2. Terminology
MBF and risk terminology has been the subject of specific developments since the concepts described in section 1 were first developed. Section 2 presents the main terms associated with these maintenance concepts, ordering their descriptions according to the order in which they appear in the MBF and RBIM approaches.
2.1 Main terms used
• Inherent reliability: inherent reliability, also known as "intrinsic reliability", is the reliability of a piece of equipment defined at the design stage, under predefined manufacturing, operating and maintenance conditions.
• Operational reliability: operational reliability is obtained by evaluating equipment performance based on experience feedback, using appropriate statistical tools.
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Bibliography
Software tools
RELIASOFT, 2014 Synthesis S. Eastside Loop, Tucson, AZ 85710-6703, USA http://www.reliasoft.com
ITEM, 2014, Tool Kit Suite – Reliability Analysis Software http://www.itemsoft.com/item_toolkit.html
ALD, 2013, RAM Commander,...
Websites
Plant Maintenance Resource Center in the United States http://www.plant-maintenance.com/
American Petroleum Institute http://www.api.org
Society of Automotive Engineers http://www.sae.org
...Standards and norms
- Maintenance – Maintenance terminology. - EN-13306 - 2010
- Operator/Manufacturer scheduled maintenance development, Volume 1 – Fixed wing aircraft – volume 2 – Rotorcraft, Air Transport Association - MSG-3 - 2013
- Risk-based inspection, second edition - API RP 580 - 2009
- Risk-based inspection technology, second edition - API RP 581 - 2008
- Risk-based inspection and maintenance procedures...
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