課程資訊
課程名稱
可靠度分析與應用
Reliability Analysis and Applications 
開課學期
100-1 
授課對象
工學院  機械工程學研究所  
授課教師
吳文方 
課號
ME5147 
課程識別碼
522 U3520 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期四2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
應113 
備註
總人數上限:40人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1001_reliability 
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課程概述

介紹簡單之可靠度工程學理,及其在工程領域裡可能之應用。除定性方面之
描述外,因為可靠度量化之需要,會簡單介紹隨機變數、隨機程序、機率分
佈、數據整理、統計推論等基本觀念。 

課程目標
讓學工程的學生在所學定性(deterministic)量度之外,瞭解隨機(random)量
度及其在可靠度工程方面之基本應用。 
課程要求
1.課堂聽課
2.作業習作
3.期末考試
4.書面及/或口頭報告 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 備註: Anytime. Thursday afternoon specifically. 
指定閱讀
 
參考書目
教科書:
Ebeling, C.E., An Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability Engineering,
McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, 1997.

參考書:
1. Billinton, R. and Allan, R.N., Reliability Evaluation of Engineering
Systems-Concepts and Techniques, 2nd ed., Plenum Press, year?
2. Au, T., Shane, R.M. and Hoel, L.A., Fundamentals of Systems Engineering-
Probabilistic Models, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Year?
3. Kales, P., Reliability for Technology, Engineering, and Management,
Prentice-Hall, 1998.
4. Elsayed, E.A., Reliability Engineering, Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., 1996.
5. Rao, S.S., Reliability-Based Design, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, 1992.
6. Kececioglu, D., Reliability Engineering Handbook, Prentice-Hall, 1991.
7. Lewis, E.E., Introduction to Reliability Engineering, John Wiley & Sons,
1987.
8. Carter, A.D.S., Mechanical Reliability, Macmillian Press, 1986.
9. Ang, A. H.-S. and Tang, W.H., Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning
and Design, Vol. II: Decision, Risk, and Reliability, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.
10. Henley, E.J. and Kumamoto, H., Reliability Engineering and Risk
Assessment, Prentice-Hall, 1981.
11. Bazovsky, I., Reliability Theory and Practices, Prentice-Hall, 1980.
12. Kapur, K.C. and Lamberson, L.R. Reliability in Engineering Design, John
Wiley & Sons, 1977.
13. Ang, A. H.-S. and Tang, W.H., Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning
and Design, Vol. I: Basic Principles, John Wiley & Sons, 1975.
14. Calabro, S.R., Reliability Principles and Practices, 1973.

參考期刊:
1. Reliability Engineering and System Safety
2. Quality and Reliability Engineering International
3. IEEE Transaction on Reliability
4. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
5. Journal of Structural Safety
6. The International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
7. International Journal of Reliability, Quality, and Safety Engineering
8. 質量與可靠性(Quality and Reliability) (中國) 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Final report 
15% 
A ppt file in addition to a doc or pdf file is preferable 
2. 
Final exam 
40% 
Open-book exam 
3. 
Homeworks 
30% 
10~12 assignments 
4. 
Class attendance 
15% 
By signatures 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
9/15  Course outlines; Brief introduction to possible applications. 
第2週
9/22  Chap. 1 Introduction 
第3週
9/29  Chap. 2 Failure Distribution 
第4週
10/06  Chap. 3 Constant Failure Rate Model (to be continued) 
第5週
10/13  Chap. 3 Constant Failure Rate Model; Chap. 4 Time-Dependent Failure Model (to be continued) 
第6週
10/20  Chap. 4 Time-Dependent Failure Model 
第7週
10/27  Chap. 5
Reliability of Systems 
第8週
11/03  Chap. 6 State-Dependent Systems 
第9週
11/10  Chap. 7 Physical Reliability Models (to be continued) 
第10週
11/17  Chap. 7 Physical Reliability Models  
第11週
11/24  Chap. 8 Design for Reliability (to be continued) 
第12週
12/01  Chap. 8 Design for Reliability (to be continued) 
第13週
12/08  Instructor will go abroad to attend a conference. No class today. 
第14週
12/15  Chap. 9 Maintainability; Chap. 10 Design for Maintainability; Chap. 11 Availability 
第15週
12/22  Chap. 12 Data Collection and Empirical Methods (for reference); Chap. 13 Reliability Testing (for reference). Chap. 12' Methods of Point Estimation (taught, to be continuous) 
第16週
12/29  Chap. 14 Reliability Growth Testing (for reference); Chap. 15 Identifying Failure and Repair Distributions (for reference). Chap. 12' Methods of Point Estimation 
第17週
1/05  Chap. 16 Goodness-of-Fit Tests (for reference). Chap. 6 Empirical Determination of Distribution Models (Ang & Tang, to be taught)  
第18週
1/12  Final Exam (Same Classroom Meeting Time and Same Classroom, Open Anything)