Mathematicalmodelscanprovideabasisforsystemreliability
predictionsandthissurveyaimstoidentij)'themainsourcesofexisting
informationrelevanttothed(fferentaspectsofthemodellingof
mechanicalengineeringsystemsandmechanicalcomponents.Thesurz:ey
concentratesonidentifyinganumberofthemainsourcesofinJormation
asitwouldnotbepossibletoidentifyallrelerantsourcesinabriefpaper.
Themodelshavebeenreviewedtoident~vtheconditionsinwhichthe),are
applicableandtheareaswhereJurtherworkisnecessary.Themodelling
surveyiscoupledwithareviewofdegradationprocessesconfinedto
specificareasconsideredtobeimportantinmechanicalreliability.Basic
failuremodesduetophysicaldegradationarediscussedandtheadditional
informationrequiredtorelatethesetomechanicalreliabilityisidentified.
Theimportanceofmonitoringmethodsisdefined.Theseideasare
illustratedbyreviewingapplicationsofmodellingmethodstomechanical
transmissionelementsandstructures. |