ENRE - Reliability Engineering 1 ENRE620 Mathematical Techniques of Reliability Engineering (3 Credits) ENRE - RELIABILITY Basic probability and statistics. Application of selected mathematical techniques to the analysis and solution of reliability engineering ENGINEERING problems. Applications of matrices, vectors, tensors, differential equations, integral transforms, and probability methods to a wide range ENRE447 Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering (3 Credits) of reliability related problems.Cross-listed with ENNU620. This course provides a general survey of the techniques of reliability ENRE640 Collection and Analysis of Reliability Data (3 Credits) engineering with a focus on quantitative methods. Topics covered Reliability data collection and analysis is of high (practical) importance include: failure modes and effects analysis, mathematical definition of in many essential engineering tasks including but not limited to: design reliability, probabilistic models to represent failure phenomena, statistical alternatives evaluation, failure root cause analysis, early detection of life models for non-repairable components, reliability data analysis, and field reliability problems, warranty reserve allocation, and others. The system reliability models including fault trees, event trees. Students will course teaches nonparametric and parametric statistical procedures of learn how to apply these techniques to problems related to engineering reliability data analysis for both non-repairable and repairable systems. It systems, with example cases for process plants, energy systems and covers test data analysis (including accelerated and degradation testing), infrastructure. field data analysis (including warranty data and connected fleets data). Prerequisite: MATH141. Machine learning methods in reliability data analysis are discussed as ENRE489 Special Topics in Reliability Engineering (3 Credits) well, along with special topics on condition-based maintenance and Selected topics of current importance in reliability engineering. prognostics. Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department. Prerequisite: ENRE602. Repeatable to: 6 credits if content differs. ENRE641 Probabilistic Physics of Failure and Accelerated Testing (3 ENRE600 Fundamentals of Failure Mechanisms (3 Credits) Credits) Advanced failure mechanisms in reliability engineering wiil be taught Models for life testing at constant stress. Graphical and analytical from a basic materials and defects point of view. The methods of methods. Test plans for accelerated testing. Competing failure modes predicting the physics of failure of devices, materials, components and size effects. Models and data analyses for step and time varying and systems are reviewed. The main emphasis will be given to basic stresses. Optimizing of test plans. degradation mechanisms through understanding the physics, chemistry, Credit Only Granted for: ENRE641 or ENRE650. and mechanics of such mechanisms. Mechanical failures are introduced Formerly: ENRE650. through understanding fatigue, creep and yielding in materials, devices ENRE642 Reliability Engineering Management (3 Credits) and components. The principles of cumulative damage and mechanical Unifying systems perspective of reliability engineering management. yielding theory are taught. The concepts of reliability growth, accelerated Design, development and management of organizations and reliability life testing, environmental testing are introduced. Physical, chemical and programs including: management of systems evaluation and test thermal related failures are introduced through a basic understanding protocols, development of risk management-mitigation processes, and of degradation mechanisms such as diffusion, electromigration, defects management of functional tasks performed by reliability engineers. and defect migration. The failure mechanisms in basic material types will be taught. Failure mechanisms observed in real electronic devices ENRE645 Human Reliability Analysis (3 Credits) and electronic packaging will also be presented. Problems related to Methods of solving practical human reliability problems, cognitive manufacturing, and microelectronics will be analyzed. Mechanical and behavioral modeling, task analysis, performance shaping factors, failures are emphasized from the point of view of complex fatigue theory. error classification, distribution of human performance and uncertainty Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering. Cross-listed bounds, sources of human error probability data, human error risk with: ENMA626. mitigation, examples and case studies. Credit Only Granted for: ENMA626, ENMA698M, ENMA698R, or ENRE600. Credit Only Granted for: ENRE645 or ENRE734. Formerly: ENRE734. ENRE601 Fundamentals of Failure Mechanisms (3 Credits) Introduces students to basic principles of Reliability Engineering and ENRE648 Special Problems in Reliability Engineering (1-6 Credits) Reliability Physics. The approach is to provide a general tool set by which For students who have definite plans for individual study of approved engineers can understand how to consider reliability in all phases of the problems. Credit given according to extent of work. design and manufacture of a product. The emphasis is on integrating Repeatable to: 6 credits if content differs. statistics and probability with understanding the fundamental physics of ENRE655 Advanced Methods in Reliability Modeling (3 Credits) processes that lead to failures. Bayesian methods and applications, estimation of rare event frequencies, ENRE602 Principles of Reliability Analysis (3 Credits) uncertainty analysis and propagation methods, reliability analysis of Principal methods of reliability analysis, including fault tree and reliability dynamic systems, analysis of dependent failures, reliability of repairable block diagrams; Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA); event tree systems, human reliability analysis methods and theory of logic diagrams construction and evaluation; reliability data collection and analysis; and application to systems reliability. methods of modeling systems for reliability analysis. Focus on problems Prerequisite: ENRE602. related to process industries, fossil-fueled power plant availability, and Credit Only Granted for: ENRE655 or ENRE665. other systems of concern to engineers.Cross-listed with ENNU652. Formerly: ENRE665. Credit Only Granted for: ENRE602 or ENNU652. 2 ENRE - Reliability Engineering ENRE657 Telecommunications Systems Reliability (3 Credits) ENRE684 Information Security (3 Credits) Reliability perspectives in telecommunications networks, comparison This course is divided into three major components: overview, detailed of networks with respect to operations and reliability, network relibility concepts and implementation techniques. The topics to be covered modeling techniques, applicable procedural/human reliability models, and are: general security concerns and concepts from both a technical and network metric objectives and data collection. management point of view, principles of security, architectures, access Prerequisite: ENRE602. control and multi-level security, trojan horses, covert channels, trap doors, ENRE664 Electronic Packaging Materials (3 Credits) hardware security mechanism, security models, security kernels, formal Energy bands and carrier concentration, carrier transport phenomena, p- specifications and verification, networks and distribution systems and n junction, bipolar devices, unipolar devices, crystal growth and epitaxy, risk analysis.Jointly offered with ENME442. oxidation and film deposition, diffusion and ion implantation, lithography Credit Only Granted for: ENME442, ENRE648 J, or ENRE684. and etching, integrated devices, electomigration. Formerly: ENRE648J. Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department. ENRE689 Special Topics in Engineering Materials (3 Credits) Credit Only Granted for: ENRE648N or ENRE664. ENRE695 Design for Reliability (3 Credits) Formerly: ENRE648N. Reliability is the ability of a product or system to perform as intended ENRE670 Probabilistic Risk Assessment (3 Credits) (i.e., without failure and within specified performance limits) for a Why study risk, sources of risk, overview of Risk Assessment and Risk specified time, in its life-cycle conditions. Knowledge of reliability Management, relation to System Safety and Reliability Engineering; concepts and principles, as well as risk assessment, mitigation and measures, representation, communication, and perception of risk; management strategies prepares engineers to contribute effectively to overview of use of risk assessment results in decision making; overview product development and life cycle management. This course teaches of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) process; detailed converge the fundamental knowledge and skills in reliability as it pertains to the of PRA methods including (1) methods for risk scenario development design, manufacture, and use of electrical, mechanical, and electro- such as identification of initiators, event sequence diagrams, event mechanical products. Topics cover the suitability of the supply chain trees, causal modeling (fault trees, influence diagrams, and hybrid members to contribute towards development, manufacturing, distribution methods), and simulation approaches; (2) methods of risk scenario and support of reliable products; efficient and cost-effective design and likelihood assessment, including quantitative and qualitative approaches, manufacture