Linking microbial community composition with the corresponding ecosystem functions remains challenging. Because microbial communities can differ in their functional responses, this knowledge gap ...

Researchers have proposed a Tail-Adjusted Reliability Index that combines the Cornish-Fisher expansion with extreme value ...

With a strong focus on practical engineering applications, in this book Patrick D.T. O’Connor and Andre V. Kleyner offer a balanced blend of reliability theory and real-world applications. This ...

Units or systems can fail when they suffer shock and when the total damage exceeds a failure level. Shock and damage models describe catastrophic and degradation failures of units or systems and these ...

Providing a survey of useful, practical maintenance models covering replacement, preventive maintenance and inspection, this text presents introduces maintenance policies, and updates readers on the ...