System-level load-strength interference based reliability modeling of k-out-of-n system

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-317

  Xie, Liyang ^a   Zhou, Jinyu ^a   Hao, Changzhong ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Benxi Coll of Metall   (China)

Author keywords

Common cause failure; Dependent system; k out of n redundant system; Load strength interference analysis; System reliability

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; SPACECRAFT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMMON CAUSE FAILURES (CCF); DEPENDENT SYSTEMS; K-OUT-OF-N REDUNDANT SYSTEMS; LOAD-STRENGTH INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 2142765942     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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