Modeling the failure data of a repairable equipment with bathtub type failure intensity

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 209-218

  Pulcini, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; REPAIR;

POISSON PROCESS; REPAIRABLE EQUIPMENT;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035254439     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(00)00101-0     Document Type: Article

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