A virtual age model based on a bathtub shaped initial intensity

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 982-989

  Dijoux, Yann ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Bathtub curve; Failure intensity; Imperfect repair; Maintenance; Repairable systems reliability; Virtual age

Indexed keywords

MAINTAINABILITY; MAINTENANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY;

BATHTUB CURVE; FAILURE INTENSITY; IMPERFECT REPAIR; REPAIRABLE SYSTEMS RELIABILITY; VIRTUAL AGE;

REPAIR;

EID: 60249092090     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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