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Reliability for Engineers 12 min read
Failure Analysis
The analysis of failures is very important for revealing the cause of a particular failure, for taking appropriate measures to…
Reliability for Engineers 6 min read
Introduction to diagnostics
The reliability of many objects, machines, transport means, various appliances, or processes can be increased and operational costs can be…
Reliability for Engineers 4 min read
maintenance
The operational reliability and service life of machines, vehicles, various appliances, bridges, and many other long-life objects are strongly influenced…
Reliability for Engineers 13 min read
Time to Failure of Deteriorating Objects
As we have seen in Chapter 4, failure rate often changes with time (Fig. 1 there). This is because the main…
Reliability for Engineers 10 min read
Reliability of Systems
Many objects consist of more parts or elements. From reliability point of view, an element is any component or object that…
Reliability for Engineers 6 min read
Bathtub Curve
Failure rate, can change with time. Figure 1 shows the time course of λ(t) typical of nonrepairable objects, such as electrical bulbs,…
Reliability for Engineers 9 min read
Characteristics of Reliability
Reliability is usually characterized by the probability of failure or by the time to failure. If failure is considered as…
Reliability for Engineers 12 min read
probability basics
The occurrence of failures is usually accompanied by some uncertainty. This is due to many factors that we cannot control,…
Reliability for Engineers 5 min read
Basic Terms of Reliability
In matters of reliability, people from various branches — manufacturers, customers, technicians, and lawyers — must often communicate together, especially…
Cargo Surveys
IMS offers a full range of commercial survey, inspection, sampling and testing services with supporting Certificates and other relevant documentation,…
Sets of Bill of Lading:
This is an old practice where the bills are signed in the sets of three originals to facilitate the goods…
