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Reliability, Maintainability and Risk, 9th Edition
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Reliability, Maintainability and Risk, 9th Edition

by David J. Smith
March 2017
Intermediate to advanced
478 pages
12h 47m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Acknowledgements

I would particularly like to thank the following friends and colleagues for their help and encouragement in respect of earlier editions:

Ken Simpson and Bill Gulland for their work on repairable systems modelling, the results of which have had a significant effect on Chapter 8 and Appendix 13.
‘Sam’ Samuel for his very thorough comments and assistance on a number of chapters.
Peter Joyce for his considerable help with earlier editions.
Derek Green (who is both a chartered engineer and a barrister) for a thorough overhaul of Chapters 1920 and 21 and for valuable updates including a section on Corporate Manslaughter.

I would also like to thank:

The British Standards Institution for permission to reproduce the lightning ...

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