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Published by Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 1986
ISBN 10: 0080339816ISBN 13: 9780080339818
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 1986
ISBN 10: 0080339816ISBN 13: 9780080339818
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Published by Pergamon Press, New York, NY, USA, 1986
ISBN 10: 0080339816ISBN 13: 9780080339818
Seller: BookAddiction (ibooknet member), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xiv, 238pp. Laminated printed cloth over card covers. Sun faded spine and rear cover. Text block edges starting to tan. Light chipping to edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo.
Published by Pergamon Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0080327745ISBN 13: 9780080327747
Seller: killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Ireland
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Scarce hardcover, xix + 239 pages, NOT ex-library. Three pages (p.226, pp.228-229) marked with pen & pencil & marker annotations, underlining, highlighting; three lines of text also highlighted on p.45. Front blank endpaper with minor traces of erased pencil numbers/prices, non-sticky yellow residue of a removed sticker (paper is not damaged). Otherwise very good, book is clean and bright, untanned, free of any foxing and age-spotting, no stamps. Firm secure binding; clean outer page edges. Boards show sunning to spine, short creases to spine ends. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents [Introduction & Summary & Exercises & References in each chapter]: 1. Introduction [History of Human Factors; Brief History of Human Reliability; Terms and Definitions; Scope of the Book] 2. Mathematics and Basic Reliability Concepts [Probability; Probability Distributions; Laplace Transforms; Quadratic Equations; Reliability Networks; Final-Value Theorem and Mean Time to Failure] 3. Introduction to Human Reliability [Stress; Rook's Model of Human Error Occurrence; Human Performance Reliability Modeling; Fault Tree Method] 4. Human Errors [Reasons for Human Errors and Their Consequences; Occurrence & Classification of Human Errors; Human Error Probability Estimates; Human Error in Air Traffic Control System Operations and in Nuclear Power Plants; Human Error Prevention Methods] 5. Human-Reliability Analysis Methods [Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction THERP; Probability Tree Method; Pontecorvo's Method of Predicting Human Reliability; Throughput Ratio Method; Personnel Reliability Index; Block Diagram Method] 6. Reliability Evaluation of Systems with Human Errors [Reliability Evaluation of Redundant Systems with Human Error; Reliability Determination of Redundant Systems with Critical Human Error; Reliability Analysis of On-Surface Transit Systems with Human Errors; Reliability Evaluation of Human Operators under Stress; Availability Analysis of a System with Human Errors] 7. Human Factors in Maintenance and Maintainability [Human Factors in Maintenance & Maintainability; Useful Guidelines for Professionals Involved with Maintenance and Maintainability; Maintenance Procedures and Job Aids; Manpower Requirement Models; Maintenance Reduction Curve] 8. Human Safety [Accident Losses; Reasons for Accidents; Accident- and Error-Reduction Measures; Accident Investigation; Man vs Machines; Activities of the Safety Engineer & Safety-Warning-Related Questions for Design Engineers; Safety Devices and Human Failure Modes; Factors for Potential Human Errors & Advantages of Error Study Over Accident Study; Selected Safety-Related Formulas] 9. Human Reliability Data [General Reliability Data; Human Factors Data; Guidelines for Human Performance Reliability Data System Development; Human Performance Data Collection Methods; Data Banks for Human Reliability Studies; Sources of Human-Related Data in Process Plants; Human Error Data for Selected Tasks and Human Reliability Data Sources] 10. Human Factors in Quality Control [Human Element Considerations in Quality Assurance; Management- and Operator-Controllable Errors in Quality Control; Functions of Quality Supervisors; Inspection; Inspection-Related Mathematical Models] 11. Human Factors in Design [Effectiveness of Human Factors Considerations in Engineering Design; Human Factors Considerations in Various Stages of a System; Useful Guidelines for Designers with Respect to Selected Human Factors; Human Sensory Capacities and Human Reactions to Extreme Environments; Illumination; Procedures and Procedure Evaluation; Product Safety Considerations in the Design Process; Selected Useful Questions for Designers; Advantages of Human Factors Considerations in System Design] 12. Mathematical Models [Useful Formulas; Mathematical Models] 13. Applications of Human Factors Engineering [Human Factors in Transportation & Military & Business Information Systems & in Nuclear Power Generation & Process Control]; Index.
Published by Pergamon, 2013
ISBN 10: 1483116875ISBN 13: 9781483116877
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 260 pages. 9.25x5.75x0.59 inches. In Stock.
Published by Pergamon, 1986
ISBN 10: 1483116875ISBN 13: 9781483116877
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Book
paperback. Condition: New. New. book.