Zhigang (Will) Tian, PhD, PEng, FISEAM

Area of Study / Keywords

Reliability And Safety Reliability Engineering Risk Management Engineering Management Resilience

About

Education:

Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2007

Research

Research Interest:

Prognostics, Pipeline integrity, Reliability, Condition based maintenance, Wind energy, Artificial intelligence, Condition monitoring, Signal processing, Resilience.

ENG M 514 - Reliability Engineering

Concepts of reliability, failure rate, maintainability, and availability. Properties of various statistical distributions and their applications in reliability engineering. Failure data analysis techniques including probability plotting. Load and strength interference in mechanical component design. System reliability models and system reliability evaluation methods. Optimal system design considering reliability issues. Prerequisite: STAT 235 or equivalent.

ENG M 516 - Maintenance Management

Maintenance management of industrial assets. Preventative maintenance decisions. Spare parts provisioning. Predictive maintenance decisions. Reliability centered maintenance. Total productive maintenance. Case studies. Prerequisite: STAT 235 or equivalent.

ENG M 530 - Engineering Project Management

Introduction to project management tools, techniques, templates, and methodologies. This course examines the eight knowledge areas of the Project Management Institute (PMI) which provide an integrated approach to managing engineering projects. Prerequisites: One of ENGG 310, 401 or ENG M 310, 401.

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