Overview
This unit introduces the key concepts involved in the reliability, availability, maintainability and safety of fixed and mobile plants and equipment. Through this unit, students will develop skills to analyse faults and failure data related to maintenance activities to achieve high plant integrity.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENMM20023 and ENMM20025
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
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Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Have Your Say
The unit contents are aligned to real life practices. Use of the AWB software was very useful at the workplace.
These elements of the delivery and practice with software will be restored.
Feedback from Have Your Say
Lecturer and tutor delivered the contents very efficiently and effectively.
The lecturer and tutor both will be encouraged to maintain their reputation by delivering unit contents effectively.
Feedback from Have Your Say
The lecturer has an in-depth knowledge of the subject, but he focussed more on the usage of the software as compared to theory.
The lecturer will be advised to align theory and its application using the AWB software by reducing the gap in lecture and software practice sessions.
Feedback from Have Your Say
The moodle navigation needs an improvement.
The Moodle website will be reviewed, changes will be made where necessary and the teaching team will be asked to help students in the class if they have difficulty in accessing any information.
- Identify factors influencing the reliability and maintainability in plant operations.
- Investigate operational safety and plant integrity in plant operations.
- Apply reliability concepts, tools and techniques to achieve plant integrity.
- Develop a safety and risk plan in a maintenance organisation.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||
| 2 - Online Test - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.kanagarajoo@cqu.edu.au
a.daemi@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Module 1 – Introduction to Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety (RAMS)
Chapter
Module 1: Read Sections 1.1 to 1.24
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online lecture and tutorials are scheduled via Zoom sessions at 7PM Thursday evenings Zoom Details are provided on the Moodle website of this unit. Please attend the first zoom session this week and have an overview of the unit including requirements for attempting assignments.
Lecture: Introduction to Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety (RAMS)
Tutorial: Exercises on RAMS
Module/Topic
Module 2– Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) & Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
Chapter
Module 2: Read Sections 2.1 to 2.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: Introduction to RCA, FTA & ETA
Tutorial: Exercises on RCA, FTA & ETA
Module/Topic
Module 3 – Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in the Workplace
Chapter
Module 3 – Read Section 3.1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: RCA in the Workplace
Tutorial: Exercises on RCA
Module/Topic
Module 4 – Failure Data & Weibull Analysis
Chapter
Module 4: Read Section 4.0 to 4.6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: Failure Data & Weibull Analysis
Tutorial: Exercises on Weibull Analysis
Module/Topic
Module 5 – Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) & reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Chapter
Module 5: Read Section 5.0 to 5.15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: FMEA, FMECA, & RCM
Tutorial: Exercises on FMEA, FMECA, & RCM
Module/Topic
NO LECTURE
Chapter
NO LECTURE
Events and Submissions/Topic
NO LECTURE
Module/Topic
Module 6 – Monte Carlo Simulation, Reliability Block
Diagrams, Lifecycle Costing (LCC)
Chapter
Module 6: Read Section 6.1 to 6.9.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: Monte Carlo Simulation, Reliability Block
Diagrams, LCC
Tutorial: Exercises on Monte Carlo Simulation, Reliability Block
Diagrams, LCC
Module/Topic
Module 7 –Safety and Reliability
Chapter
Module 7: Read Section 7.1 to 7.12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: Safety and Reliability
Tutorial: Exercises on Safety and Reliability
Module/Topic
Module 8 – Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Practical Project
Chapter
Module 8: Read Section 8.1 to 8.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: RCM Practical Project
Tutorial: Exercises on RCM
Written Assessment-1 (40%)
Upload Assessment Essays and *.arca project file to Moodle.
Due: Week 8 Friday (9 Sep 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Written Assessment 1 Due: Week 8 Friday (9 Sept 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Module 9 – Availability Prediction Practical Project
Chapter
Module 9: Read Section 9.1 to 9.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: Availability Prediction Practical Project
Tutorial: Exercises on Availability Prediction
Module/Topic
Module 10 – Hazards Operations (HAZOP) , vulnerability Assessment & Analysis (VAA) , & Production Reliability
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: HAZOP, VAA, & Production Reliability
Tutorial: Exercises on HAZOP, VAA, & Production Reliability
Module/Topic
Module 11 – ISO 55001
Chapter
Module 11: Read Sections 11.1 to 11.9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: ISO 55001
Tutorial: Exercises on ISO 55001
Upload RCM Project file to Moodle
Assessment 2 (online test) - 20%
Due: Week 11 Friday (30 Sep 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Online Test Due: Week 11 Friday (30 Sept 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Module 12 – Return on Investment & Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Chapter
Module 12: Read Sections 12.1 to 12.10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture: Return on Investment & OEE
Tutorial: Exercises on Return on Investment & OEE
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 3 - (40%)
Due: End of Exam Week Friday (14 Oct 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Written Assessment 3 Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (14 Oct 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecturer, Tutor & Marker: Mr. Philip Sage (email: p.sage@cqu.edu.au)
Unit Coordinator: Mr. Arash Daemi (email: a.daemi@cqu.edu.au)
1 Written Assessment
Objectives
This assessment item relates to the objectives of Learning Guide - Modules 1 - 8 in the Study Guide.
