Research Article

Reliability Importance Measures considering Performance and Costs of Mechanical Hydraulic System for Hydraulic Excavators

Table 4

Suggested ranking system for the severity of failure modes [38].

Failure effectFailure criterionRankingCoefficient

Inconsistent with the safety legislation or the regulationsHazardous without warning potential safety, health, or environmental issue100.1
Failure will occur with warning potential safety, health, or environmental issue90.2
Disruption or decline to facility functionThe machine runs malfunctioning80.3
The machine runs properly but moderate disruption to facility function70.4
Disruption or decline to secondary functionSome portion of secondary function is lost60.5
Moderate disruption to secondary function50.6
Appearance or noise and other functions is poorSome portion of process is delayed40.7
Most users (>75%) likely to complain30.8
No discernible effect on safety, environment, or missionMore than half (>50%)of the users likely to complain20.9
a few users (>25%) likely to complain11.0