Reliability, Availability, Maintenance and Safety Expert Group
The Reliability, Availability, Maintenance and Safety group is concerned with the design and support of systems, equipment and components from concept design, through operation and maintenance, to decommissioning.
Its work includes design studies, condition monitoring, signal processing, damage detection, end of life options and project management. Applications are found in a wide variety of engineering, medical and business applications.
Group members
Group Leader: Dr Teresa A Alonso-Rasgado
Membership: Dr Daniele Colombo, Dr Keith Davey, Dr Rodger Edwards, Dr Andrey P Jivkov, Dr Moray Kidd, Dr S Olutunde Oyadiji, Mrs Laure A Pellet, Dr Jyoti Sinha, Prof Graham Thompson
Research expertise
The group has the following principal research interests:
- Novel detection methods for condition monitoring and damage identification, data capture, remote monitoring, data analysis and interpretation.
- Identification of material damage, dynamic response.
- Design, reliability and maintainability, creativity and concept design, Total Care system design and support incorporating project management.
Applications of the group's generic research work are diverse and include: petrochemical industries, food processing, aerospace, automotive, medical, civil, the built environment, nuclear, energy and nano-systems.