... Advantages and Disadvantages of FMEAThere are many benefits of performing FMEA, particularly in the effective analy-sis of complex systems design, in comparing similar designs and providing a safe-guard ... and time-at-stress increase, the risk increases. P is the point of maximumFig. 3.16 Risk as a function of time and stress3.2 Theoretical Overview of Reliability and Performance in Engineering ... be taken in understanding random failure in order to provide assurance that it is, in fact, notrelated to a deficiency of design or manufacture. Aging occurs at varying rates in engineering systems,...