Download or read book Reliability in Automotive and Mechanical Engineering written by Bernd Bertsche and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defects generate a great economic problem for suppliers who are faced with increased duties. Customers expect increased efficiency and dependability of technical product of - also growing - complexity. The authors give an introduction to a theory of dependability for engineers. The book may serve as a reference book as well, enhancing the knowledge of the specialists and giving a lot of theoretical background and information, especially on the dependability analysis of whole systems.