The objectives of Assignment 1 are to:
· Identify factors influencing the reliability and maintainability in plant operations.
· Apply reliability concepts, tools and techniques to achieve plant integrity.
· Develop multi-literacy skills through reflection, written communication and referencing
· Explore some of the fundamental concepts of root cause analysis
· Introduce the concept of a structured defect elimination process
· Apply asset and maintenance management principles to improve organizational effectiveness
· Develop a safety and risk plan in a maintenance organization.
· Investigate operational safety and plant integrity in plant operations.
Assignment Structure
Your assignment Answers to the essay questions are to be submitted in ‘report format’. The practical project is to be a root cause analysis of a problem in the work place you are familiar with. The submission therefore shall also contain the RCA file in *.arca or *.parca format and an incident report in *.pdf format published from within the software’s reporting capability.
You will find information regarding report format, requirements and ‘example incident report template’ in your study guide or the help file of the RCA software.
You are required to submit three individual report files that answers all of the essay questions in this assignment in MSWORD format plus the*. arca or *.parca RCA file and incident report in *.pdf format.
Key notes to consider when writing your report are:
· Ensure that you write in full sentence structure ensuring you use the correct tense and grammar
· Your paragraphs (especially in your discussion) need to have a cohesive flow of the topic being discussed
· In academic writing , avoid the use of first person (e.g. I, my, ours). That is, reports are to be written in third person (e.g. ‘In the author’s opinion, maintenance management can be described as…’ instead of ‘my understanding of maintenance management is…’)
· Be sure to clearly and accurately reference other’s ideas, words, figures/tables etc. in accordance with the CQUniversity’s Harvard referencing guide.
General Notes
· When preparing your assignment, you need to take special note of the ‘Assessment Criteria’ noting how your marks are being allocated for the different areas of your assessment.
· Assignment reports must be submitted electronically (in ‘word’ format NOT pdf) in Moodle
· Assignment Root cause Analysis projects are to be submitted in *.arca file format.
Electronic File Format
When saving your assignments for submission on Moodle, ensure you use the following file format: Example: ‘John Smith_ENMM20028_Assignment 1.docx’
Example: RCA File Submission: ‘John Smith_ENMM20028_Assignment 1.arca’
Example: RCA Incident Report File Submission: ‘John Smith_ENMM20028_RCA Incident Report.pdf’
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS:
Detailed assessment questions and the corresponding marking rubric is available on Moodle site under the Assessment Tab.. This will be discussed during tutorial sessions.
Week 8 Friday (9 Sept 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 10 Friday (23 Sept 2022)
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS and MARKING CRITERIA:
Detailed assessment questions and the corresponding marking rubric is available on Moodle site under the Assessment Tab.. This will be discussed during tutorial sessions.
No submission method provided.
- Identify factors influencing the reliability and maintainability in plant operations.
- Investigate operational safety and plant integrity in plant operations.
- Apply reliability concepts, tools and techniques to achieve plant integrity.
2 Online Test
Objectives
This assessment item relates to the objectives and content found in the Modules 1, thru 10 in the Study Guide and may include questions from the material linked in the learning Exercises of each Module.
The Test Assessment Objectives of Assessment 2 are to assess the student’s knowledge regarding:
1. Identify factors influencing the reliability and maintainability in plant operations.
2. Investigate operational safety and plant integrity in plant operations.
The Reliability - RCM practical project will assess the student’s knowledge regarding:
1. Identify factors influencing the reliability and maintainability in plant operations.
MOODLE Test – (10 Marks Total)
· The test will be online using the Moodle system.
· The test will be multiple choice from a randomized pool of source questions so questions will differ between students.
· Answer choices may be in the form of either a correct answer, a partially correct answer or an incorrect answer.
