Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety Assessment, Methods and Techniques (Hardcover)

Alain Villemeur

ISBN 10: 0471930482 / ISBN 13: 9780471930488

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 1991

About this Item

Hardcover. Presents methods and techniques for assessing the reliability, availability, maintainability or safety of industrial systems. Describes the history of dependability concepts and methods and also defines the main concepts and principles of predictive analysis used. The second section is a detailed description of principles and methods. The third deals with the specific methods used in the fields of human factors, mechanics, software and safety assessment. The last section lists the main computer programs developed to assess dependability and common cause failures. Part of a two-volume work which presents the methods and techniques used to assess and measure the dependability of industrial systems, this book provides definitions of the main concepts of predictive analysis. It defines preliminary hazard analysis, failure modes and effects analysis. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety Assessment, Methods and Techniques (Hardcover)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471930482
• ISBN 13: 9780471930488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Presents methods and techniques for assessing the reliability, availability, maintainability or safety of industrial systems. Describes the history of dependability concepts and methods and also defines the main concepts and principles of predictive analysis used. The second section is a detailed description of principles and methods. The third deals with the specific methods used in the fields of human factors, mechanics, software and safety assessment. The last section lists the main computer programs developed to assess dependability and common cause failures.

About the Author

Alain Villemeur is the author of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety Assessment, Volume 1, Methods and Techniques, published by Wiley.