Ebook: Reliability and Maintenance of Complex Systems

Complex high-technology devices are in growing use in industry, service sectors, and everyday life. Their reliability and maintenance is of utmost importance in view of their cost and critical functions. This book focuses on this theme and is intended to serve as a graduate-level textbook and reference book for scientists and academics in the field. The chapters are grouped into five complementary parts that cover the most important aspects of reliability and maintenance: stochastic models of reliability and maintenance, decision models involving optimal replacement and repair, stochastic methods in software engineering, computational methods and simulation, and maintenance management systems. This wide range of topics provides the reader with a complete picture in a self-contained volume.

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Complex high-technology devices are in growing use in industry, service sectors, and everyday life. Their reliability and maintenance is of utmost importance in view of their cost and critical functions. This book focuses on this theme and is intended to serve as a graduate-level textbook and reference book for scientists and academics in the field. The chapters are grouped into five complementary parts that cover the most important aspects of reliability and maintenance: stochastic models of reliability and maintenance, decision models involving optimal replacement and repair, stochastic methods in software engineering, computational methods and simulation, and maintenance management systems. This wide range of topics provides the reader with a complete picture in a self-contained volume.

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Complex high-technology devices are in growing use in industry, service sectors, and everyday life. Their reliability and maintenance is of utmost importance in view of their cost and critical functions. This book focuses on this theme and is intended to serve as a graduate-level textbook and reference book for scientists and academics in the field. The chapters are grouped into five complementary parts that cover the most important aspects of reliability and maintenance: stochastic models of reliability and maintenance, decision models involving optimal replacement and repair, stochastic methods in software engineering, computational methods and simulation, and maintenance management systems. This wide range of topics provides the reader with a complete picture in a self-contained volume.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Stochastic Models of Reliability and Maintenance: An Overview....Pages 3-36
Fatigue Crack Growth....Pages 37-52
Predictive Modeling for Fatigue Crack Propagation via Linearizing Time Transformations....Pages 53-69
The Case for Probabilistic Physics of Failure....Pages 70-82
Dynamic Modelling of Discrete Time Reliability Systems....Pages 83-96
Reliability Analysis via Corrections....Pages 97-106
Towards Rational Age-Based Failure Modelling....Pages 107-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Maintenance Policies for Multicomponent Systems: An Overview....Pages 117-136
Complex Systems in Random Environments....Pages 137-157
Optimal Replacement of Complex Devices....Pages 158-169
A Framework for Single-Parameter Maintenance Activities and its Use in Optimisation, Priority Setting and Combining....Pages 170-188
Economics Oriented Maintenance Analysis and the Marginal Cost Approach....Pages 189-205
Availability Analysis of Monotone Systems....Pages 206-223
Optimal Replacement of Monotone Repairable Systems....Pages 224-238
How to Determine Maintenance Frequencies for Multi-Component Systems? A General Approach....Pages 239-280
A Probabilistic Model for Heterogeneous Populations and Related Burn-in Design Problems....Pages 281-315
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
An Overview of Software Reliability Engineering....Pages 319-332
The Operational Profile....Pages 333-344
Assessing the Reliability of Software: An Overview....Pages 345-367
The Role of Decision Analysis in Software Engineering....Pages 368-388
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Analysis of Software Failure Data....Pages 389-408
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Simulation: Runlength Selection and Variance Reduction Techniques....Pages 411-428
Simulation: Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Through Regression Analysis and Experimental Design....Pages 429-441
Markov Dependability Models of Complex Systems: Analysis Techniques....Pages 442-486
Bounded Relative Error in Estimating Transient Measures of Highly Dependable Non-Markovian Systems....Pages 487-515
Front Matter....Pages 517-517
Maintenance Management System: Structure, Interfaces and Implementation....Pages 519-529
PROMPT, A Decision Support System for Opportunity-Based Preventive Maintenance....Pages 530-549
Maintenance Optimisation with the Delay Time Model....Pages 550-587
Back Matter....Pages 589-596

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Complex high-technology devices are in growing use in industry, service sectors, and everyday life. Their reliability and maintenance is of utmost importance in view of their cost and critical functions. This book focuses on this theme and is intended to serve as a graduate-level textbook and reference book for scientists and academics in the field. The chapters are grouped into five complementary parts that cover the most important aspects of reliability and maintenance: stochastic models of reliability and maintenance, decision models involving optimal replacement and repair, stochastic methods in software engineering, computational methods and simulation, and maintenance management systems. This wide range of topics provides the reader with a complete picture in a self-contained volume.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Stochastic Models of Reliability and Maintenance: An Overview....Pages 3-36
Fatigue Crack Growth....Pages 37-52
Predictive Modeling for Fatigue Crack Propagation via Linearizing Time Transformations....Pages 53-69
The Case for Probabilistic Physics of Failure....Pages 70-82
Dynamic Modelling of Discrete Time Reliability Systems....Pages 83-96
Reliability Analysis via Corrections....Pages 97-106
Towards Rational Age-Based Failure Modelling....Pages 107-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Maintenance Policies for Multicomponent Systems: An Overview....Pages 117-136
Complex Systems in Random Environments....Pages 137-157
Optimal Replacement of Complex Devices....Pages 158-169
A Framework for Single-Parameter Maintenance Activities and its Use in Optimisation, Priority Setting and Combining....Pages 170-188
Economics Oriented Maintenance Analysis and the Marginal Cost Approach....Pages 189-205
Availability Analysis of Monotone Systems....Pages 206-223
Optimal Replacement of Monotone Repairable Systems....Pages 224-238
How to Determine Maintenance Frequencies for Multi-Component Systems? A General Approach....Pages 239-280
A Probabilistic Model for Heterogeneous Populations and Related Burn-in Design Problems....Pages 281-315
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
An Overview of Software Reliability Engineering....Pages 319-332
The Operational Profile....Pages 333-344
Assessing the Reliability of Software: An Overview....Pages 345-367
The Role of Decision Analysis in Software Engineering....Pages 368-388
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Analysis of Software Failure Data....Pages 389-408
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Simulation: Runlength Selection and Variance Reduction Techniques....Pages 411-428
Simulation: Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Through Regression Analysis and Experimental Design....Pages 429-441
Markov Dependability Models of Complex Systems: Analysis Techniques....Pages 442-486
Bounded Relative Error in Estimating Transient Measures of Highly Dependable Non-Markovian Systems....Pages 487-515
Front Matter....Pages 517-517
Maintenance Management System: Structure, Interfaces and Implementation....Pages 519-529
PROMPT, A Decision Support System for Opportunity-Based Preventive Maintenance....Pages 530-549
Maintenance Optimisation with the Delay Time Model....Pages 550-587
Back Matter....Pages 589-596
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