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Series: ASM Handbook Archive
Volume: 11
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2002
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11.a0003514
EISBN: 978-1-62708-180-1
..., the response surface method, and Monte Carlo sampling. A brief introduction to importance sampling, time-variant reliability, system reliability, and risk analysis and target reliabilities is also provided. The article examines the various application problems for which probabilistic analysis is an essential...
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By Charles O. Smith
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 20
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1997
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v20.a0002432
EISBN: 978-1-62708-194-8
... Abstract Reliability is a measure of the capacity of equipment or systems to operate without failure in the service environment. This article focuses on reliability in design and presents equations governing the instantaneous failure rate, general reliability function, mean time to failure...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004102
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... recommended that nuclear plants establish ongoing programs that would evaluate the reliability and operability of their safety-related service water systems, against the design requirements of those systems, which were specified in the laws that governed the NRC licenses for those plants. Today...
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By G. Kardos
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 20
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1997
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v20.a0002436
EISBN: 978-1-62708-194-8
... feats such as landing on the moon relatively accident-free. The various analysis techniques have grown out of the search for system reliability. Consequently the approach is hardware oriented, with the emphasis on ensuring that hardware is able to perform its intended function. Backup systems...
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By John B. Bowles
Series: ASM Handbook Archive
Volume: 11
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2002
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11.a0003503
EISBN: 978-1-62708-180-1
... for the analysis ( Ref 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ). Thus, over the last half-century, FMEA has become a “traditional” reliability analysis technique and has evolved into a highly effective tool that can be used throughout the product development process to improve the design of the system to which it is applied...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 17
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v17.a0006443
EISBN: 978-1-62708-190-0
... Abstract The success of a reliable non-destructive evaluation (NDE) application depends greatly on the expertise and thoroughness of the NDE engineering that is performed. This article discusses the general considerations of NDE in terms of NDE response and NDE system management and schedule...
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By Zakwan Skaf
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 18
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 31 December 2017
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v18.a0006400
EISBN: 978-1-62708-192-4
... actually decrease system reliability due to human factors. Later on, increased concerns about overmaintenance led to the development of predictive maintenance. However, predictive maintenance is limited to those applications where the cost and consequences are critical and technically feasible ( Ref 7...
Series: ASM Desk Editions
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 November 1995
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.emde.a0003060
EISBN: 978-1-62708-200-6
... for understanding the appropriateness and reliability of the reported property data in the context of the design engineer's application. Conceptual Design The application of structural ceramics to engineering systems hinges on the functional benefits to be derived and is first manifested in the conceptual...
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By Stephen F. Duffy, Lesley A. Janosik
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 20
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1997
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v20.a0002476
EISBN: 978-1-62708-194-8
... for components fabricated from ceramics or glass. System Reliability A unique property of most brittle materials is an apparent decrease in tensile strength as the size of the component increases. This is the so-called size effect. As an example, consider a simple component such as a uniaxial tensile...
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By Jason Walls, Frank Pietracupa, Eric Boltz, Janusz Szymborski
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 4B
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 September 2014
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v04b.a0005931
EISBN: 978-1-62708-166-5
... Abstract Heat treating furnaces require different control systems and integration for achieving optimum technical results and enabling safe operation. This article focuses on atmosphere furnaces, with some coverage on controls for vacuum furnaces. Heat treating operations require reliable...
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By Mats Ström
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004165
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... reliable corrosion tests for all corrosion-sensitive automotive systems at once. To put it frankly, a proving ground test only partly proves things. A main message is: do not push too hard or kinetic backlashes may be misleading, for example, steel corrosion becomes diffusion-blocked by amorphous rust...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 18
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 31 December 2017
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v18.a0006402
EISBN: 978-1-62708-192-4
... sampled dynamic response measurements from an array of sensors, the extraction of damage-sensitive features from these measurements, and the statistical analysis of these features to determine the current state of system health. The SHM system should be able to provide, on demand, reliable information...
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By P.J. Schafbuch
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 17
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v17.a0006462
EISBN: 978-1-62708-190-0
... for the prediction of failure and/or safe-use of systems under damage tolerant design for cyclic fatigue. (Note that stress intensity factor is defined for three modes, but Mode I is the most significant for structural reliability.) The Role of Nondestructive Evaluation Inspections are performed using...
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Series: ASM Desk Editions
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1998
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.mhde2.a0003088
EISBN: 978-1-62708-199-3
... A continuous and searching review of all phases of the program efforts The various analysis techniques have developed from the search for system reliability. Consequently the approach is hardware oriented, with the emphasis on ensuring that hardware is able to perform its intended function. Figure 1...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 19
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1996
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v19.a0002413
EISBN: 978-1-62708-193-1
... solder joint reliability. These include the accelerated thermal cycling test and isothermal mechanical deflection system test. accelerated thermal cycling test isothermal fatigue isothermal fatigue life isothermal fatigue testing isothermal mechanical deflection system test solder joint...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004129
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... of Electronic Devices by Atmospheric Particles: Why and How , J. Electrochem. Soc. , Vol 140 ( No. 11 ), Nov 1993 , p 3129 – 3144 10.1149/1.2220997 29. Douthit D.A. , “Avionics Systems, Reliability and Harsh Environments,” American Helicopter Society 57th Annual Forum , May 9–11, 2001...
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By Dana Netherton
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 August 2021
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11A.a0006817
EISBN: 978-1-62708-329-4
... Abstract Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is a systematic methodology for preventing failures. This article begins by discussing the history of RCM and uses Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) all-industry standard JA1011 as its model to describe the key characteristics of an RCM...
Series: ASM Handbook Archive
Volume: 21
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2001
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v21.a0003450
EISBN: 978-1-62708-195-5
... of the in-service implications with respect to maintenance, reliability, and repairs. These implications require a fresh approach to in-service operations and maintenance activities. Knowledge of the composite system is essential to provide adequate and effective in-service support of composite structures...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004100
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... severe corrosion conditions in operational service. Life-cycle costs are high due to increased maintenance and decreased component/system reliability as a result of cumulative corrosion damage. Cleaning, washing, inspection, surface treatments, and coatings form the core of navy aircraft maintenance...
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Published: 01 January 1997
Fig. 6 Reliability calculations for four different arrangements of a three-element system, each element having a reliability of 0.90 (a) Series arrangement. (b) Parallel-series arrangement. (c) Mixed-parallel arrangement. (d) Series-parallel arrangement More