Principles of ReliabilityPRENTICE-HALL INTERNATIONAL SERIES TN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Wily vert, editor luchwall & Koweive_Semicondci-Dinde Parametric Amal, Bove Rober Rebichod Sul Flow Grophr and Appons Pot The in of Conner inte Ko dual Sythe Somples:Data Court Sens Ney Ease The ape Daag of Troi ital Computrs Panmctn Pracperof Relay Rotensa Vandre Ula Vacuum and is Apeaions anv ov srt re ty Sey Principles of Reliabi ity ich Pierwehka, Doctor of Natural Sciences Lockheed Muse & Space Company Palo Ato, Calorie Prentice-Hall, Ine, Englewood Cli, NJ(Continued from front flap) Outstanding Features ‘Almost all proofs of the theory of reliability ae given ‘+ Useful areas of related sciences are considered, to provide a unified treatment of reliability theory ‘+ Mathematical failure distribution models are explained by physical processes ‘Technical concepts of reliability theory are quantitatively. treated by mathematical formulation The Author Enc Prenescuxa holds a Dr. rer. nat. from the University of Maing, Germany. He is presently « reseasch scientist with the Lockheed Missile and Space Co, He is well known in the reliability community, having presented the results of many relia bility studies in seminars, symposia and university Iectures, PRINCIPLES OF RELIABILITY by Erich Pioruschka Principles of Reliability is an out- growth of intensive studies in lis ability theory, beginning with the fight of the German V-1 misile ‘The book treats reliability theory as ‘science and it provides the founds tion necessary to readily analyze and solve reliability problems. In addi- ton to the principles of reliability, the book presents the failure theory snd its physical foundations. Starting with the simple elements fand the chance distribution, Prin: ciples of Reliability logically progres- ses to. more complex lifetime diste- butions, such asthe gamma and beta Alistrbutions and the distributions of extremes. Further discussions form ‘the bass forthe theory of device life- time distributions and forthe theory ‘of maintenance. Methods of opera- tions research, suitable for investiga. tion of the economics of reliability, fare. practically demonstrated, Meth fds for the improvement of design reliability, manufacture and inspec tion are theoretically clarified and mathematically formulated. In addition, other major concepts of reliability theory, such as degrees of ‘complesity ae quantitatively treated. (Continued on beck flap)