Improving availability and cost performance for complex systems with preventive maintenance

• Published in: Annual Reliability and Maintainability. Symposium. 1999 Proceedings (Cat. No.99CH36283) pp. 383 - 388
• Main Authors: Reineke, D.M., Murdock, W.P., Pohl, E.A., Rehmert, I.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 1999
• Subjects: Availability; Bridges; Cost function; Defense industry; Density functional theory; Distribution functions; Hazards; Manufacturing industries; Performance analysis; Preventive maintenance

This paper investigates improving system limiting availability and expected system cost rate for a complex system through age replacement preventive maintenance (PM). This study defines the complex system as a classic bridge reliability structure consisting of five independent subsystems. A competin...