Content: Preface
Acknowledgments
Author
Section I: Concepts and Models
Chapter 1: Overview of Reliability Assessments
Chapter 2: Concept of Randomness
Chapter 3: Probability and Sampling
Chapter 4: Reliability Functions
Chapter 5: Reliability Model
Chapter 6: Reliability Models
Chapter 7: Bathtub Curves for Humans and Components
Section II: Case Studies
Chapter 8: Introduction to Modeling Failure Data
Chapter 9: 50 Ideal Weibull Devices
Chapter 10: 50 Ideal Lognormal Devices
Chapter 11: 50 Ideal Normal Devices
Chapter 12: 5 Ideal Weibull and Lognormal Devices Chapter 13: 9 Unidentified ComponentsChapter 14: 10 Insulated Cable Specimens
Chapter 15: 10 Steel Specimens
Chapter 16: 12 Electrical Insulation Specimens
Chapter 17: 13 Airplane Components
Chapter 18: 15 Pieces of Equipment
Chapter 19: 18 Unknown Items
Chapter 20: 19 Personnel Carriers
Chapter 21: 19 Insulating Fluid Specimens (34 kV)
Chapter 22: 20 Unspecified Items
Chapter 23: 20 Dielectric Specimens
Chapter 24: 20 Batteries
Chapter 25: 20 Epoxy Insulation Specimens
Chapter 26: 20 Electric Carts
Chapter 27: 20 Wires and Bonds
Chapter 28: 20 Electrical Insulation Samples Chapter 29: 23 Deep-Groove Ball BearingsChapter 30: 25 Deep-Groove Ball Bearings
Chapter 31: 24 Steel Specimens
Chapter 32: 24 Transistors
Chapter 33: 25 Specimens of Yarn
Chapter 34: 25 Steel Rods
Chapter 35: 25 Undisclosed Specimens
Chapter 36: 26 Carbon Fibers in Resin (L = 75 mm)
Chapter 37: 26 Failures of a Radar System
Chapter 38: 28 Bundles of Carbon Fibers (L= 20 mm)
Chapter 39: 29 Bundles of Carbon Fibers (L= 300 mm)
Chapter 40: 30 Laser Welds
Chapter 41: 32 Centrifugal Pumps
Chapter 42: 34 Transistors
Chapter 43: 35 Grooved Steel Specimens Chapter 44: 36 Electrical AppliancesChapter 45: 36 Failures of a 500 MW Generator
Chapter 46: 40 Undesignated Parts
Chapter 47: 43 Vacuum Tubes
Chapter 48: 46 Repairs for a Transceiver
Chapter 49: 47 Thin Film Devices
Chapter 50: 50 Throttles
Chapter 51: 50 Unknown Items
Chapter 52: 50 Electronic Units
Chapter 53: 50 Bearings
Chapter 54: 50 Deep-Groove Ball Bearings
Chapter 55: 57 Aluminum Samples
Chapter 56: 57 Carbon Fibers (L= 1 mm)
Chapter 57: 59 Aluminum Conductors
Chapter 58: 60 Appliances
Chapter 59: 64 Carbon Fibers (L= 10 mm)
Chapter 60: 66 Carbon Fibers (L= 50 mm) Chapter 61: 70 Carbon Fibers (L= 20 mm)Chapter 62: 72 Alloy T7987 Samples
Chapter 63: 85 Adhesive Samples
Chapter 64: 96 Locomotive Controls
Chapter 65: 98 Brake Pads
Chapter 66: 100 Fuses
Chapter 67: 100 Kevlar Fibers
Chapter 68: 100 Unnamed Items
Chapter 69: 100 Unspecified Samples
Chapter 70: 101 Aluminum Coupons (21 kpsi)
Chapter 71: 101 Aluminum Coupons (31 kpsi)
Chapter 72: 102 Aluminum Coupons (26 kpsi)
Chapter 73: 104 GaAs Lasers
Chapter 74: 107 Radio Transmitters
Chapter 75: 109 Mining Accidents
Chapter 76: 110 Tires
Chapter 77: 137 Carbon Fibers