Systems Reliability and Failure Prevention

Hecht H.9781580533720, 1580533728

Engineering consultant Hecht provides an introduction to the techniques and practice of reliable systems engineering. He looks at analysis tools, particularly failure modes and effects analysis, fault tree analysis, and sneak circuit analysis. Issues of testing for design margins, environmental extremes, and fatigue are explored. Redundancy techniques and software reliability are also examined. The costs and benefits of the various techniques and tools are discussed.