THE APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF RELIABILITY TO TEXTILE PRODUCTS

Abstract

In common with many other natural products, the nature and use patterns of items of textile clothing and equipage are such that data for formulating exact models for predicting reliability in terms of 'mission times' and 'mean-times-between failures' are not easily obtainable. However, reliability analysis based upon the probability of determining whether or not a given characteristic falls within the use requirements for the material or material system has been found feasible in many cases. A considerable amount of such data is available and is presented in the report to suggest possible approaches for reliability analysis studies. Some of the inherent problems in applying reliability analysis to a broad range of textile end items are examined and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0668907

Entities

People

  • Louis I. Weiner
  • Stephen J. Kennedy

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Products
  • Body Armor
  • Clothing
  • Engineering
  • Fabrics
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Organic Materials
  • Reliability
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Textiles

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  • Software Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.