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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, David J.

Series:

Symposium series (Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain))

IChemE

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reliability (Engineering).

Maintainability (Engineering).

Engineering design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 p.)

Edition:

8th ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613171115

9781283171113

1283171112

9780080969039

0080969038

OCLC:

741492688