Maintenance Engineering Questions And Answers

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1. Define maintenance?

• Maintenance is the routine and recurring process of keeping a particular machine or asset in its normal operating conditions So that it can deliver the expected performance or service without any loss or damage.

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2. Define reliability?

• Reliability is defined as the probability that a component /system, when operating under given condition, will perform its intended functions adequately for a specified period of time. It refers to the like hood that equipment will not fail during its operation.

3. State the benefits of reliability analysis in industries?

• The main advantages of imposing reliability requirements are increased productivity and reductions in forced outage equipment due to planned maintenance activity.

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4. Define failure rate?

• Failure rate is the ratio of the number of failures during particular unit interval to the average population during that interval. This failure rate is also known as hazard rate and instantaneous failure rate.

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