An Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability Engineering

Many textbooks on reliability focus on either modeling or statistical analysis and require an extensive background in probability and statistics on the part of the reader. Continuing its tradition as an introductory text for readers with limited formal education in the subject, this classroom-tested text introduces the necessary concepts in probability and statistics within the context of their application to reliability. The second edition s increased breadth of coverage includes new reliability models and updated information on failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to reflect its more recent implementation. Many additional exercises and mini-cases have also been added. Moreover, the accompanying CD provides both software that follows the methodology of the text and several Excel templates, saving students from performing numerous tedious calculations and allowing them to focus on reliability concepts. Ebeling has created an exceptional text that enables readers to learn how to analyze failure, repair data, and derive appropriate models for reliability and maintainability as well as apply those models to all levels of design. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.

"Absolutely excellent book. The best there is for a first comprehensive course on R & M." -- Kenneth Case, Oklahoma State University

"Every student of reliability and every reliability improvement professional should have this book at their fingertips. It is clearly written and focuses not only on the concepts of reliability but also on their application. The Excel templates provided with the book greatly assist in the learning process by doing the tedious computations." -- Paul J. Fields, Brigham Young University

"This is an outstanding text on the fundamentals of reliability and maintainability. The text is well organized and readable. The problems are appropriate in terms of quantity and difficulty." -- Stanley Bullington, Mississippi State University

"Ebeling communicates well, and the examples and problems are thought-provoking and well-chosen." -- Alan Johnson, Air Force Institute of Technology