Academic Catalog

ME444 RELIABILITY IN ENGINEERING DESIGN

Course Code: 5690444
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Failure, durability, safety, reliability. Failure of components. Systems and system failures. Mathematical background related to engineering reliability. Reliability of components and assemblies. Design considerations: cost-redundancy-complexity and hazard. Maintenance. The role of testing and testing techniques. Rules, standards, codes and regulations on reliability. Case studies.