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Detailed review of:
Reliability Engineering
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Publishers
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Springer
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Author
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Alessandro Birolini
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Title
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Reliability Engineering
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Year of Publication
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2007 (Fifth Edition)
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Pages
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593
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ISBN
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3540493883
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Reviewer
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Krishna B. Misra
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Review complete
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The book consists of 8 chapters as follows:
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Chapter 1
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Basic Concepts, Quality and Reliability Assurance of Complex Equipment & Systems
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24 Pages
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Chapter 2
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Reliability Analysis During the Design Phase ( Non-repairable Items up to System Failure)
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56 Pages
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Chapter 3
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Qualification tests for Components and Assemblies
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31 Pages
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Chapter 4
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Maintainability Analysis
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27 Pages
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Chapter 5
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Design Guidelines for Reliability, Maintainability, and Software Quality
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23 Pages
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Chapter 6
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Reliability and Availability of Repairable Systems
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138 Pages
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Chapter 7
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Statistical Quality Control & Reliability Tests
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58 Pages
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Chapter 8
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Quality and Reliability Assurance During the Production Phase ( Basic Considerations)
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16 Pages
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Appendices
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A1 Terms and Definitions A2 Quality and Reliability Standards A3 Definition and Realization of Quality and Reliability Requirements A4 Checklists for Design Reviews A5 Requirements for Quality Data Reporting Systems A6 Basic Probability Theory A7 Basic Stochastic-Processes Theory A8 Basic Mathematical Statistics A9 Tables and Charts A10 Basic Technological Component's Properties A11 Problems for Home-work |
14 Pages 4 Pages 14 Pages 5 Pages 3 Pages 47 Pages 65 Pages 36 Pages 11 Pages 4 Pages 6 Pages |
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Acronyms
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1 Page
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References
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20 Pages
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Index
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13 Pages
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The author of this book is Professor Emeritus of Reliability engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich and had experience of working in electronics industry and had established a test lab for VSLIs. Therefore, it is natural that the problems and case studies
presented in this book relate to electronics field. Even Basic Technological Component's properties (A11) also include only electronic components. Mechanical and non-electronic systems are cursorily treated. This is basically the limitation of the book. However, it is a very good book as far as analytical approaches and methodologies in reliability engineering are concerned. Appendices that occupy nearly half of the total number of pages of the book testify this fact. A student or a beginner need not look elsewhere for the basic knowledge required to understand the reliability engineering subject. Moreover the book is in the fifth edition (albeit in different language and title) speaks volumes of its popularity with the readers. There is clarity and depth in the exposition of the subject matter. The reviewer who himself has written a book on Reliability Analysis and Prediction in 1992 feels that the book is very well written for beginners to understand the theory of reliability engineering, particularly the chapter on Reliability and Availability of Repairable Systems elaborately presents various system configurations. Problems for Home Work will be found useful by the students of reliability.
K. B. Misra
This review was published in the International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, January 2009 issue on page 152.
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