A degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines is required.

-Reliability analysis;
-Robust Design;
-Design of mechanical systems subjected to periodic and impulsive loads.

The objective of this course is to provide the main tools for performing reliability analysis of mechanical components and structures. The first part of the course will provide the theoretical and practical tools for assessing the reliability of mechanical systems. The course will cover the definition of failure and reliability, the main statistical distributions that can be associated with the functions of reliability, unreliability and failure rates, such as the normal, exponential and Weibull distributions, and the preventive FMEA/FMECA reliability assessment techniques and probabilistic FTA design. In addition, the tools for realising a robust system, in order to guarantee stable performance regardless of the combined effect of uncontrollable variables, will be provided by means of the Robust Design-Method Taguchi approach.
In the second part of the course, issues relating to the elastic and inelastic response of mechanical systems to impact loads and shocks will be examined. The examination will include numerical tools for transient analysis and material characterisation at impact. Finally, the course will provide elements for the design of structures against the risk of explosion.

The course topics are presented through lectures and exercises carried out in class. Problems are proposed for homework with subsequent classroom discussion.

The examination consists of two parts: a written and oral test. 

1. Shigley J.E., Mischke C.R., Budynas R.G., Progetto e costruzione di macchine, McGraw-Hill
2. Atzori B., Appunti di Costruzione di Macchine, Ediz. Cortina, Padova
3. Juvinal R.C. - Marshek K.M., Fondamenti della progettazione dei componenti di macchine, ETS
4. Giovannozzi R., Costruzione di Macchine vol.1 e 2, Ed. Patron, Bologn
5. Notes taken during the lecture
6. Materials provided by the instructor