BS 5760-1:1985
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Reliability of systems, equipment and components Guide to reliability and maintainability programme management
Hardcopy , PDF
15-05-1996
English
29-11-1985
Foreword
Committees responsible
Guide
Section one. General
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Definitions
Section two. Reliability and maintainability programme
3. Introduction to section two.
3.1 Aims of a reliability and maintainability
programme
3.2 Cost considerations
3.3 Other considerations
3.4 Relative effectiveness of programme activities
4. Programme activities
4.1 Definition phase
4.2 Design and development phase
4.3 Production phase
4.4 Installation and commissioning phase
4.5 Function and maintenance phase
4.6 Reliability assessment
Section three. Specification of reliability
5. Introduction to section three
5.1 Types of specification
5.2 Purpose of reliability clauses
5.3 Quantitative reliability clauses
5.4 Problems in applying the quantitative approach
5.5 Qualitative approach
5.6 Traditional treatment of reliability
6. Writing reliability clauses in a specification
6.1 The necessary clauses
6.2 Function of an item
6.3 Criteria for failure
6.4 Choice of a reliability characteristic
6.5 Required value of the reliability characteristic
6.6 Operating regime and conditions
6.7 Reliability assurance
7. Specification of reliability in practice
Section four. Assessment and prediction of reliability
8. Introduction to section four
8.1 General
8.2 Reliability characteristics
9. Reliability assessment
10. Reliability prediction by modelling
11. Provision of reliability data
12. Reliability growth testing
12.1 General
12.2 Preparation
12.3 Results of reliability growth testing
12.4 Factors governing reliability growth testing
effectiveness
13. Reliability demonstration and testing
13.1 General
13.2 Aims of a test programme
13.3 Choice of a test programme
13.4 Evaluation of test data using Bayesian methods
13.5 Proof test
13.6 Suitability of statistical methods for analysis
of test results
14. Compliance illustration by means other than testing
Section five. Production, flow, analysis and inter-
pretation of reliability and maintainability data
15. Introduction to section five
15.1 Benefits
15.2 Organization
15.3 Effectiveness of communication
16. Data input
16.1 Reporting systems
16.2 Specification and description
16.3 Operating history
16.4 Failure history
17. Data sources
17.1 General comment
17.2 Past experience
17.3 Design and development
17.4 Production
17.5 Factory test
17.6 Guarantee or warranty reports: product liability
test reporting
17.7 Supply of replacement parts
17.8 Material or component supply
17.9 Repair department
17.10 Field installation, demonstration or commissioning
tests
17.11 User reporting system
17.12 Field surveys
18. Designing the data collection form
19. Integrity of data
19.1 Product manufacturer
19.2 Material or component supplier
19.3 Field data retrieval programmes
20. Collection and flow of reliability data
21. Analysis of data
21.1 Quantitative data
21.2 Qualitative data
21.3 Requirements specifications
22. Failure classification
23. Interpretation and presentation of data
Table
1. Programme activities during the principal phases
of a project
Figures
1. Reliability and maintainability programme concept
2. Typical reliability and maintainability programme
3. Reliability and maintainability content in
specifications for manufactured and constructed
products
4. Typical library file data sheet
5. Example of history data sheet
6. Typical format for failure information
7. Example of job card with space for failure data
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