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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Practical reliability engineering / Patrick D. T. O'Connor, Andre Kleyner. – 5th ed.

   p. cm.

   Includes bibliographical references and index.

   ISBN 978-0-470-97982-2 (hardback) – ISBN 978-0-470-97981-5 (paper)

 1. Reliability (Engineering) I. O'Connor, Patrick D. T. II. Kleyner, Andre.

TS173.O29 2012

620′.00452–dc23

2011032987

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Print ISBN: 9780470979822

Paper ISBN: 9780470979815

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