Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems

Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems
Author: Roy Billinton
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1489906851

In response to new developments in the field, practical teaching experience, and readers' suggestions, the authors of the warmly received Reliablity Evaluation of Engineering Systems have updated and extended the work-providing extended coverage of fault trees and a more complete examination of probability distribution, among other things-without disturbing the original's concept, structure, or style.

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation
Author: Francis Vanek
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2008-06-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0071640940

Market: energy professionals including analysts, system engineers, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers Problems and worked-out equations use SI units

Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation of Civil Engineering Structures

Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation of Civil Engineering Structures
Author: Jean-Paul Balayssac
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2017-11-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0081023057

The non-destructive evaluation of civil engineering structures in reinforced concrete is becoming an increasingly important issue in this field of engineering. This book proposes innovative ways to deal with this problem, through the characterization of concrete durability indicators by the use of non-destructive techniques. It presents the description of the various non-destructive techniques and their combination for the evaluation of indicators. The processing of data issued from the combination of NDE methods is also illustrated through examples of data fusion methods. The identification of conversion models linking observables, obtained from non-destructive measurements, to concrete durability indicators, as well as the consideration of different sources of variability in the assessment process, are also described. An analysis of in situ applications is carried out in order to highlight the practical aspects of the methodology. At the end of the book the authors provide a methodological guide detailing the proposed non-destructive evaluation methodology of concrete indicators. - Presents the latest developments performed in the community of NDT on different aspects - Provides a methodology developed in laboratory and transferred onsite for the evaluation of concrete properties which are not usually addressed by NDT methods - Includes the use of data fusion for merging the measurements provided by several NDT methods - Includes examples of current and potential applications

Federal Evaluations

Federal Evaluations
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1008
Release:
Genre: Evaluation research (Social action programs)
ISBN:

Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.

Distributed Power Generation

Distributed Power Generation
Author: H. Lee Willis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2000-01-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780824703363

In the view of many power experts, distributed power generation represents the paradigm of the future. Distributed Power Generation: Planning and Evaluation explores the preparation and analysis of distributed generators (DGs) for residential, commercial and industrial, as well as electric utility applications. It examines distributed generation versus traditional, centralized power systems, power demands, reliability evaluation, planning processes, costs, reciprocating piston engine DGs, gas turbine powered DGs, fuel cell powered DGs, renewable resource DGs, and more. The authors include recommendations and guidelines for DG planners, and numerous case studies illustrate the discussions.

Sustainable Process Engineering

Sustainable Process Engineering
Author: David Brennan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814316784

This book introduces chemical engineering students to key concepts, strategies, and evaluation methods in sustainable process engineering. The book is intended to supplement chemical engineering texts in fundamentals and design, rather than replace them. The key objectives of the book are to widen system boundaries beyond a process plant to include utility supplies, interconnected plants, wider industry sectors, and entire product life cycles; identify waste and its sources in process and utility systems and adopt waste minimization strategies; broaden evaluation to include technical, economic, safety, environmental, social, and sustainability criteria and to integrate the assessments; and broaden the engineering horizon to incorporate planning, development, design, and operations. Case examples are integrated with chapter topics throughout, and defined problems that reflect current industry challenges are provided. Contexts include electricity generation, waste sulfuric acid minimization, petroleum fuel desulfurization, and byproduct hydrogen utilization.

Nondestructive Evaluation

Nondestructive Evaluation
Author: Peter J. Shull
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 880
Release: 2002-05-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780203911068

Describing NDE issues associated with real-world applications, this comprehensive book details conventional and forthcoming NDE technologies. It instructs on current practices, common techniques and equipment applications, and the potentials and limitations of current NDE methods. Each chapter details a different method, providing an overview, an e