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With emphasis on practical aspects of engineering, this bestseller has gained worldwide recognition through progressive editions as the essential reliability textbook. This fifth edition retains the unique balanced mixture of reliability theory and applications, thoroughly updated with the latest industry best practices.

Practical Reliability Engineering fulfils the requirements of the Certified Reliability Engineer curriculum of the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Each chapter is supported by practice questions, and a solutions manual is available to course tutors via the companion website.

Enhanced coverage of mathematics of reliability, physics of failure, graphical and software methods of failure data analysis, reliability prediction and modelling, design for reliability and safety as well as management and economics of reliability programmes ensures continued relevance to all quality assurance and reliability courses.

Notable additions include:

  • New chapters on applications of Monte Carlo simulation methods and reliability demonstration methods.
  • Software applications of statistical methods, including probability plotting and a wider use of common software tools.
  • More detailed descriptions of reliability prediction methods.
  • Comprehensive treatment of accelerated test data analysis and warranty data analysis.
  • Revised and expanded end-of-chapter tutorial sections to advance students' practical knowledge.

The fifth edition will appeal to a wide range of readers from college students to seasoned engineering professionals involved in the design, development, manufacture and maintenance of reliable engineering products and systems.

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Following the practical approach adopted in previous editions, this updated text provides coverage of the latest technological advances, methodology and international standards. The fourth edition examines reliability analysis methods such as prediction, Petri nets, and the m(t) method for failure data analysis. This text is designed to fulfill the requirements of the American Society of Quality (ASQ) qualifying exams in reliability engineering.

About the Author

Patrick O'Connor received his engineering training at the Royal Air Force Technical College. He served for 16 years in the RAF Engineer Branch, including tours on aircraft maintenance and in the Reliability and Maintainability office of the Ministry of Defence (Air). He joined British Aerospace Dynamics in 1975, and was appointed Reliability Manager in 1980. In March 1993 he joined British Rail Research as Reliability Manager. Since 1995 he has worked as an independent consultant on engineering management, reliability, quality and safety. He is the author of "Practical Reliability Engineering", published by John Wiley (3rd. edition 1991). He is also the author of the chapter on reliability and quality engineering in the Academic Press Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology and until 1999 was the UK editor of the Wiley journal "Quality and Reliability Engineering International". He has written many papers and articles on quality and reliability engineering and management, and he lectures at universities and other venues on these subjects.



Table of Contents:
Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Third Edition Revised Preface to the Fourth Edition Acknowledgements Notation and Definitions · Introduction to Reliability Engineering · Reliability Mathematics · Probability Plotting · Load-strength Interference · Statistical Experiments · Reliability Prediction and Modelling · Reliability in Design · Reliability of Mechanical Components and Systems · Electronic Systems Reliability · Software Reliability · Reliability Testing · Analysing Reliability Data · Reliability in Manufacture · Maintainability, Maintenance and Availability · Reliability Management Appendix 1 The Standard Cumulative Normal Distribution Function Appendix 2 Values of y = exp (-x) Appendix 3 Percentiles of the X² Distribution Appendix 4 Values of the F-distribution Appendix 5 Kolmogorov-Smirnov Tables Appendix 6 Rank Tables (Median, 5%, 95%) Appendix 7 matrix Algebra Revision Appendix 8 Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) Appendix 9 Reliability. Maintainability (and Safety) Plan Example Index


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  • ISBN-13: 9788126516421
  • Publisher: Wiley India Pvt Ltd
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 540
  • ISBN-10: 8126516429
  • Publisher Date: 2008
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Industrial Engineering/Quality Control

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