PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
Second Edition
AN INTRODUCTION
TO PREDICTIVE
MAINTENANCE
Second Edition
R. Keith Mobley
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Mobley, R. Keith, 1943–.
An introduction to predictive maintenance / R. Keith Mobley.—2nd ed.
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1 Impact of Maintenance ...........................
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1.1 Maintenance management methods ......
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1.2 Optimizing predictive maintenance .........
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2 Financial Implications and Cost
Justification ................................................
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2.1 Assessing the need for condition monitoring .....................................................
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2.2 Cost justification
References: Hardenbergh, Donald E. 1963. Introduction to Dynamics. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Higgins, Lindley, and R. Keith Mobley. 1995. Maintenance Engineering Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill. Mobley, R. Keith. 1989. Advanced Diagnostics and Analysis. Knoxville, TN: Technology for Energy Corp. Mobley, R. Keith. 1990. Introduction to Predictive Maintenance. New York: Van NostrandReinhold. Mobley, R. Keith. 1999. Vibration Fundamentals. Boston: Butterworth–Heinemann.