0.2 Mark - Correct Answer Selected
0.1 Mark – Partially correct Answer Selected
0 Marks – Incorrect Answer Selected
Example Given:
Example Test Results for a 50-question test from a test pool:
40 Correct answers * 0.2 Mark = 8.00 Marks
6 Partially Correct Answers*0.1 Mark = 0.6 Marks
4 Incorrect Answers * 0 Marks = 0 Marks
Total Score = 8.00 + 0.6 + 0 = 8.6 Marks of 10 Marks possible
Reliability Practical Project Assessment Procedure (10 marks)
· The practical project should be focused on a workplace piece of equipment or a piece of equipment the student is familiar with and can obtain data to support it. The student will use the RCMCost module of ISOGRAPH’s Availability Workbench software to complete a short Reliability and maintainability study in the RCM format for this piece of equipment.
· The project will include Functions, Functional Failures, Causes, Effects, Labor, Spare Parts Interactions, Special tool requirements, Failure models using probabilistic prediction of future failures using the exponential, normal (Gaussian or bell), Weibull, Bi-Weibull Tri-Weibull or lognormal parameterized equations.
· Answer will be in the form of the RCM project file itself (*.awb) and several report templates will be utilized to report the FMEA, the strategy chosen to improve the RAMS response, and costs over a 10-year period.
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS:
Detailed assessment questions and the corresponding marking rubric is available on Moodle site under the Assessment Tab.. This will be discussed during tutorial sessions.
Week 11 Friday (30 Sept 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Friday (14 Oct 2022)
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS and MARKING CRITERIA:
Detailed assessment questions and the corresponding marking rubric is available on Moodle site under the Assessment Tab.. This will be discussed during tutorial sessions.
No submission method provided.
- Investigate operational safety and plant integrity in plant operations.
- Apply reliability concepts, tools and techniques to achieve plant integrity.
- Develop a safety and risk plan in a maintenance organisation.
3 Written Assessment
Objectives
This assessment item relates to the objectives of Learning Guide - Modules 1, through 12 in the Study Guide.
The objectives of Assignment 3 are to:
· Develop multi-literacy skills through reflection, written communication and referencing
· Explore some of the fundamental concepts relating factors that influence plant reliability.
· Investigating the operational safety and plant integrity in plant operations.
· Applying the concepts and software tools with techniques to achieve plant integrity.
· Understanding the components required to develop a safety and risk plan in a maintenance organization.
Assignment Structure
Your assignment report is to be submitted in ‘report format.’ The project should be submitted as an *.awb file. You will find information regarding report format, requirements and ‘example assignment report template’ within your study guide. You may choose to submit additional reports published from the ISOGRAPH Availability Workbench – AVSIM module to support Essay 3 (These do not count against the overall word count).
You are also required to submit one overall report that answers all of the essay questions in this assignment and a second report that discussed the Availability model as detailed below.
Key notes to consider when writing your reports are:
· Ensure that you write in full sentence structure ensuring you use the correct tense and grammar
· Your paragraphs (especially in your discussion) need to have a cohesive flow of the topic being discussed
· In academic writing , avoid the use of first person (e.g. I, my, ours). That is, reports are to be written in third person (e.g. ‘In the author’s opinion, maintenance management can be described as…’ instead of ‘my understanding of maintenance management is…’)
· Be sure to clearly and accurately reference other’s ideas, words, figures/tables etc. in accordance with the CQUniversity’s Harvard referencing guide.
General Notes
· When preparing your assignment, you need to take special note of the ‘Assessment Criteria’ noting how your marks are being allocated for the different areas of your assessment.
· Assignments must be submitted electronically (in ‘MS Word’ format NOT pdf) in Moodle
Electronic File Format
When saving your assignments for submission on Moodle, ensure you use the following file format: Example: ‘John Smith_ENMM20028_Assignment 3.docx for essay questions.
John Smith_ENMM20028_Assignment 3.awb’ for the Availability project.
‘John Smith_ENMM20028_Assignment 3 availability Report.docx for the availability model report.
John Smith_ENMM20028_Assignment 3-(1).pdf’ for the Availability project report’s (produced as supporting appendices to your model report using the “Report writer” in AWB as PDF reports).
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS:
Detailed assessment questions and the corresponding marking rubric is available on Moodle site under the Assessment Tab.. This will be discussed during tutorial sessions.
Review/Exam Week Friday (14 Oct 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (21 Oct 2022)
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS and MARKING CRITERIA:
Detailed assessment questions and the corresponding marking rubric is available on Moodle site under the Assessment Tab.. This will be discussed during tutorial sessions.
No submission method provided.
- Identify factors influencing the reliability and maintainability in plant operations.
- Develop a safety and risk plan in a maintenance organisation.
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