Optimal Reliability Design of a System: A New Look

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn R-22, Issue 5, 1973, Pages 255-258

  Misra, Krishna Behari ^a   LJUBOJEVIĆ, Milan D ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 0015723595     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: 15581721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TR.1973.5215673     Document Type: Article

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