Reliability analysis and setting reliability requirements based on the cost of failure

International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-299

  Todinov, M T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost of failure; Impact loading; Loading roughness; MPFOP; Reliability; Reliability index; Reliability requirements; Risk; Stress strength interference

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY;

COST OF FAILURE; LOADING ROUGHNESS; RELIABIITY REQUIREMENTS; RELIABILITY INVESTMENTS; RELIABILITY TOOLS; REQUIREMENTS; RISK; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 8444235083     PISSN: 02185393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218539304001518     Document Type: Article

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