Modern society depends heavily upon a host of systems of varying
complexity to perform the services required. The importance of
reliability assumes new dimensions, primarily because of the higher cost
of these highly complex machines required by mankind and the implication
of their failure. This is why all industrial organizations wish to equip
their scientists, engineers, managers and administrators with a
knowledge of reliability concepts and applications. Based on the
author's 20 years experience as reliability educator, researcher and
consultant, Reliability Engineering introduces the reader
systematically to reliability evaluation, prediction, allocation and
optimization.
It also covers further topics, such as maintainability and availability,
software reliability, economics of reliability, reliability management,
reliability testing, etc. A reliability study of some typical systems
has been included to introduce the reader to the practical aspects.
The book is intended for graduate students of engineering schools and
also professional engineers, managers and reliability administrators as
it has a wide coverage of reliability concepts.