Reliability characteristics of components and systems with tolerable repair times

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-52

  Vaurio, J K ^a,b  

^a Fortum Oil and Gas Oy   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIME-DEPENDENT UNAVAILABILITY; UNDESIRED EVENTS;

CALCULATIONS; FAILURE ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 0031122847     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(96)00133-0     Document Type: Article

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