Introducing a groundbreaking companion book to a bestselling reliability textReliability is one of the most important characteristics defining the quality of a product or system, both for the manufacturer and the purchaser. One achieves high reliability through careful monitoring of design, materials and other input, production, quality assurance efforts, ongoing maintenance, and a variety of related decisions and activities. All of these factors must be considered in determining the costs of production, purchase, and ownership of a product.Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance serves as a valuable addition to the current literature on the subject of reliability by bridging the gap between theory and application. Conceived during the preparation of the editors' earlier work, Reliability: Modeling, Prediction, and Optimization (Wiley, 2000), this new volume features twenty-six actual case studies written by top experts in their fields, each illustrating exactly how reliability models are applied.A valuable companion book to Reliability: Modeling, Prediction, and Optimization, or any other textbook on the subject, the book features:Case studies from fields such as aerospace, automotive, mining, electronics, power plants, dikes, computer software, weapons, photocopiers, industrial furnaces, granite building cladding, chemistry, and aircraft enginesA logical organization according to the life cycle of a product or systemA unified format of discussion enhanced by tools, techniques, and models for drawing one's own conclusionsPertinent exercises for reinforcement of ideasOf equal value to both students of reliability theory as well as professionals in industry, Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand how reliability and maintenance issues can be addressed and resolved in the real world.
Author(s): Wallace R. Blischke, D. N. Prabhakar Murthy
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 696
Case Studies in Reliability & Maintenance......Page 1
The Series......Page 3
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 18
Preface......Page 26
Ch1 Introduction & Overview......Page 30
PartA Cases with Emphasis on Product Design......Page 64
Ch2 Space Interferometer Reliability-Based Design Evaluation......Page 66
Ch3 Confidence Intervals for Hardware Reliability Predictions......Page 92
Ch4 Allocation of Dependability Requirements in Power Plant Design......Page 114
PartB Cases with Emphasis on Development & Testing......Page 138
Ch5 Determination of Design Strength of Granite used as External Cladding for Buildings......Page 140
Ch6 Use of Sensitivity Analysis to Assess Effect of Model Uncertainty in Analyzing Accelerated Life Test Data......Page 164
Ch7 Virtual Qualification of Electronic Hardware......Page 192
Ch8 Development of Moisture Soak Model for Surface-Mounted Devices......Page 216
Ch9 Construction of Reliable Software in Resource-Constrained Environments......Page 234
Ch10 Modeling & Analysis of Software System Reliability......Page 262
Ch11 Information Fusion for Damage Prediction......Page 280
PartC Cases with Emphasis on Defect Prediction & Failure Analysis......Page 296
Ch12 Use of Truncated Regression Methods to Estimate the Shelf Life of a Product from Incomplete Historical Data......Page 298
Ch13 Determining Software Quality using COQUALMO......Page 322
Ch14 Use of Extreme Values in Reliability Assessment of Composite Materials......Page 342
Ch15 Expert Judgment in Uncertainty Analysis of Dike Ring Failure Frequency......Page 360
PartD Cases with Emphasis on Maintenance & Maintainability......Page 380
Ch16 Component Reliability, Replacement & Cost Analysis with Incomplete Failure Data......Page 382
Ch17 Maintainability & Maintenance--Case Study on Mission Critical Aircraft & Engine Components......Page 406
Ch18 Photocopier Reliability Modeling using Evolutionary Algorithms......Page 428
Ch19 Reliability Model for Underground Gas Pipelines......Page 452
Ch20 RCM Approach to Maintaining Nuclear Power Plant......Page 476
Ch21 Case Experience Comparing RCM Approach to Plant Maintenance with Modeling Approach......Page 506
PartE Cases with Emphasis on Operations Optimization & Reengineering......Page 524
Ch22 Mean Residual Life & Optimal Operating Conditions for Industrial Furnace Tubes......Page 526
Ch23 Optimization of Dragline Load......Page 546
Ch24 Ford's Reliability Improvement Process--Case Study on Automotive Wheel Bearings......Page 574
Ch25 Reliability of Oil Seal for Transaxle--Science SQC Approach at Toyota......Page 600
PartF Cases with Emphasis on Product Warranty......Page 618
Ch26 Warranty Data Analysis for Assessing Product Reliability......Page 620
Ch27 Reliability & Warranty Analysis of Motorcycle Based on Claims Data......Page 652
Index......Page 686
Titles in the Series......Page 692
