Maintenance Engineering Handbook
MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING HANDBOOK Sixth EditionThe latest science, technology, and management solutions for facility maintenance issuesThe one reference you can bank on for current answers to virtually any maintenance question, Lindley R. Higgins’ and R. Keith Mobley’s Maintenance Engineering Handbook provides the best of today’s strategies and technologies from the world’s leading experts.• One-stop source of answers on all maintenance engineering functions, from managing, planning, and budgeting to solving environmental problems• New coverage of the latest computer applications, maintenance technologies, and tools• Strategies, equipment, techniques, and tips for facilities from industrial plants to residential complexes, institutions, schools, hospitals, and office buildingsNEW IN THIS EDITION• Technology updates• Improvements in prevention and prediction• Equipment testing and monitoring tools• The latest computer programs• Advances in maintenance economics• Guidance on insurance administration• New maintenance techniques for centrifugal air compressors, centrifugal pumps, and other equipmentMaintenance Engineering’s Most Current, Comprehensive, and Complete ReferenceA McGraw-Hill Classic55 SPECIALISTSBuildings and groundsComputer applicationsCorrosion and cleaningCosts and controlsElectrical equipmentEstimates and budgetsInstrumentation and monitoring toolsInventoryLubricationMeasuring, servicing, testingMechanical equipmentOrganization and managementParts and componentsPersonnel and policiesPractices and preventionSanitation and housekeepingSpecialized equipmentWelding