1st Edition
Designing Out Failure A Universal Approach to Engineering Reliability
Preface
Author Bio
1. Basic concepts
2. Domain-independent versus other approaches for reliability improvement and risk reduction
3. Improving reliability by substitution
4. Improving reliability and reducing risk by separation
5. Improving the load-carrying capacity of structures by separation in geometry
6. Improving reliability and reducing risk by the method of segmentation
7. Reducing the risk of failure by deliberate weaknesses
8. Improving reliability and reducing risk by inversion
9. Improving the reliability of systems by exploiting algebraic inequalities
10. Improving reliability and reducing risk by exploiting asymmetry
11. Improving reliability by increasing the level of balancing
12. Enhancing reliability and reducing risk through self-reinforcement
13. Tutorial exercises on reliability improvement and risk reduction
14. Solutions to the tutorial exercises from Chapter 13
REFERENCES
INDEX
Biography
Michael T. Todinov is a professor of mechanical engineering at Oxford Brookes University, UK, where he teaches reliability engineering, engineering mathematics, and advanced stress analysis. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering and a higher doctorate, equivalent to a DSc, in mathematical modeling. Prof. Todinov has pioneered innovative research in several areas, including domain-independent methods for reliability improvement, reverse engineering of algebraic inequalities, analysis and optimization of repairable flow networks, reliability analysis based on the cost of failure, and probabilistic fracture controlled by defects. Michael Todinov is a recipient of a prestigious award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) for his work on risk reduction in mechanical engineering.
