Contents
Preface to the Third Edition Revised
1 Introduction to Reliability Engineering
1.1 What is Reliability Engineering?
1.2 Why Teach Reliability Engineering?
1.3 Why Do Engineering Products Fail?
1.5 Repairable and Non-Repairable Items
1.6 The Pattern of Failures with Time (Non-Repairable Items)
1.7 The Pattern of Failures with Time (Repairable Items)
1.8 The Development of Reliability Engineering
1.9 Courses, Conferences and Literature
1.10 Organizations Involved in Reliability Work
1.11 Reliability as an Effectiveness Parameter
1.12 Reliability Programme Activities
1.13 Reliability Economics and Management
2.6 Continuous Distribution Functions
2.7 Summary of Continuous Statistical Distributions
2.12 Statistical Hypothesis Testing
2.13 Non-Parametric Inferential Methods
2.15 Series of Events (Point Processes)
2.16 Computer Software for Statistics
3 Life Data Analysis and Probability Plotting
3.5 Computerized Data Analysis and Probability Plotting
3.6 Confidence Bounds for Life Data Analysis
3.7 Choosing the Best Distribution and Assessing the Results
4.2 Monte Carlo Simulation Basics
4.3 Additional Statistical Distributions
4.4 Sampling a Statistical Distribution
4.5 Basic Steps for Performing a Monte Carlo Simulation
4.6 Monte Carlo Method Summary
5.2 Distributed Load and Strength
5.3 Analysis of Load–Strength Interference
5.4 Effect of Safety Margin and Loading Roughness on Reliability (Multiple Load Applications)
6 Reliability Prediction and Modelling
6.2 Fundamental Limitations of Reliability Prediction
6.3 Standards Based Reliability Prediction
6.4 Other Methods for Reliability Predictions
6.6 Systems Reliability Models
6.7 Availability of Repairable Systems
6.10 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
6.11 State-Space Analysis (Markov Analysis)
6.13 Reliability Apportionment
7.2 Design for Reliability Process
7.9 Assessing the DfR Capability of an Organization
8 Reliability of Mechanical Components and Systems
8.2 Mechanical Stress, Strength and Fracture
9 Electronic Systems Reliability
9.2 Reliability of Electronic Components
9.3 Component Types and Failure Mechanisms
9.4 Summary of Device Failure Modes
9.5 Circuit and System Aspects
9.6 Reliability in Electronic System Design
9.7 Parameter Variation and Tolerances
9.8 Design for Production, Test and Maintenance
10.2 Software in Engineering Systems
10.5 Software Structure and Modularity
10.14 Software Reliability Prediction and Measurement
10.15 Hardware/Software Interfaces
11 Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance
11.2 Statistical Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance
11.4 Engineering Interpretation of Results
12.2 Planning Reliability Testing
12.4 Testing for Reliability and Durability: Accelerated Test
12.6 Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS)
13.3 Accelerated Test Data Analysis
13.7 Statistical Analysis of Accelerated Test Data
13.8 Reliability Analysis of Repairable Systems
13.10 Exploratory Data Analysis and Proportional Hazards Modelling
13.11 Field and Warranty Data Analysis
14 Reliability Demonstration and Growth
14.3 Test to Success (Success Run Method)
14.8 Combining Results Using Bayesian Statistics
14.10 Reliability Demonstration Software
14.11 Practical Aspects of Reliability Demonstration
14.12 Standard Methods for Repairable Equipment
14.13 Reliability Growth Monitoring
15.2 Control of Production Variability
15.3 Control of Human Variation
15.6 Quality Control in Electronics Production
15.8 Production Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
16 Maintainability, Maintenance and Availability
16.3 Maintenance Time Distributions
16.4 Preventive Maintenance Strategy
16.5 FMECA and FTA in Maintenance Planning
16.9 Maintainability Prediction
16.10 Maintainability Demonstration
16.11 Design for Maintainability
16.12 Integrated Logistic Support
17.1 Corporate Policy for Reliability
17.2 Integrated Reliability Programmes
17.4 Safety and Product Liability
17.5 Standards for Reliability, Quality and Safety
17.7 Contracting for Reliability Achievement
17.8 Managing Lower-Level Suppliers
17.10 The Project Reliability Plan
17.11 Use of External Services
17.12 Customer Management of Reliability
17.13 Selecting and Training for Reliability
17.14 Organization for Reliability
17.15 Reliability Capability and Maturity of an Organization
17.16 Managing Production Quality
17.17 Quality Management Approaches
17.18 Choosing the Methods: Strategy and Tactics
Appendix 1 The Standard Cumulative Normal Distribution Function
Appendix 2 χ2(α, ν) Distribution Values
Appendix 3 Kolmogorov–Smirnov Tables
Appendix 4 Rank Tables (5%, 95%)
Appendix 5 Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
Appendix 6 Reliability, Maintainability (and Safety) Plan Example