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Reliability for Engineers

Failure Analysis

The analysis of failures is very important for revealing the cause of a particular failure, for taking appropriate…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob
Reliability for Engineers

Introduction to diagnostics

The reliability of many objects, machines, transport means, various appliances, or processes can be increased and operational costs…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob
Reliability for Engineers

maintenance

The operational reliability and service life of machines, vehicles, various appliances, bridges, and many other long-life objects are…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob
Reliability for Engineers

Reliability of Systems

Many objects consist of more parts or elements. From reliability point of view, an element is any component…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob
Reliability for Engineers

Bathtub Curve

Failure rate, can change with time. Figure 1 shows the time course of λ(t) typical of nonrepairable objects, such as…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob
Reliability for Engineers

Characteristics of Reliability

Reliability is usually characterized by the probability of failure or by the time to failure. If failure is…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob
Reliability for Engineers

probability basics

The occurrence of failures is usually accompanied by some uncertainty. This is due to many factors that we…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob
Reliability for Engineers

Basic Terms of Reliability

In matters of reliability, people from various branches — manufacturers, customers, technicians, and lawyers — must often communicate…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob