Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits

MEC663 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING 17022::Himanshu Gupta 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

Course Category Courses with numerical and conceptual focus

TextBooks

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

T-1 AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY ENGINEERING

CHARLES E. EBELING 1st 2000 TATA MCGRAW - HILL EDUCATION

Reference Books

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

R-1 PLANT MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING

N.V.S. RAJU 1st CENGAGE LEARNING

R-2 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND LIFE TESTING

V. N. A. NAIKAN 1st 2008 PHI (PRETICE HALL INDIA)

Relevant Websites

Sr No (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

RW-1 http://web.utk.edu/~kkirby/IE591/ReliabEg_1.pdf Basic concepts of rfeliability engineering

RW-2 http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/ftmsc/modules/modulelist/peuss/slides/section_7a_reliability_notes.pdf

Concepts of reliability engineering

RW-3 http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IISc-BANG/Reliability%20Engg/New_index1.html

Reliability engineering explained through various concepts

RW-4 www.reliasoft.com Softwares related to reliability

Detailed Plan For Lectures

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Weeks before MTE 7

Weeks After MTE 7

Spill Over 3

Week Number

Lecture Number

Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections of Text/reference books

Other Readings,Relevant Websites, Audio Visual Aids, software and Virtual Labs

Lecture Description Learning Outcomes Pedagogical ToolDemonstration/ Case Study / Images / animation / ppt etc. Planned

Live Examples

Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction(Concept terms and definitions related to reliability)

ZERO LECTURE Introduction to course, teaching methodology to be followed, discussion about books and sites to be followed

Discussion

Lecture 2 Introduction(Certain and impossible events)

T-1:1.1.2 and 1A.1R-2:1.4 and 2.2.1

RW-2 Learning about random and deterministic failure phenomena

Brief overview about certain and impossible events

Discussion

Introduction(Venn Diagram) T-1:1.1.2 Learning about random and deterministic failure phenomena

Brief overview Discussion

Introduction(Bayes formula) T-1:1A.2 Importance of Bayes formula

Basic statistical concepts in reliability

Discussion

Introduction(Complementary events)

T-1:1.1.2 and 1A.1R-2:1.4 and 2.2.1

RW-2 Learning about random and deterministic failure phenomena

Brief overview about certain and impossible events

Discussion

Introduction(Random versus deterministic failure phenomena)

T-1:1.1.2 and 1A.1R-2:1.4 and 2.2.1

RW-2 Learning about random and deterministic failure phenomena

Brief overview about certain and impossible events

Discussion

Lecture 3 Introduction(Discrete distribution)

T-1:1A.4 Implementation and importance of discrete distribution

Basic statistical concepts in reliability

Discussion

Introduction(Continuous distribution)

T-1:1A.7 Implementation and importance of continuous distribution

Basic statistical concepts in reliability

Discussion

Week 2 Lecture 4 Introduction(Reliability improvement)

T-1:1.1.1 Learning about importance of reliability improvement

Brief overview Discussion

Introduction(MTTF) T-1:2.2 RW-4 Learning about mean failure rate, mean time to failure and mean time between failure

Brief overview Discussion

Introduction(MTBF) R-2:1.6 Learning about mean failure rate, mean time to failure and mean time between failure

Brief overview Discussion

Introduction(Mean failure rate)

T-1:2.2 Learning about mean failure rate, mean time to failure and mean time between failure

Brief overview Discussion

Week 2 Lecture 5 Introduction(Bath tub curve) T-1:2.4R-2:1.7

RW-4 Learning about various stages of life cycle curve

Importance of various stages of bathtub curve

Pictorial representation of bathtub curve

Students will be asked to collect the data of life cycle of any product and plot life cycle curve for that data

Lecture 6 Hazard Models(Uniform distribution)

R-2:2.5.8.7 Importance of uniform distribution

Basic statistical concepts in reliability

Discussion

Week 3 Lecture 7 Hazard Models(Introduction)

T-1:2.3R-2:1.9.2

Learning about various time dependent hazard models

Importance of linear hazard models

Problem solving

Hazard Models(Linearly increasing hazard)

