Improving Maintainability and Reliability Through Design
Author | : Graham Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : UVA:X004393675 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Thompson (mechanical engineering, UMIST, UK and researcher and author in the field) addresses maintainability and reliability issues in engineering systems and products from a design perspective. Chapters covering general design issues; basic principles of maintainability and reliability; design review; equipment and system evaluation; failure mode analysis; specifications, contracts, and management; concept design; equipment design principles for maintainability and reliability; design for reliability; design to reduce ongoing maintenance costs; and the feedback of information to design. Suitable both as a reference text for particular design methods and as a broader examination of how to achieve maintainability and reliability through design. Distributed by ASME. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR