On aging properties based on the residual life of k-out-of-n systems

Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-199

  Belzunce, Félix ^a   Franco, Manuel ^a   Ruiz, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

AGING PROPERTIES; FAILURE RATE; K OUT-OF-N SYSTEMS; LIFE DISTRIBUTION; MEAN RESIDUAL LIFE; NON-PARAMETRIC; RESIDUAL LIFE;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346609808     PISSN: 02699648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0269964899132054     Document Type: Article

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