An inspection model based on a three-stage failure process

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 838-848

  Wang, Wenbin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Availability; Cost analysis; Delay time; Inspection; Maintenance decision; Three stage failure process

Indexed keywords

COLOUR SCHEMES; COST ANALYSIS; CRITERION FUNCTIONS; DEFECTIVE STATE; DELAY TIME; FAILURE PROCESS; INSPECTION INTERVALS; INSPECTION MODELS; MAINTENANCE DECISION; MAINTENANCE DECISIONS; THREE-STAGE FAILURE PROCESS; TWO STAGE MODEL; TWO-STAGE PROCESS;

CONDITION MONITORING; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INSPECTION; MAINTAINABILITY;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 79955525149     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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