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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

SIXTH SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION(R&S), MAY 2019
Course code: ME 376
Course Name: MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
Part A

(Answer any three questions: 10 X 3 = 30 Marks)

a) Define Maintenance and explain the basic steps in maintaining a two wheeler on

regular basis. (5)
b) Explain any two types of availability. (5)
a) Explain about series and parallel combination in system reliability. (6)

b) An electronic equipment is operated by six dry cells, each giving 1.Svolts. The cells are
connected in series. The probability of the successful operation of the cells under given operating

conditions is 0.7, 0.6, 0.8, 0.9, 0.85 and 0.75 respectively. Calculate the reliability of the power

system. (4)

. Explain the five different types of corrective maintenance. (10)

a) Define Thermography with an example. (5)

b) Define OMP. Also explain the importance of odour monitoring in an industry. (5)
Part B

(Answer any three questions: 10 X 3 = 30 Marks)

. Explain any four different methods for crack monitoring in a metal piece. (10)

. Explain the four basic operations involved in practice of spectrometric analysis

procedure. (10)
a) Define the four principles of Reliability Centred Maintenance with an example. (7)
b) Explain how can be failures classified based on the nature of failure. (3)

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