T-1:2.3R-2:1.9.2

Learning about various time dependent hazard models

Importance of linear hazard models

Problem solving

Lecture 8 Hazard Models(Exponential reliability function)

T-1:2.1/3.1 Learning about the importance of exponential reliability function

Detailed discussion Problem solving

Lecture 9 Hazard Models(Memorylessness)

T-1:3.1 Learning about memorylessness property of CFR model

Detailed description Discussion

Week 4 Lecture 10 Hazard Models(The Weibull Model)

T-1:4.1 RW-4 Learning about importance of weibull distribution in reliability

Detailed description Problem solving

Lecture 11 Hazard Models(The Weibull Model)

T-1:4.1 RW-4 Learning about importance of weibull distribution in reliability

Detailed description Problem solving

Lecture 12 Hazard Models(Normal distribution model)

T-1:4.2 RW-4 Learning about normal distribution curve in reliability

Importance of normal distribution to model fatigue and wearout phenomena

Discussion and problem solving

Students will be asked to collect data regarding many products and asked to plot normal distribution curve

Week 5 Lecture 13 Test1

Lecture 14 System Reliability(Conditional probability)

T-1:2.5R-2:2.2.3.5

Learning about implementation of conditional probability in reliability

Basic statistical concepts in reliability

Discussion

Lecture 15 System Reliability(Series configuration)

T-1:5.1R-2:1.10.1

Learning about system when components are connected in series

Reliability calculation of components connected in series

Problem solving and discussion

Week 6 Lecture 16 System Reliability(Parallel configuration)

T-1:5.2R-2:1.10.1

Learning about system when components are connected in parallel

Reliability calculation of components connected in parallel

Problem solving and discussion

Week 6 Lecture 17 System Reliability(Mixed configuration)

T-1:5.3R-2:1.10.1

Learning about system when components are connected in series and parallel both

Reliability calculation of components connected in series and parallel

Problem solving and discussion

Lecture 18 System Reliability(High level and low level redundancy)

T-1:5.6 Knowledge about high level and low level redundancy

Description about three state devices and their reliability calculation

Problem solving and discussion

Week 7 Lecture 19 System Reliability(Complex configurations)

T-1:5.3/6.1 Learning about reliability of complex system and Markov analysis in reliability

Reliability calculation of complex systems and reliability using Markov analysis

Problem solving and discussion

Lecture 20 System Reliability(Complex configurations)

T-1:5.3/6.1 Learning about reliability of complex system and Markov analysis in reliability

Reliability calculation of complex systems and reliability using Markov analysis

Problem solving and discussion

Lecture 21 System Reliability(Markov models and analysis)

Spill Over Spill Over Spill Over

MID-TERMWeek 8 Lecture 22 Reliability Improvement

(Element and unit redundancy)

T-1:5.3/5.6 Learning about unit redundancy

Brief overview Discussion

Lecture 23 Reliability Improvement(Standby redundancy)

T-1:6.3 Learning about standby systems and their redundancy

Brief overview Discussion

Lecture 24 Reliability Improvement(Fault tree construction)

T-1:8.5/8.4 Learning about failure analysis and fault tree construction

Importance of fault tree construction in failure analysis

Problem solving and discussion

A practical industrial problem will be taken and fault tree will be constructed showing root cause of the problem

Week 9 Lecture 25 Reliability Improvement(Fault tree construction)

T-1:8.5/8.4 Learning about failure analysis and fault tree construction

Importance of fault tree construction in failure analysis

Problem solving and discussion

A practical industrial problem will be taken and fault tree will be constructed showing root cause of the problem

Lecture 26 Test2

Week 9 Lecture 27 Reliability Improvement(Tie set and cut set methods)

T-1:5.4 Detailed description about cut set methods

Knowledge about cut set and tie set methods for reliability

Discussion and problem solving

Week 10 Lecture 28 Reliability Improvement(Tie set and cut set methods)

