The bath-tub curve (see chapter 11) represents the simple lifecycle of almost any mechanical device. After early faults are corrected and the failures weeded out, there normally exists a period of ...

Distribution networks are typically built over decades with varied hardware, making resilience dependent on ongoing maintenance and decision-making. Most outages are the result of long-term issues ...

Rapidly increasing demand for energy-efficient mass transit is driving increased adoption of hybrid and fully electric powered vehicles. Transit engineers have increasing needs for longer life and ...