Reliability analysis using an additive Weibull model with bathtub-shaped failure rate function

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-93

  Xie, M ^b   Lai, C D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SERVICE LIFE;

ADDITIVE WEIBULL MODEL; BATHTUB SHAPED FAILURE RATE FUNCTION; LIFETIME DISTRIBUTION;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0030122796     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-8320(95)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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