Engineering Reliability: Fundamentals and Applications

Emphasizing the fundamentals and applications of classical concepts in reliability engineering, this book provides comprehensive coverage on the basics of probability and random variables; the significance of reliability functions; probability distribution functions and their application in reliability evaluation; combinatorial aspects of system reliability, including the consideration of three-state devices; Markov models and the study of repairable components; a collection of approximate but useful methods for system reliability evaluation; dozens of applications for the above topics; the close relationship between reliability and economics; and accelerated testing and models. Suitable for all electrical, mechanical, and industrial engineers.