Basic Metrology for ISO 9000 Certification

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Routledge, 2002 - Business & Economics - 214 pages

Traceable calibration of test and measurement equipment is a requirement of the ISO 9000 series of standards. Basic Metrology for ISO 9000 Certification provides essential information for the growing number of firms registered for ISO 9000.


Dr. G.M.S. de Silva who has a lifetime of experience in metrology and quality management fields condenses that knowledge in this valuable and practical workbook. The book provides a basic understanding of the principles of measurement and calibration of measuring instruments falling into the following fields; Length, Angle, Mass, Pressure, Force, Temperature and AC/DC Electrical quantities. Basic concepts and definitions, ISO 9001 requirements and uncertainty determinations are also included.

 

Contents

1 Requirements of ISO 9000 standards for test and measuring equipment
1
2 Fundamental concepts of measurement
7
3 Linear and angular measurements
17
4 Mass measurements
45
5 Pressure measurements
69
6 Measurement of force
101
7 Measurement of temperature
133
8 Electrical measurement standards
164
9 Uncertainty of measurements
193
Appendix 1
204
Appendix 2
206
Appendix 3
207
Index
209
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