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Engineering reliability : fundamentals and applications / R. Ramakumar.

By: Ramakumar, R. (Ramachandra), 1936-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Englewood Cliffs, N J : Prentice Hall, 1993Description: xiii, 482 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 013280512X.Subject(s): Reliability (Engineering)DDC classification: 620.00452
Contents:
Introduction and overview -- Probabillity and random variables -- Catastrophic failure models and reliability functions -- Probability distribution functions and their application in reliability evaluation -- Combinatorial aspects of system reliability -- Markov models -- Reliability evaluation of engineering systems using Markov models -- Approximate methods -- Reliability and economics -- Accelerated testing and models.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An introduction to the fundamentals and applications of classical concepts in reliability engineering. The text reviews the basics of probability and random variables, and contains chapters on reliability and economics, approximate methods and accelerated testing.

Bibliography: p. 459-461. - Includes index.

Introduction and overview -- Probabillity and random variables -- Catastrophic failure models and reliability functions -- Probability distribution functions and their application in reliability evaluation -- Combinatorial aspects of system reliability -- Markov models -- Reliability evaluation of engineering systems using Markov models -- Approximate methods -- Reliability and economics -- Accelerated testing and models.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Introduction and Overview
  • 2 Probability and Random Variables
  • 3 Catastrophic Failure Models and Reliability Functions
  • 4 Probability Distribution Functions and Their Application in Reliability Evaluation
  • 5 Combinatorial Aspects of System Reliability
  • 6 Markov Models
  • 7 Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems Using Markov Models
  • 8 Approximate Methods
  • 9 Reliability and Economics
  • 10 Accelerated Testing and Models
  • Appendix A Matrix Fundamentals
  • Appendix B Boolean Algebra
  • Appendix C The Laplace Transform
  • Appendix D Differential Equations
  • Appendix E Some Useful Derivatives and Integrals
  • Appendix F The Beta Function
  • Appendix G The Gamma Function
  • Appendix H Tables of Values of Factorial n
  • Appendix I Binomial Coefficients
  • Appendix J Tables of Values of Exponential Functions
  • Appendix K Standard Normal Curve Areas
  • Appendix L Standard Normal Curve Ordinates
  • References
  • Answers to Problems
  • Index

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