Reliability engineering /

Title:

Reliability engineering /

Author:

Rao, Singiresu S., 1944-

Format:

Book

Institution:

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- What You Will Learn -- 1.1. Uncertainty in Engineering -- 1.2. Definition of Reliability -- 1.3. Importance of Reliability -- 1.4. Pattern of Failures -- 1.4.1.Component Failures -- 1.4.2. Mechanical and Structural Failures -- 1.5. Factor of Safety and Reliability -- 1.6. Reliability Analysis Procedure -- 1.7. Reliability Management -- 1.8. History of Reliability Engineering -- 1.9. Some Examples of System Failures -- 1.9.1. Collapse of Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940 -- 1.9.2. Crash of El A1 Boeing 747-200 in 1992 -- 1.9.3. Disaster of Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 -- 1.9.4. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident in 1986 -- 1.9.5. Mississippi River Bridge 9340 Collapse in 2007 -- 1.9.6. Fukushima Nuclear Accident in 2011 -- 1.9.7. Explosion of the First Jet Airplane Comet -- 1.9.8. Breaking of the Tanker S.S. Schenectady -- 1.9.9. Crash of the Supersonic Aircraft Concorde -- 1.10. Numerical Solutions Using MATLAB and Excel.

Online access:

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Library holdings:

Wentworth Circulation Desk
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