Reliability and life-testing
Not offered in 1995
BS BT BN DT BC BP BDT
Dr Baikunth Nath
6 points * Full-year subject * 2.5 hours per week * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GAS2713, GAS2714
This subject aims to introduce and discuss the basic concepts of reliability theory and develop quantitative techniques necessary for reliability analysis, including applications in maintenance and replacement models.Topics include failure distributions and estimation of parameters; life distributions based on ageing; maintenance and replacement models; systems reliability; accelerated life-test experiments and analysis; reliability study of complex structures using birth and death processes; practical industrial applications.
Assessment
Assignments: 50% * Examination: 50%