T-1:5.4 Detailed description about cut set methods

Knowledge about cut set and tie set methods for reliability

Discussion and problem solving

Lecture 29 Maintainability(Concept) T-1:9.1 Introduction to basic concept of maintainability

Brief overview Discussion

Lecture 30 Maintainability(Maintainability measures)

T-1:9.4 Introduction to various maintainability measures

Brief overview Discussion

Week 11 Lecture 31 Maintainability(Analysis of downtime)

T-1:9.1 Learning about importance of downtime calculation

Various elements of downtime

Discussion

Lecture 32 Maintainability(Repair time distribution)

T-1:9.2 Learning about repair time distribution

Importance of exponential repair time distribution in reliability

Problem solving and discussion

Lecture 33 Maintainability(Reliability of system under preventive maintenance)

T-1:9.5 Learning about reliability of system under preventive maintenance

Calculation of reliability of system under preventive maintenance

Problem solving and discussion

Week 12 Lecture 34 Maintainability(Availability) T-1:11.1 Introduction to various concepts of availability

Importance of various types of availability

Problem solving and discussion

Maintainability(Concepts and definitions of availability)

T-1:11.1 Introduction to various concepts of availability

Importance of various types of availability

Problem solving and discussion

Lecture 35 Maintainability(Exponential availability model)

T-1:11.2/8.4 RW-4 Learning about exponential availability models and FMEA

Importance of exponential availability model and failure analysis

Problem solving and discussion

Lecture 36 Test3

Week 13 Lecture 37 Maintainability(FMEA analysis)

Spill Over Spill Over Spill Over

Lecture 38 Maintenance Strategies and Scheduling(Objectives of maintenance)

R-1:1.3 Need for an objective in plant maintenance

Objectives of maintenance and plant engineering

Discussion

Lecture 39 Maintenance Strategies and Scheduling(Maintenance management)

R-1:2.2 Learning about maintenance planning function

Detailed description Discussion

Week 14 Lecture 40 Maintenance Strategies and Scheduling(Maintenance strategies)

R-1:3.2 Learning about various maintenance strategies

Importance of maintenance strategies in industry

Discussion

Week 14 Lecture 41 Maintenance Strategies and Scheduling(Maintenance scheduling)

R-1:4.2/4.3/4.5 Importance of maintenance scheduling and Johnson's and Jackson's rule for scheduling

Scheduling for maintenance using Jackson's rule

Problem solving and discussion

Students will be asked to prepare maintenance schedule for machinery in workshop

Lecture 42 Maintenance Strategies and Scheduling(Johnson's and Jackson's rule for maintenance scheduling)

Spill Over Spill Over Spill Over

SPILL OVERWeek 15 Lecture 43 Spill Over

Lecture 44 Spill Over

Lecture 45 Spill Over

Scheme for CA:Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks

Test 2 3 10 20

Total :- 10 20

Details of Academic Task(s)

AT No. Objective Topic of the Academic Task Nature of Academic Task(group/individuals/field

work

Evaluation Mode Allottment / submission Week

Test1 To test the knowledge of student before MTE

Concept terms and definitions related to reliability, Certain andimpossible events, Complementary events, Reliability improvement, Random versusdeterministic failure phenomena, Venn Diagram, Bayes formula, Discrete distribution,Continuous distribution, Mean failure rate, MTTF, MTBF, Bath tub curve, Uniform distribution, Introduction, Linearly increasing hazard,Exponential reliability function, Memorylessness, The Weibull Model, Normaldistribution model

Individual Based on performance of student in written test

4 / 5

Test2 To test the knowledge of students

Conditional probability, Series configuration, Parallelconfiguration, Mixed configuration, High level and low level redundancy, Complexconfigurations, Markov models and analysis, Element and unit redundancy, Standby redundancy,Fault tree construction, Tie set and cut set methods

Individual Based on performance of student in written test

8 / 9

Test3 To test the knowledge of students before ETE

Concept, Maintainability measures, Analysis of downtime, Repairtime distribution, Reliability of system under preventive maintenance, Availability,Concepts and definitions of availability, Exponential availability model, FMEA analysis

Individual Based on performance of student in written test

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