Practical Reliability Engineering

Introduction to reliability engineering; reliability mathematics; probability plotting methods; load-strength interference; reliability prediction and modelling; reliability in design; design for variation; reliability of mechanical components and systems; electronic systems reliability; software reliability; reliability testing; analyzing reliability data; reliability in manufacture; maintainability, maintenance and availability; reliability management. Appendix: the standard cumulative normal distribution function; values of y=exp(-x); percentiles of the x2 distribution; values of the F-distribution; Kolmogorov - Smirnov tables; rank tables (median, 5per cent, 95per cent); matrix algebra revision; organizations involved in reliability work; reliability data collection and analysis system.