Engineering maintainability : how to design for reliability and easy maintenance / B.S.Dhillon.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- What Is Maintainability? -- The Importance, Purpose, And Results Of Maintainability Efforts -- Maintainability In The Government Procurement Process And In The Commercial Sector -- Maintenance Engineering Versus Maintainability Engineering -- Maintainability Science And Downtime -- Maintainability Standards, Handbooks, And Information Sources -- Maintainability Terms And Definitions -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 2: Maintainability Management -- Introduction -- Maintainability Management Functions In The Product Life Cycle -- Maintainability Organization Functions And Tasks -- Maintainability Organizational Structures -- Maintainability Program Plan -- Personnel Associated With Maintainability -- Maintainability Design Reviews -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 3: Maintainability Measures, Functions, And Models -- Introduction -- Maintainability Measures -- Maintainability Functions -- System Effectiveness And Related Availability And Dependability Models -- Mathematical Models -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 4: Maintainability Tools -- Introduction -- Failure Mode, Effects, And Criticality Analysis -- Fault Tree Analysis -- Cause And Effect Diagram -- Total Quality Management -- Maintainability Allocation -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 5: Specific Maintainability Design Considerations -- Introduction -- Maintainability Design Characteristics -- Standardization -- Interchangeability -- Modularization -- Simplification -- Accessibility -- Identification -- Accessibility And Identification Checklist -- General Maintainability Design Guidelines And Common Maintainability Design Errors -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 6: Human Factors Considerations -- Introduction -- Human Factors Problems In Maintenance And Typical Human Behaviors -- Human Body Measurements -- Human Sensory Capacities -- Environmental Factors -- Auditory And Visual Warning Devices -- Selected Formulas For Human Factors -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 7: Safety Considerations -- Introduction -- Safety And Maintainability Design -- Electrical, Mechanical, And Other Hazards -- Safety Analysis Tools -- Safety And Human Behavior -- Safety Checklist -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 8: Cost Considerations -- Introduction -- Costs Associated With Maintainability -- Reliability Cost -- Discounting Formulas -- Life Cycle Costing -- Maintenance Cost Estimation Models -- Maintainability, Maintenance Costs, And Cost Comparisons -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 9: Reliability-Centered Maintenance -- Introduction -- The Definition Of Reliability-Centered Maintenance -- The Rcm Process -- Rcm Implementation -- Rcm Review Groups -- Methods Of Monitoring Equipment Condition -- Rcm Applications And Achievements -- Reasons For Rcm Failures -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 10: Maintainability Testing, Demonstration, And Data -- Introduction -- Planning And Control Requirements For Maintainability Testing And Demonstration -- Test Approaches -- Testing Methods -- Preparing For Maintainability Demonstrations And Evaluating The Results -- Checklists For Maintainability Demonstration Plans, Procedures, And Reports -- Testability -- Maintainability Data -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 11: Maintenance Models And Warranties -- Introduction -- Maintenance Models -- Warranties -- Problems -- References -- Chapter 12: Topics In Reliability -- Introduction -- Reliability And Maintainability -- Bathtub Hazard Rate Concept -- Reliability Terms, Definitions, And Formulas -- Static Structures -- Dynamic Structures -- System Availability -- Reliability Data Sources -- Problems -- References – Index.