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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962641403321

Autore

Smith David J

Titolo

Reliability, maintainability and risk : practical methods for engineers / / David J. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [U.K.] ; ; Waltham, Mass., : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011

ISBN

9786613171115

9781283171113

1283171112

9780080969039

0080969038

Edizione

[8th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Collana

IChemE

Disciplina

620.0045

620.00452

Soggetti

Reliability (Engineering)

Maintainability (Engineering)

Engineering design

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

pt. 1. Understanding reliability parameters and costs -- pt. 2. Interpreting failure rates -- pt. 3. Predicting reliability and risk -- pt. 4. Achieving reliability and maintainability -- pt. 5. Legal, management and safety considerations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides engineers with the safety and risk assessment tools and techniques they need to work effectively in any safety or reliability critical environment. These tools are primarily statistical. Where David Smith's book succeeds is by meeting the needs of an applied audience by setting these tools in the context of the design and operation of safety related processes and systems. Now in its Eighth Edition, this is regarded as the core reference in this field, and the success of its approach is reflected in the popularity of this standard work.   It deals with all aspects of