MEC4427 - Systems integrity and maintenance

Leader: R Jones

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Topics include maintenance planning and scheduling, organisation of maintenance resources, quantitative techniques in maintenance management; queue theory; network planning and Monte Carlo simulation; preventive and condition-based maintenance, failure analysis, reliability engineering, computerised maintenance management and appraising maintenance performance. The T* integral limitation and growth rules; variable amplitude loading; and the alternating finite element method. Damage tolerant design principles.

Assessment

Examination (2 hours): 70%
Assignments and laboratory work: 30%

Contact hours

22 lecture hours, 10 practice class hours and 12 laboratory hours

Prerequisites

MEC3408