

There have been continuing efforts in developing the analysis techniques for those who are responsible for product reliability and product design. As a result, these products must be designed and tested for sufficient fatigue resistance over a large range of product populations so that the scatters of the product strength and loading have to be quantified for any reliability analysis. BarkeyĨ Preface Over the past 20 years there has been a heightened interest in improving quality, productivity, and reliability of manufactured products in the ground vehicle industry due to global competition and higher customer demands for safety, durability and reliability of the products. Hathaway To my wife, Tammy, and our daughters Lauren and Anna. Yung-Li Lee To my Mom and my wife Michelle. (Application submitted) For information on all Butterworth Heinemann publications visit our Web site at Printed in the United States of AmericaĦ Thank our families for their support and patience.

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