Probability of loss of assured safety in temperature dependent systems with multiple weak and strong links

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-348

  Helton, J C ^a,c   Johnson, J D ^b   Oberkampf, W L ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ProStat   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleatory uncertainty; Competing risk; Fire environment; High consequence system; Probability of loss of assured safety; Reliability; Strong link; Weak link

Indexed keywords

FIRES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ALEATORY UNCERTAINTY; COMPETING RISKS; FIRE ENVIRONMENT; HIGH CONSEQUENCE SYSTEM; PROBABILITY OF LOSS OF ASSURED SAFETY; STRONG LINKS (SL); WEAK LINKS (WL);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 29144486181     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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