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Reliability theory : with applications to preventive maintenance /

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This textbook on Reliability Theory focusses on Applications in Preventive Maintenance (PM). All models are presented in connection with the relevant statistical material. Short and simply written the book is almost self-contained. The reader needs not more than basic knowledge of calculus, probabil...

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Main Author: Gert︠s︡bakh, I. B. (Ilʹi︠a︡ Borukhovich)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2001.
Series:Engineering online library.
Subjects:
Plant maintenance > Mathematical models.
Stochastic processes.
Reliability (Engineering)
Betrouwbaarheid.
Onderhoud.
Statistische methoden.
Fiabilité.
Entretien.
Processus stochastiques.
Ingénierie > Fiabilité.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1 System Reliability as a Function of Component Reliability
  • 2 Parametric Lifetime Distributions
  • 3 Statistical Inference from Incomplete Data
  • 4 Preventive Maintenance Models Based on the Lifetime Distribution
  • 5 Preventive Maintenance Based on Parameter Control
  • 6 Best Time Scale for Age Replacement
  • 7 Preventive Maintenance with Learning
  • Solutions to Exercises
  • Appendix A: Nonhomogeneous Poisson Process
  • A.1 Definition and Basic Properties
  • A.2 Parametric estimation of the intensity function
  • Appendix B: Covariances and Means of Order Statistics
  • Appendix C: The Laplace Transform
  • Appendix D: Probability Paper
  • Appendix E: Renewal Function
  • References
  • Glossary of Notation.