 4.3 Reliability from Stress-Strength Distributions; 4.4 Reliability from Similar Stress-Strength Distributions; 4.5 Reliability from Dissimilar Stress-Strength Distributions; 4.6 Graphical Approach; 4.7 Time Dependent Stress-Strength Models; 4.8 Environmental Factors; 4.9 Environmental Testing; 4.10 Environmental Test Specifications; 4.11 Stress Derating; 4.12 Estimation of Part Failure Rate.