Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.

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Description based upon print version of record.. - Risk-Based Management: A Reliability-Centered Approach; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Evolution of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM); What Is Reliability-Centered Maintenance?; The Beginnings of Maintenance Policy: Equipment Maintenance; Expansion in the Airline Industry: Condition Monitoring and Simulation; MSG-1: A Maintenance Breakthrough; Airline/Manufacturer Maintenance Program Planning; Applications of RCM; RCM in the Military; RCM in the Nuclear Industry; Maritime Applications of RCM; RCM in a Solar Receiving Plant; RCM in Grain Terminals. - CHAPTER 5 Reliability-Centered Maintenance: DescriptionHistory of Failure; Maintenance Classifications; Scheduled Maintenance; Secondary Maintenance; Estimating the Proportion of Secondary Maintenance; RCM Terminology; The Five Steps of Reliability-Centered Maintenance; Define System and Subsystem Boundaries; Define Subsystem Interfaces, Functions, and Functional Failures; Define Failure Modes for Each Functional Failure; Categorize Maintenance Tasks; Implement Maintenance Tasks; Numbering System; References; CHAPTER 6 Reliability-Centered Maintenance Example: The Bicycle. - Case 1: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. - Define the System and Subsystem BoundariesPower Transfer; Braking Subsystem; Operator Support and Stabilization; Steering; Front Wheel and Tire; Rear Wheel and Tire; Categorize Maintenance Tasks; Assigning Criticality Classes; Implement Maintenance Tasks; CHAPTER 7 Reliability-Centered Maintenance Case Studies; Where Should RCM Be Applied?; Common Results of RCM Studies; Change Time-Based Tasks to Condition-Based Tasks; Change Current Task Content and/or Frequency; Add New Tasks and/or Delete Existing Tasks; Redesign of Equipment or Components; Case Studies. - RCM in Coal MiningThen Why Don't We All Use RCM?; References; CHAPTER 2 A Measurement Perspective; A Measurement Experiment; Six Laws of Measurement; Two Additional Issues: Measurement Bias and Imbalance; Developing a Measurement Strategy; References; CHAPTER 3 Responsible Statistics; Proper Use of Statistics; Guidelines for the Correct Reporting of Statistics; Difficulties in Using Failure Data; Sneak Analysis; Prediction Modeling Approaches; Probability Modeling Assumptions; The Purpose of Reliability Estimation for Risk-Based Management; A Trend Analysis Procedure. - Trend Existence ProbabilityTrend Type; Trend Strength; Trend Analysis Examples; Summary; References; CHAPTER 4 Common Measurement Parameters and Applications; Systems and Super-Systems; Application of Measurements; The Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF); Availability; Production Time-Based Availability: At; Throughput- Based Availability; Availability of Super-Systems vs. Systems; MTBF of Super-System vs. MTBF of Systems; Total Productive Maintenance Measures; Overall Equipment Effectiveness; Computerized Maintenance Management Systems; Summary; References. - First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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