Concept of reliability, reliability indices, component reliability –Introduction, non repairable component, hazard models, components with preventive maintenance, repairable components.
network methods, Introduction; series configuration parallel configuration, mixed configuration, the r out of n configuration d composition method minimal-tie and minimal –cut methods logic diagrams.
System reliability state space method system representation basic concepts state probability state frequency and duration system of two independent component two components with dependent failures combining states failure effect analysis state enumeration methods
System reliability other methods dependent failure models for non repairable components fault tree analysis monte- carlo simulation
Basic probability theory probability concepts permutation and combination practical engineering concepts venn diagram rules for combining probabilities, probability distribution random variables density and distribution
System reliability evaluation using probability distribution series system parallel system partially redundant system mean time to failure stand by system