Preface to the First Edition |
Preface to the Second Edition |
Preface to the Third Edition |
Preface to Third Edition Revised |
Preface to Fourth Edition |
Acknowledgements |
Notation and Definitions |
Introduction to Reliability Engineering / 1: |
What is Reliability Engineering? |
Why Teach Reliability Engineering? |
Why do Engineering Items Fail? |
Probabilistic Reliability |
Repairable and Non-repairable Items |
The Pattern of Failures with Time (Non-repairable Items) |
The Pattern of Failures with Time (Repairable Items) |
The Development of Reliability Engineering |
Courses, Conferences and Literature |
Organizations Involved in Reliability Work |
Reliability as an Effectiveness Parameter |
Reliability Programme Activities |
Reliability Economics and Management |
Bibliography |
Questions |
Reliability Mathematics / 2: |
Introduction |
Variation |
Probability Concepts |
Rules of Probability |
Continuous Variation |
Continuous Distribution Functions |
Summary of Continuous Statistical Distributions |
Variation in Engineering |
Discrete variation |
Statistical Confidence |
Statistical Hypothesis Testing |
Non-parametric Inferential Methods |
Goodness of Fit |
Series of Events (Point Processes) |
Computer Software for Statistics |
Practical Conclusions |
Probability Plotting / 3: |
Ranking of Data |
Probability Plotting Techniques |
Lognormal Probability Plots |
Weibull Probability Plots |
Extreme Value Probability Plotting |
Hazard Plotting |
Choosing the Distribution and Assessing the Results |
Probability Plotting for Binomial Data |
Conclusions |
Load-strength Interference / 4: |
Distributed Load and Strength |
Analysis of Load-strength Interference |
Effect of Safety Margin and Loading Roughness on Reliability (Multiple Load Applications) |
Practical Aspects |
Statistical Experiments / 5: |
Statistical Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance |
Non-parametric Methods |
Randomizing the Data |
Engineering Interpretation of Results |
The Taguchi Method |
Evolutionary Operation |
Reliability Prediction and Modelling / 6: |
Fundamental Limitations of Reliability Prediction |
Reliability Databases |
The Practical Approach |
Systems Reliability Models |
Availability of Repairable Systems |
Modular Design |
Block Diagram Analysis |
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) |
Petri Nets |
State-space Analysis (Markov Analysis) |
Monte Carlo Simulation |
Reliability Apportionment |
Standard Methods for Reliability Prediction and Modelling |
Reliability in Design / 7: |
Computer-aided Engineering |
Environments |
Design Analysis Methods |
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) |
Load-strength Analysis (LSA) |
Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) |
Reliability Predictions for FMECA |
Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOPS) |
Parts, Materials and Processes (PMP) Review |
Non-material Failure Modes |
Human Reliability |
Design Analysis for Processes |
Critical Items List |
Summary |
Management of Design Review |
Configuration Control |
Reliability of Mechanical Components and Systems / 8: |
Mechanical Stress, Strength and Fracture |
Fatigue |
Creep |
Wear |
Corrosion |
Vibration and Shock |
Temperature Effects |
Materials |
Components |
Processes |
Electronic Systems Reliability / 9: |
Reliability of Electronic Components |
Component Types and Failure Mechanisms |
Summary of Device Failure Modes |
Circuit and System Aspects |
Electronic System Reliability Prediction |
Reliability in Electronic System Design |
Parameter Variation and Tolerances |
Design for Production, Test and Maintenance |
Bibliographry |
Software Reliability / 10: |
Software in Engineering Systems |
Software Errors |
Preventing Errors |
Software Structure and Modularity |
Programming Style |
Fault Tolerance |
Redundancy/Diversity |
Languages |
Data Reliability |
Software Checking |
Software Design Analysis Methods |
Software Testing |
Error Reporting |
Software Reliability Prediction and Measurement |
Hardware/Software Interfaces |
Reliability Testing / 11: |
Planning Reliability Testing |
Test Environments |
Testing for Reliability and Durability: Accelerated Test |
Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) |
Analysing Reliability Data / 12: |
Pareto Analysis |
Accelerated Test Data Analysis |
Reliability Analysis of Repairable Systems |
CUSUM Charts |
Exploratory Data Analysis and Proportional Hazards Modelling |
Reliability Demonstration |
Combining Results Using Bayesian Statistics |
Reliability Growth Monitoring |
Making Reliability Grow |
Reliability in Manufacture / 13: |
Control of Production Variability |
Control of Human Variation |
Acceptance Sampling |
Improving the Process |
Quality Control in Electronics Production |
Stress Screening |
Production Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) |
Maintainability, Maintenance and Availability / 14: |
Maintenance Time Distributions |
Preventive Maintenance Strategy |
FMECA and FTA in Maintenance Planning |
Maintenance Schedules |
Technology Aspects |
Calibration |
Maintainability Prediction |
Maintainability Demonstration |
Design for Maintainability |
Integrated Logistic Support |
Reliability Management / 15: |
Corporate Policy for Reliability |
Integrated Reliability Programmes |
Reliability and Costs |
Safety and Product Liability |
Standards for Reliability, Quality and Safety |
Specifying Reliability |
Contracting for Reliability Achievement |
Managing Lower-Level Suppliers |
The Reliability Manual |
The Project Reliability Plan |
Use of External Services |
Customer Management of Reliability |
Selecting and Training for Reliability |
Organization for Reliability |
Managing Production Quality |
Quality Audit |
Quality Management Approaches |
Choosing the Methods: Strategy and Tactics |
Conclusions: Greed, Fear and Freedom |
The Standard Cumulative Normal Distribution Function / Appendix 1: |
Values of y = exp (- x) / Appendix 2: |
Percentiles of the X[superscript 2] Distribution / Appendix 3: |
Values of the F-distribution / Appendix 4: |
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Tables / Appendix 5: |
Rank Tables (Median, 5%, 95%) / Appendix 6: |
Matrix Algebra Revision / Appendix 7: |
Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) / Appendix 8: |
Reliability, Maintainability (and Safety) Plan Example / Appendix 9: |
Index |
Preface to the First Edition |
Preface to the Second Edition |
Preface to the Third Edition |
Preface to Third Edition Revised |
Preface to Fourth Edition |
Acknowledgements |