How to Hand-Calculate System Reliability and Safety Characteristics

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn R-24, Issue 3, 1975, Pages 169-174

  Fussell, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 0016540481     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: 15581721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TR.1975.5215142     Document Type: Article

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