Probability applications in mechanical design /

This text seeks to clarify mechanical fatigue and design problems by applying probability and computer analysis, and further extending the uses of probability to determine mechanical reliability and achieve optimization. It solves examples using commercially available software.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fisher, Franklin E., 1933-
Other Authors: Fisher, Joy R., 1940-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, 2000.
Series:Mechanical engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) ; 128.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=46835
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; Data Reduction; Application Mechanical of Probability to Design; OptimumDesign; Reliability; Appendix A Linearization of the WeibullEquation; Appendix B Monte Carlo Calculations; Appendix C Computer Optimization Routines [3.20]; Appendix D Mechanical Failure Rates for Non-Electronic Reliability; Appendix E Statistical Tables; Appendix F Los Angeles Rainfall 1877-1997; Appendix G Software Considerations; Author Index; Subject Index.