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Tables of Contents for Reliability Engineering Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
About the Series
vii
Preface
xv
Introduction
1
4
Life cycle costs
2
2
References
4
1
Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
5
16
Recording, reporting, and processing
6
11
Corrective-action and follow-up
17
1
Summary
18
1
References
19
2
Distributions
21
116
Distribution characteristics
21
7
Normal and lognormal distributions
28
9
Exponential, Poisson, binomial, hypergeometric, and geometric distributions
37
12
The Weibull distribution
49
5
The gamma and beta distributions
54
9
Chi-square, F, and t-distributions
63
6
Parameter estimation
69
38
Bayes' probability analysis
107
3
Propagation of errors
110
11
Confidence intervals
121
7
Hypothesis testing
128
6
References
134
3
Prediction, Estimation, and Apportionment Methods
137
72
Reliability data sources
137
3
Mathematical models
140
17
Fault trees
157
10
Monte Carlo Simulation
167
15
Markov analysis
182
5
Reliability allocation
187
5
Software reliability
192
7
Reliability growth
199
7
References
206
3
Reliability Testing
209
32
Accelerated testing
210
10
Sequential testing
220
19
References
239
2
Maintainability and Availability
241
24
Quantifying maintainability and availability
244
8
Preventive maintenance
252
7
Designing for maintainability
259
1
System effectiveness
260
2
References
262
3
Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis
265
22
Criticality analysis
265
13
Environmental requirements and influence
278
1
Differences between part function, part failure mechanism, failure effect, failure detection, and failure mode
279
6
References
285
2
Part Selection and Derating
287
14
Evaluation of parts for reliability
288
1
Reliability testing for parts
289
4
Vendor evaluation of part reliability
293
1
Derating principles
294
3
Summary
297
2
References
299
2
Reliability Design and Management Control
301
18
Reliability program management principles
301
7
Design review teams
308
1
Follow-up and corrective-action
308
3
Reliability needs
311
2
Managing the program
313
1
General considerations
314
2
Summary
316
1
References
317
2
Product Safety
319
16
Contingency analysis
319
8
Malfunction and multiple failure analysis
327
7
References
334
1
Human Factors in Reliability
335
70
Human factors in design and design principles
336
16
Man-machine function allocation
352
5
Human factors in production
357
5
Human factors in field testing
362
2
Training and education
364
40
References
404
1
Reliability Tools
405
162
Experimentation
405
47
Statistical process control
452
71
Reliability-centered, design analysis tools
523
15
Quality function deployment
538
23
References
561
6
Appendix A---Area Under the Standard Normal Curve
567
4
Appendix B---The Gamma Function
571
2
Appendix C---Rank Tables
573
14
Appendix D---Beta Table
587
4
Appendix E---The F Distribution
591
6
Appendix F---Critical Values of the t-Distribution
597
2
Appendix G---Poisson Probability Sums
599
4
Appendix H---Critical Values of the Chi-Square Distribution
603
4
Appendix I---Tolerance Interval Factors
607
4
Appendix J---Useful Integrals
611
2
Appendix K---Government Documents
613
2
Appendix L---Financial Formulas
615
2
Appendix M---For Further Information...
617
2
Appendix N---Glossary
619
12
Index
631