This graduate textbook imparts the fundamentals of reliability and risk that can be connected mathematically and applied to problems in engineering and medical science and practice. The book is divided into eight chapters, the first three of which deal with basic fundamentals of probability theory and reliability methods. The fourth chapter illustrates simulation methods needed to solve complex problems. Chapters 5-7 explain reliability codes and system reliability (which uses the component reliabilities discussed in previous chapters). The book concludes in chapter 8 with an examination of applications of reliability within engineering and medical fields. Presenting a highly relevant competency for graduates entering product research and development, or facilities operations sectors, this text includes many examples and end of chapter study questions to maximize student comprehension.

• Explains concepts of reliability and risk estimation techniques in the contextof medicine and engineering;
• Elucidates the interplay between reliability and risk from design to operation phases;
• Uses real world examples from engineering structures and medical devices and protocols;
• Adopts a lucid yet rigorous presentation of reliability and risk calculations;
• Reinforces students understanding of concepts covered with end-of-chapter exercises.

Autorentext

Dr. Chandrasekhar Putcha is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at California State University, Fullerton. He has been at this place since 1981. Before that he was on the research faculty at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV and a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada. His research areas of interest are Reliability, Risk Analysis, Optimization and Mathematical Modeling.

Dr. Subhrajit Dutta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology Silchar. He completed his PhD in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2017. Subhrajit is also an external/invited researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering (Structural Division), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal. He was working as a visiting scholar in the Department of Civil Engineering at Aalto University, Finland during December, 2019. He has published more than 50 research articles and is a recipient of few national and international sponsored projects in the field of reliability and risk analysis. Subhrajit is the Associate Editor of ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction and a Guest Editor for various reputed journals.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at IIT/BHU, Varanasi, India.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Probability Theory.- Basic Reliability Methods.- Probabilistic Simulation Methods.- Reliability-Based Design Codes.- System Reliability.- Concepts of Risk Analysis.- Application of Reliability and Risk Principles to Medical Field.