Smith, David J. <br/><br/>
Reliability, maintainability, and risk :  practical methods for engineers / 
David J. Smith. 
 - 6th edition  
 - Boston :  Butterworth-Heinemann,  c2001. 
 - xii, 335 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>Part one: Understanding reliability parameters and costs <br/>1. The history of reliability and safety technology <br/>2. Understanding terms and jargon <br/>3. A cost-effective approach to quality, reliability and safety <br/><br/>Part two: Interpreting failure rates <br/>4. Realistic failures rates and prediction confidence <br/>5. Interpreting data and demonstration reliability <br/>6. Variable failure rates and probability plotting <br/><br/>Part three: Predicting reliability and risk <br/>7. Essential reliability theory <br/>8. Methods of modelling <br/>9. Quantifying the reliability models <br/>10. Risk assessment <br/><br/>Part four: Achieving reliability and maintainability <br/>11. Design and assurance techniques <br/>12. Design review and test <br/>13. Field data collection and feedback <br/>14. Factorings influencing down time <br/>15. Predicting and demonstrating repair times <br/>16. Quantified reliability centered maintenance <br/>17. Software quality/reliability <br/><br/>Part five: Legal, management and safety considerations <br/>18. Project management <br/>19. Contract clauses and their pitfalls <br/>20. Product liability and safety legislation <br/>21. Major incident legislation <br/>22. Integrity of safety-related systems <br/>23. A case study: The datamet project <br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780750651684 0750651687  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00049380  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reliability (Engineering)<br/>Maintainability (Engineering)<br/>Engineering design.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620.00452  / SMI