1st Edition

Practical Safety and Reliability Assessment

By K.C. Hignett Copyright 1996
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

An integral part of any engineering or manufacturing process is a continuous process of assessing its safety and reliability. This work provides a guide to the practical application of safety and reliability principles wherever risk is a consideration. The theory and mathematics are kept to a minimum, whilst a practical working model of the technology is presented for everyone involved in general... Read more
Terminologies in process safety engineering. Derivation of basic formulae. Unavailability, safety and changes of state. Proof testing. Data and mean fractional dead times. Logical network principles. Fault trees. Mathematical modelling. Mathematical modelling of human failures. Modelling common mode failures. Appendix - Tutorials. Index.

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K.C. Hignett