Reliability and risk analysis data base development: An historical perspective

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-136

  Fragola, Joseph R ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; HISTORY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FAILURE RATE; RELIABILITY AND RISK ANALYSIS DATABASE DEVELOPMENT;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0030086037     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-8320(95)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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