Smith, David J.  1943 June 22- <br/><br/>
Reliability, maintainability and risk :  practical methods for engineers / 
David J. Smith. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Amsterdam ;  Boston ;  London :  Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann,  2005. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 346 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/> Previous edition: 2001. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part One: Understanding Reliability Parameters and Costs -- Part Two: Interpreting Failure Rates -- Part Three: Predicting Reliability and Risk -- Part Four: Achieving Reliability and Maintainability -- Part Five: Legal, Management and Safety Considerations. 
<br/><br/> Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. 
<br/><br/> For over 30 years, Reliability, Maintainability and Risk has been recognised as a leading text for reliability and maintenance professionals. Now in its seventh edition, the book has been updated to remain the first choice for professional engineers and students. The seventh edition incorporates new material on important topics including software failure, the latest safety legislation and standards, product liability, integrity of safety-related systems, as well as delivering an up-to-date review of the latest approaches to reliability modelling, including cutsec ranking. It is also supported by new detailed case studies on reliability and risk in practice. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780080458939 0080458939 9780750666947 0750666943 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA518801  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reliability (Engineering)<br/>Maintainability (Engineering)<br/>Engineering design.<br/>Fiabilité<br/>Maintenabilité<br/>Conception technique.<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Quality Control.<br/>Engineering design.<br/>Maintainability (Engineering)<br/>Reliability (Engineering)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA169  / .S64 2005eb