Event-tree analysis using binary decision diagrams

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 230-238

  Andrews, John D ^a   Dunnett, Sarah J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DECISION THEORY; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BINARY DECISION DIAGRAMS; BRANCH POINT EVENTS; EVENT TREE ANALYSIS;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034197755     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/24.877343     Document Type: Article

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