Materials and Product Technologies II

978-0-87849-254-1

L.Y. Xie, M.N. James, Y.X. Zhao and W.X. Qian

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Product Development and Reliability, July 28-30, 2010, Shenyang, China (PDR’2010)

1030

2010

softcover

table of contents

This three-volume set is a collection of 190 peer-reviewed papers on the topic of Advances in Product Development and Reliability. It addresses the scientific and technological issues underlying improvements in performance, reliability and lifetime.  Its remit embraces the design and manufacturing aspects of product development and reliability, as well as operational life prediction and extension. read more...

The development of innovative, reliable and material-efficient products is crucial to the survival and prosperity of modern corporations and societies in an increasingly integrated global economy. New methodologies, technologies and tools for product development and reliability are under active investigation, with particular attention being focused on systemic, integrated and life-cycle perspectives. Alongside this, new materials with enhanced properties are being developed and the concept of ‘intelligent’ or ‘smart’ structures is gaining ground. The attributes of such structures range from self-detection of damage to optimized material combinations, properties and geometries that satisfy design requirements at localized points of the structure or product.

This collection focuses on the development and reliability of consumer products as well as the integrity, reliability and operation of engineering structures and systems. It cover topics such as: product development methodology, cost engineering for product development, virtual product development techniques and tools, design quality engineering, performance engineering, structural integrity, reliability and safety, optimal design, reliability design, reliability-centered maintenance, reliability testing and reliability methodology in manufacturing. Altogether, this work can be considered to be a veritable encyclopedia on this topic.