An Introduction to the Basics of Reliability and Risk Analysis (Series on Quality, Reliability and Engineering Statistics) (Series on Quality, Reliability and Engineering Statistics)

The necessity of expertise for tackling the complicated and multidisciplinary issues of safety and risk has slowly permeated into all engineering applications so that risk analysis and management has gained a relevant role, both as a tool in support of plant design and as an indispensable means for emergency planning in accidental situations. This entails the acquisition of appropriate reliability modeling and risk analysis tools to complement the basic and specific engineering knowledge for the technological area of application. Aimed at providing an organic view of the subject, this book provides an introduction to the principal concepts and issues related to the safety of modern industrial activities. It also illustrates the classical techniques for reliability analysis and risk assessment used in current practice. Cover......Page 1 SERIES ON QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND ENGINEERING STATISTICS......Page 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS OF REllABlllTY AND RlSH ANAlYSlS......Page 4 ©......Page 5 About the Author......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 1 Introduction......Page 14 2 Basic Concepts of Safety and Risk Analysis......Page 16 3 Methods for Hazard Identification......Page 24 4 Basics of Probability Theory for Applications to Reliability and Risk Analysis......Page 34 5 Reliability of Simple Systems......Page 90 6 Availability and Maintainability......Page 102 7 Fault Tree Analysis......Page 128 8 Event Tree Analysis......Page 150 9 Estimation of Reliability Parameters from Experimental Data......Page 160 References......Page 229 Appendix A: Table of Standard Normal Cumulative Distribution......Page 230 Appendix B: Table of Chi-square Cumulative Distribution......Page 235 Back......Page 237 Cover 1 SERIES ON QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND ENGINEERING STATISTICS 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS OF REllABlllTY AND RlSH ANAlYSlS 4 © 5 About the Book 8 About the Author 8 Contents 10 1 Introduction 14 2 Basic Concepts of Safety and Risk Analysis 16 3 Methods for Hazard Identification 24 4 Basics of Probability Theory for Applications to Reliability and Risk Analysis 34 5 Reliability of Simple Systems 90 6 Availability and Maintainability 102 7 Fault Tree Analysis 128 8 Event Tree Analysis 150 9 Estimation of Reliability Parameters from Experimental Data 160 References 229 Appendix A: Table of Standard Normal Cumulative Distribution 230 Appendix B: Table of Chi-square Cumulative Distribution 235 Back 237 "Aimed at providing an organic view of the subject, this book provides an introduction to the principal concepts and issues related to the safety of modern industrial activities. It also illustrates the classical techniques for reliability analysis and risk assessment used in current practice."--Jacket Provides an introduction to the principal concepts and issues related to the safety of modern industrial activities. This work also illustrates the classical techniques for reliability analysis and risk assessment used in modern practice