Monash University Handbooks 2008

MEC4427 - Systems integrity and maintenance

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate Faculty of Engineering

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2008 (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 (3 hours): 70%
Assignments and laboratory work: 30%

Contact hours

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

Prerequisites

MEC3455

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