IND4316

Systems reliability and maintenance

(ENG)

J Price

6 points + 22 lecture hours and 22 tutorial hours + Second semester + Caulfield + Prohibition: IND4345, MEC4437

Synopsis: The mathematical and computational methods of modelling component and systems reliability and failure; fault tree analysis; failure mode and effect analysis; the means of study of low frequency deviations or accidents; human factors and managerial practices related to improving reliability; the basis and theory of various maintenance policies and the interaction of all these factors with economics. Sequence Development and consequences. Testing and monitoring for reliability, data retrieval, data banks and reliability improvement.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 70% + Assignments: 30%