Reliability Engineering Basics

The goal of this site is to provide clear descriptions of the various analyses a Reliability Engineer encounters on a daily basis.

Our desire is to deliver practical and real-world information.

This site is sponsored in its entirety by ITEM Software, Inc. www.itemsoft.com

Understanding:

• Glossary of Common Terms

• Reliability Classes

• Reliability Prediction Basics (PDF file)

• Bellcore / Telcordia Electronic Prediction

• MIL-HDBK-217 Electronic Prediction

• IEC 62380 Electronic Prediction

• NSWC Mechanical Prediction

• Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality (FMECA)

• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

• Event Tree Analysis (ETA)

• Markov State Analysis

• Reliabilty Block Diagram (RBD) PDF file

• MIL-HDBK-472 Maintainability

• Other Resources on our Corporate site