Title :
Hazard potentials and dependent network failures
Author :
Brady, Karen ; Chandra, Jagdish ; Cui, Yuling ; Singpurwalla, Nozer D.
Author_Institution :
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
This paper endeavors to explain the nature of dependence in network failure. The introduction of a new notion in the mathematical theory of reliability, which we term the ´hazard potential´, provides us with a vehicle for generating parsimonious models for dependent failures.
Keywords :
failure analysis; power system reliability; shot noise; stochastic processes; dependent network failures; hazard potential; hazard potentials; parsimonious models; reliability; Attenuation; Electric shock; Hazards; Random variables; Shape; Stochastic processes; Stress; Uncertainty; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2000. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0493-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2000.926767
