Reliability, maintainability, and risk
Subtitle: practical methods for engineers
By: David J. Smith
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780080516097
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Engineering design; Quality Control; Maintainability (Engineering); Reliability (Engineering)
Description: This revised edition takes into account current emphasis on risk assessment techniques and safety critical systems, as well as major incident legislation. New material in this text covers reliability-centred maintenance, data analysis and includes more worked examples.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Reliability, Maintainability and Risk: Practical methods for engineers; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: Understanding Reliability Parameters and Costs; Part Two: Interpreting Failure Rates; Part Three: Predicting Reliability and Risk; Part Four: Achieving Reliability and Maintainability; Part Five: Legal, Management and Safety Considerations; 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