Pham H. (Ed.) Handbook of Reliability Engineering

Springer, 2003. — 696 p. — ISBN: 1852334533, 978-1852334536.This Handbook of Reliability Engineering, altogether 35 chapters, aims to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art reference volume that covers both fundamental and theoretical work in the areas of reliability including optimization, multi-state system, life testing, burn-in, software reliability, system redundancy, component reliability, system reliability, combinatorial optimization, network reliability, consecutive-systems, stochastic dependence and aging, change point modeling, characteristics of life distributions, warranty, maintenance, calibration modeling, step-stress life testing, human reliability, risk assessment, dependability and safety, fault tolerant systems, system performability, and engineering management.