Reliability, Maintainability and Risk, Seventh Edition: Practical Methods for Engineers including Reliability Centred Maintenance and Safety-Related Systems - Softcover

Smith BSc PhD CEng FIEE FIQA HonFSaRS MIGasE., David J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750666943 ISBN 13: 9780750666947

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005

Synopsis

For over 30 years, Reliability, Maintainability and Risk has been recognised as a leading text for reliability and maintenance professionals. Now in its seventh edition, the book has been updated to remain the first choice for professional engineers and students. The seventh edition incorporates new material on important topics including software failure, the latest safety legislation and standards, product liability, integrity of safety-related systems, as well as delivering an up-to-date review of the latest approaches to reliability modelling, including cutsec ranking. It is also supported by new detailed case studies on reliability and risk in practice.

* The leading reliability reference for over 30 years
* Covers all key aspects of reliability and maintenance management in an accessible way with minimal mathematics - ideal for hands-on applications
* Four new chapters covering software failure, safety legislation, safety systems and new case studies on reliability and risk in practice

About this title

About the Author

Dr David J Smith is the Proprietor of Technis Consultancy. He has written numerous books on Reliability and Safety over the last 35 years. His FARADIP database has become widely used, and his other software packages are also used throughout the profession. His PhD thesis was on the subject of reliability prediction and common cause failure. He contributed to the first drafting of IEC 61508 and chairs the IGEM panel which produces SR/15 (the gas industry safety related guidance). David is past President of the Safety and Reliability Society.

From the Back Cover

Now in its seventh edition, Reliability, Maintainability and Risk continues to provide a clear introduction for all engineers working in areas of risk, maintenance and reliability. This updated edition incorporates new material on important topics including software failure, the latest safety legislation and standards, product liability and integrity of safety-related systems, as well as covering recent changes in the approach to reliability modelling. It is also supported by topical and detailed case studies on reliability and risk based on the author s extensive experience.

The leading reliability reference for over 30 years
Covers all key aspects of reliability and risk in an accessible way - ideal for hands-on applications
Includes new material on software failure, safety legislation, redundancy modelling, safety systems and new case studies on reliability and risk in practice

Dealing with all aspects of reliability, maintainability and safety-related failures in a proven simple and straightforward way, the book pre-supposes no prior knowledge of the subject and deals realistically with numerical data, making predictions using the minimum of mathematics and technical jargon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750666943
• ISBN 13: 9780750666947
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368