Studies in Mechanical Engineering S.
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Dependability has undoubtedly become the imperative goal in this century as it represents one of the basic characteristics of product quality, covering in a complex way many problems of the product lifetime cycle. Its basis is formed during the pre-manufacturing phases, i.e., during the concept and definition, as well as design and development of every prototype (so-called inherent dependability), since obsolete ideas and inadequate dependability parameters can hardly be compensated later during manufacture and operation. This book concentrates on major components of the inherent dependability and reliability theory that are encountered when creating a new mechanical system with certain required properties. Thus the book starts with a description of use conditions, representing the primary input for all other activities concerning dependability and the source of operational loads, it characterizes various steps of the qualitative and quantitative dependability (reliability) analyses of complex systems, and presents methods for the dynamic analysis of mechanical systems, conditioning to a large extent their fatigue life.