MCG 4329 Reliability and Maintainability in Engineering Design

3 units
Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Reliability and maintainability engineering history and current trend. The bathtub hazard rate concept. Equipment hazard rate models. Static and dynamic redundant configurations to improve product reliability during the design phase. Equipment reliability evaluation techniques. Mechanical component reliability evaluation methods. Failure modes and effect analysis: a useful engineering design tool. Design for product maintainability. Mechanical equipment replacement policies.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: MAT 2377 , MAT 3320 , MCG 3307 .

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Winter

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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very heavy
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Fair Assessments

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