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Courses - Spring 2024
ENRE
Reliability Engineering Department Site
ENRE447
(Perm Req)
Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH141.
This course provides a general survey of the techniques of reliability engineering with a focus on quantitative methods. Topics covered include: failure modes and effects analysis, mathematical definition of reliability, probabilistic models to represent failure phenomena, statistical life models for non-repairable components, reliability data analysis, and system reliability models including fault trees, event trees. Students will learn how to apply these techniques to problems related to engineering systems, with example cases for process plants, energy systems and infrastructure.
ENRE489
(Perm Req)
Special Topics in Reliability Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
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ENRE620
Mathematical Techniques of Reliability Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: ENNU620.
Basic probability and statistics. Application of selected mathematical techniques to the analysis and solution of reliability engineering problems. Applications of matrices, vectors, tensors, differential equations, integral transforms, and probability methods to a wide range of reliability related problems.
ENRE640
Collection and Analysis of Reliability Data
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: ENRE602.
Reliability data collection and analysis is of high (practical) importance in many essential engineering tasks including but not limited to: design alternatives evaluation, failure root cause analysis, early detection of field reliability problems, warranty reserve allocation, and others. The course teaches nonparametric and parametric statistical procedures of reliability data analysis for both non-repairable and repairable systems. It covers test data analysis (including accelerated and degradation testing), field data analysis (including warranty data and connected fleets data). Machine learning methods in reliability data analysis are discussed as well, along with special topics on condition-based maintenance and prognostics.
ENRE648
(Perm Req)
Special Problems in Reliability Engineering
Credits: 1 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
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ENRE648L
Special Problems in Reliability Engineering; Design and Analysis for Resiliency
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
ENRE655
Advanced Methods in Reliability Modeling
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: ENRE602.
Credit only granted for: ENRE655 or ENRE665.
Formerly: ENRE665.
Bayesian methods and applications, estimation of rare event frequencies, uncertainty analysis and propagation methods, reliability analysis of dynamic systems, analysis of dependent failures, reliability of repairable systems, human reliability analysis methods and theory of logic diagrams and application to systems reliability.
ENRE799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits: 1 - 6
Grad Meth: S-F
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ENRE898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits: 1 - 8
Grad Meth: Reg
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ENRE899
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Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: S-F
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