| Contributors |
| Preface |
| Introduction and Overview / Wallace R. Blischke ; D. N. P. Murthy |
| Cases With Emphasis On Product Design / Part A： |
| Space Interferometer Reliability-Based Design Evaluation / Donald H. Ebbeler et al. |
| Confidence Intervals for Hardware Reliability Predictions / Chun Kin Chan ; Michael Tortorella |
| Allocation of Dependability Requirements in Power Plant Design / Seppo Virtanen ; Per-Erik Hagmark |
| Cases With Emphasis On Development And Testing / Part B： |
| The Determination of the Design Strength of Granite Used as External Cladding for Buildings / Malcolm J. Faddy et al. |
| Use of Sensitivity Analysis to Assess the Effect of Model Uncertainty in Analyzing Accelerated Life Test Data / William Q. Meeker et al. |
| Virtual Qualification of Electronic Hardware / Michael Osterman et al. |
| Development of a Moisture Soak Model for Surface-Mounted Devices / Loon Ching Tang ; Soon Huat Ong |
| Construction of Reliable Software in Resource-Constrained Environments / Mladen A. Vouk ; Anthony T . Rivers |
| Modeling and Analysis of Software System Reliability / Min Xie et al. |
| Information Fusion for Damage Prediction / Nozer D. Singpurwalla et al. |
| Cases With Emphasis On Defect Prediction And Failure Analysis / Part C： |
| Use of Truncated Regression Methods to Estimate the Shelf Life of a Product from Incomplete Historical Data / William Q. Meeker ; Luis A. Escobar |
| Determining Software Quality Using COQUALMO / Sunita Chulani et al. |
| Use of Extreme Values in Reliability Assessment of Composite Materials / Linda C. Wolstenholme |
| Expert Judgment in the Uncertainty Analysis of Dike Ring Failure Frequency / Roger Cooke ; Karen Slijkhuis |
| Cases With Emphasis On Maintenance And Maintainability / Part D： |
| Component Reliability, Replacement, and Cost Analysis with Incomplete Failure Data / Nicholas A. J. Hastings |
| Maintainability and Maintenance-A Case Study on Mission Critical Aircraft and Engine Components / U. Dinesh Kumar ; John Crocker |
| Photocopier Reliability Modeling Using Evolutionary Algorithms / Michael Bulmer ; John Eccleston |
| Reliability Model for Underground Gas Pipelines / Roger M. Cooke et al. |
| RCM Approach to Maintaining a Nuclear Power Plant / Gilles C. Zwingelstein |
| Case Experience Comparing the RCM Approach to Plant Maintenance with Modeling Approach / Xisheng Jia ; Anthony H. Christer |
| Cases With Emphasis On Operations Optimization And Reengineering / Part E： |
| Mean Residual Life and Optimal Operating Conditions for Industrial Furnace Tubes / Elsayed A. Elsayed |
| Optimization of Dragline Load / Peter G. ; A. Townson, et al. |
| Ford's Reliability Improvement Process-A Case Study on Automotive Wheel Bearings / Karl D. Majeske et al. |
| Reliability of Oil Seal for Transaxle-A Science SQC Approach at Toyota / Kakuro Amasaka ; Shunji Osaki |
| Cases With Emphasis On Product Warranty / Part F： |
| Warranty Data Analysis for Assessing Product Reliability / Peter C. Sander et al. |
| Reliability and Warranty Analysis of a Motorcycle Based on Claims Data / Bermawi P. Iskandar |
| Index |
| Contributors |
| Preface |
| Introduction and Overview / Wallace R. Blischke ; D. N. P. Murthy |
| Cases With Emphasis On Product Design / Part A： |
| Space Interferometer Reliability-Based Design Evaluation / Donald H. Ebbeler et al. |
| Confidence Intervals for Hardware Reliability Predictions / Chun Kin Chan ; Michael Tortorella |
