Using higher-level failure data in fault tree quantification

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-42

  Martz, Harry F ^a   Almond, Russell G ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BAYESIAN METHOD;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031119306     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(96)00134-2     Document Type: Article

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