Bücher der Reihe Springer Series in Reliability Engineering

This book offers a thorough understanding of the applications of finite element method (FEM) to reliability modeling and an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of various numerical models for interconnect reliability.

This book is an introduction to software reliability engineering and a survey of the state-of-the-art techniques, methodologies and tools used to assess the reliability of software and combined software-hardware systems.

Presents the theories and methods of reliability and maintenance, emphasising multi-component systems. Aimed at postgraduates, researchers and practitioners, this title covers: imperfect repair, economic dependence and opportunistic maintenance, failure and repair, software reliability and maintenance cost, and warranty cost considerations.

This book discusses the value of the worst-scenario approach for improving earthquake resilience in buildings and nuclear reactor facilities. The approach is applied to modeling of inelastic structures, and passive-controlled and base-isolated buildings.

This book examines the range of information technology aspects in nuclear power plants (NPPs). It details the statistical methods and economic and safety studies that are currently used to evaluate their shortcomings.

With technology advancing so rapidly, quality control in engineering is always a top priority. Eschewing the mathematics involved in favor of a practical approach, this text provides valuable insights into topics ranging from policy implementation to auditing.

This book gives a detailed overview of all aspects of quantified risk assessment (QRA) as applied specifically to offshore installations and operations. It also identifies weaknesses and areas that need further development.

This book gives a detailed overview of all aspects of quantified risk assessment (QRA) as applied specifically to offshore installations and operations. It also identifies weaknesses and areas that need further development.

This book presents reliability-based tools used to define performance of complex systems and introduces the basic concepts of reliability, maintainability and risk analysis aiming at their application as tools for power plant performance improvement.

Recent Advances in System Reliability discusses developments in modern reliability theory such as signatures, multi-state systems and statistical inference.

This text discusses the use of computer simulation-based techniques and algorithms to determine reliability and/or availability levels in complex systems and to help improve these levels both at the design stage and during the system operating stage.

This book takes a practical approach to maintenance management programs for companies involved in network infrastructure such as distribution of gas, electricity and telecommunications. Case studies illustrate framework design, performance evaluation and more.

This book presents reliability-based tools used to define performance of complex systems and introduces the basic concepts of reliability, maintainability and risk analysis aiming at their application as tools for power plant performance improvement.

Recent Advances in System Reliability discusses developments in modern reliability theory such as signatures, multi-state systems and statistical inference.

The book comprehensively covers the various aspects of risk modeling and analysis in technological contexts. It pursues a systems approach to modeling risk and reliability concerns in engineering, and covers the key concepts of risk analysis and mathematical tools used to assess and account for risk in engineering problems.

This book presents original and practical approaches to the reliability determination of fatigue and fracture behaviour. Incorporating probability, statistics and other related areas, it will be a valuable aid to a wide spectrum of engineers and researchers.

Software Reliability Assessment with OR Applications provides a comprehensive guide to software reliability measurement, prediction, and control. Readers will find solutions to decision-making problems that software developers and engineers often face.

With contributions by numerous experts

This book provides a framework for the justification of the dependability of a computer-based system and explores fundamental aspects of safety evaluation, such as the nature of claims and various ways to deal with different types of uncertainty.

This fresh outlook on planning, managing and leading major projects in an international setting is not a critique of project management per say, but simply acknowledges the fact that, no matter how well we manage projects, overruns and deviations still occur.

In contrast to many academic textbooks dealing with technological risks, this book has a unique interdisciplinary character that presents technological risks in their own context.Twenty-four scientists have come together to present their views on risks in technological systems.

This text provides a foundation and a theoretical basis for managing risk to an acceptable level under the real-world constraint of limited resources. The principal focus is on the development of guidance for establishing rational standards of practice.

This book compiles and critically discusses modern engineering system degradation models and their impact on engineering decisions. The concepts and models presented have applications in a large variety of engineering fields such as Civil, Environmental, Industrial, Electrical and Mechanical engineering.

Warranty data is collected during the processing of claims under warranty. Properly analyzing this data, we can better estimate product reliability and the costs of warranty. This book unifies the range of literature on warranty data collection and analysis.

This one-volume, in-depth introduction to the computational methodologies available for rapid detection of flaws in structures covers techniques, algorithms and results in a way that facilitates their direct application, and includes a number of case studies.

This book illustrates the Monte Carlo simulation method and its application to reliability and system engineering. Conveys a sound understanding of of the fundamentals of Monte Carlo sampling and simulation and its application for realistic system modeling.

Companies are being forced to process and manage increasingly differentiated products with shorter life cycles, low volumes and reduced customer delivery times. This book introduces an original and integrated idea of maintenance: maintenance for productivity.