Article | REF: SE1655 V1

Nowlan and Heap's reliability-based maintenance method

Author: Gilles ZWINGELSTEIN

Publication date: July 10, 2015

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6. Glossary

Function ; function

The normal or characteristic actions of an element are sometimes defined along with its performance.

Scheduled preventive maintenance

Scheduled preventive maintenance task carried out at specified time intervals.

Inspection; inspection

Conformity control performed by measuring, observing, testing or calibrating the significant characteristics of a good.

Défaillance fonctionnelle; functional failure

Failure of an element to perform its normal actions or characteristics in accordance with specified thresholds.

dominant failure mode; mode dominant de défaillance

Equipment failure mode with the highest frequency of occurrence of all possible equipment...

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