Reliability, Maintainability and Risk: Practical Methods for Engineers, Tenth Edition
- 7h 17m
- David J. Smith
- Elsevier Science and Technology Books, Inc.
- 2022
Reliability, Maintainability and Risk: Practical Methods for Engineers, Tenth Edition has taught reliability and safety engineers techniques to minimize process design, operation defects and failures for over 40 years. For beginners, the book provides tactics on how to avoid pitfalls in this complex and wide field. For experts in the field, well-described, realistic and illustrative examples and case studies add new insights and assistance. The author uses his more than 40 years of experience to create a comprehensive and detailed guide to the field, while also providing an excellent description of reliability and risk computation concepts.
The book is organized into many parts, covering reliability parameters and costs, the history of reliability and safety technology, a cost-effective approach to quality, reliability and safety, how to interpret failure rates, a focus on the prediction of reliability and risk, a discussion of design and assurance techniques, and much more.
- Covers models for partial valve stroke test, fault tree logic and quantification difficulties
- Includes more detail on the use of tools such as FMEDA and programming standards like MISRA
- Presents case studies on the Datamet Project, Gas Detection System, Pressure Control System, and Helicopter Incidents and Risk Assessment
- Provides user exercises and answers
About the Author
Dr. David J. Smith is the Proprietor of Technis Consultancy. He has written numerous books on Reliability and Safety over the last 40 years. His FARADIP database has become widely used, and his other software packages are also used throughout the profession. His PhD thesis was on the subject of reliability prediction and common cause failure. He contributed to the first drafting of IEC 61508 and chairs the IGEM panel which produces SR/15 (the gas industry safety related guidance). David is past President of the Safety and Reliability Society.
In this Book
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The History of Reliability and Safety Technology
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Understanding Terms and Jargon
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A Cost-Effective Approach to Quality, Reliability and Safety
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Realistic Failure Rates and Prediction Confidence
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Interpreting Data and Demonstrating Reliability
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Variable Failure Rates and Probability Plotting
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Basic Reliability Prediction Theory
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Methods of Modeling
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Quantifying the Reliability Models
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Risk Assessment (QRA)
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Design and Assurance Techniques
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Design Review, Test and Reliability Growth
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Field Data Collection and Feedback
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Factors Influencing down Time
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Predicting and Demonstrating Repair Times
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Quantified Reliability Centered Maintenance
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Systematic Failures, Especially Software
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Project Management and Competence
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Contract Clauses and Their Pitfalls
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Product Liability and Safety Legislation
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Major Incident Legislation
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Integrity of Safety-Related Systems
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A Case Study— The Datamet Project
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A Case Study— Gas Detection System
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A Case Study— Pressure Control System
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Helicopter Incidents and Risk Assessment
