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IE401 Reliability Engineering

This document outlines the course code IE401 Reliability Engineering. The course is a 4 credit course introduced in 2016. It aims to teach students about reliability concepts and their application in product design. The course covers topics like reliability models, redundancy techniques, fault tree analysis, maintainability, availability and Markovian models. After completing the course, students will be able to understand reliability evaluation methods, applications of reliability models and concepts of maintainability and availability. The course consists of 6 modules taught over 15 weeks, with internal exams and an end semester exam assessing the learning.

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IE401 Reliability Engineering

This document outlines the course code IE401 Reliability Engineering. The course is a 4 credit course introduced in 2016. It aims to teach students about reliability concepts and their application in product design. The course covers topics like reliability models, redundancy techniques, fault tree analysis, maintainability, availability and Markovian models. After completing the course, students will be able to understand reliability evaluation methods, applications of reliability models and concepts of maintainability and availability. The course consists of 6 modules taught over 15 weeks, with internal exams and an end semester exam assessing the learning.

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Course code Course Name L-T-P -Credits Year of

Introduction
IE401 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING 4-0-0-4 2016
Prerequisite : Nil
Course Objectives
 To stress the importance of reliability engineering.
 To know the application of reliability while designing a product.
 To understand the evaluation methods for reliability, maintainability and availability.
Syllabus
Reliability concepts – Reliability models – Redundancy techniques in system design –
Redundancy optimization – Reliability design process – Reliability allocation – Fault tree analysis
– Maintainability and Availability – Markovian models
Expected outcome.
After completion of this course, students will:
i. Acquire the knowledge of fundamentals of Reliability engineering, failure modes and
causes
ii. Understand the evaluations of reliability models, MTTF, Markov model and its
applications
iii. Understand series, parallel models, multi-state devices, redundancy techniques,
quantification of maintainability and availability.

Text Books:
1. E. Balagurusamy, Reliability Engineering, , Tata McGraw Hill.
2. L.S.Srinath , Reliability Engineering, , East West Press.
Note: Statistical Tables are allowed for use in the examination
References:
1. A.D. S. Carter, Mechanical Reliability, , Macmillan Education Ltd.
2. Charles E. Ebeling , An introduction to Reliability & Maintainability Engineering,
McGraw -Hill Publishers.
3. Duffuaa, Planning and control of Maintenance Systems- modeling and analysis, John
Willey & Sons.
4. Jardine, Maintenance, Replacement and Reliability, Pitman Publishing.
5. Joel A. Nachlas , Reliability Engineering – Probability Models and Maintenance
Methods, Taylor & Francis.
6. K.S. Trivedi, Probability and Statistics with Reliability, Queuing and Computer science
applications, John Wiley& Sons.
7. Mohammad Modarres, Risk Analysis in Engineering – Techniques, Tools and Trends,
Taylor & Francis.
8. Patrick D.T. O’Connor, Practical Reliability Engineering, John Wiley& Sons.
9. Rowland Caplan , A practical approach to Reliability

Course Plan
Sem. Exam
Module Contents Hours Marks
Reliability concepts: Definition of reliability, Reliability
vs. Quality, Reliability function, MTTF, hazard rate
I function, bathtub curve, derivation of the reliability 9 15%
function, Failure and Failure modes, Causes of Failures
and Unreliability.
Reliability Models: constant failure rate model, time
dependent failure models. Weibull distribution, Normal
distribution, Lognormal distribution. Serial
II 9 15%
configuration, parallel configuration, combined series-
parallel systems, K out- of-m systems.

FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION


Redundancy Techniques in System design: Component
vs. Unit redundancy, Weakest-link Technique, Mixed
III 10 15%
redundancy, Standby redundancy, Redundancy
optimization, Double failures and Redundancy.
Reliability design process, system effectiveness,
economic analysis and life cycle cost, reliability
IV 9 15%
allocation, optimal, Arinc, Agree methods.

SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION


Fault Tree Analysis, Tie-set and Cut-set methods, Use
V 9 20%
of Boolean Algebra in reliability analysis.
Maintainability and Availability: Definitions and basic
concepts, Relationship between reliability, availability
VI and maintainability, Inherent availability, Achieved 10 20%
availability, Operational availability, Repairable
systems, Markovian models.
END SEMESTER EXAM

End Semester Examination Question Paper Pattern:

Examination duration: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100

Part A (Modules I and II):

Candidates have to answer any 2 questions from a choice of 3 questions. Each full question
carries a total of 15 marks and can have a maximum of 4 sub questions (a, b, c, d). No two
questions shall be exclusively from a single module. All three questions shall preferably have
components from both modules. Marks for each question/sub question shall be clearly
specified. Total percentage of marks for the two modules put together as specified in the
curriculum shall be adhered to for all combinations of any two questions.

Part B (Modules III and IV):

(Same as for part A )

Part C (Modules V and VI):

(Same as for part A, except that each full question carries 20 marks)

Note: If use of tables and charts are permitted for the university examination for this course,
proper direction of the same should be provided on the facing sheet of the question paper.

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