Analyses for Durability and System Design Lifetime: A Multidisciplinary Approach

by Joseph H. Saleh

Book Overview

An issue in engineering design is a system's design lifetime. Economists study durability choice problems for consumer goods but seldom address lifetime problem(s) of complex engineering systems. The issues for engineering systems are complex and multidisciplinary and require an understanding of the 'technicalities of durability' and the economic implications of the marginal cost of durability and value maximization. Commonly the design lifetime for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107410681
• ISBN13: 9781107410688
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"