A method for computing complex system reliability

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn R-21, Issue 4, 1972, Pages 215-219

  Kim, Young H ^a   Case, Kenneth E ^b   Ghare, P M ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0015432851     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: 15581721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TR.1972.5215997     Document Type: Article

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