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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254240203321

Autore

Verma Ajit Kumar

Titolo

Reliability and Safety Engineering [[electronic resource] /] / by Ajit Kumar Verma, Srividya Ajit, Durga Rao Karanki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Springer London : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

1-4471-6269-2

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (583 p.)

Collana

Springer Series in Reliability Engineering, , 1614-7839

Disciplina

620

Soggetti

Quality control

Reliability

Industrial safety

Automotive engineering

Energy systems

Nuclear energy

Energy policy

Energy and state

Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk

Automotive Engineering

Energy Systems

Nuclear Energy

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Basic Reliability Mathematics -- System Reliability Modeling -- Reliability of Complex Systems -- Electronic System Reliability -- Software Reliability -- Mechanical Reliability -- Structural Reliability.- Maintenance of Large Engineering Systems -- Probabilistic Safety Assessment -- Dynamic Probabilistic Safety Assessment -- Applications of PSA.- Uncertainty Analysis in Reliability/Safety Assessment -- Advanced Methods in Uncertainty Management.

Sommario/riassunto

Reliability and safety are core issues that must be addressed throughout the life cycle of engineering systems. Reliability and Safety Engineering presents an overview of the basic concepts, together with



simple and practical illustrations. The authors present reliability terminology in various engineering fields, viz.,electronics engineering, software engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering and power systems engineering. The book describes the latest applications in the area of probabilistic safety assessment, such as technical specification optimization, risk monitoring and risk informed in-service inspection. Reliability and safety studies must, inevitably, deal with uncertainty, so the book includes uncertainty propagation methods: Monte Carlo simulation, fuzzy arithmetic, Dempster-Shafer theory and probability bounds. Reliability and Safety Engineering also highlights advances in system reliability and safety assessment including dynamic system modeling and uncertainty management. Case studies from typical nuclear power plants, as well as from structural, software, and electronic systems are also discussed. Reliability and Safety Engineering combines discussions of the existing literature on basic concepts and applications with state-of-the-art methods used in reliability and risk assessment of engineering systems. It is designed to assist practicing engineers, students and researchers in the areas of reliability engineering and risk analysis.