Title :
A model for system reliability with common-cause failures
Author :
Page, Lavon B. ; Perry, Jo Ellen
Author_Institution :
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
fDate :
10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A model for the analysis of systems subject to common-cause failures is proposed. The system consists of a finite number of components that are subject to: (1) statistically independent failures, and (2) external failure causes (they need not be mutually statistically independent) for groups of components. Applications to fault-tree analysis and network reliability problems are discussed
Keywords :
failure analysis; reliability theory; common-cause failures; external failure causes; fault-tree analysis; model; network reliability; statistically independent failures; system reliability; Communication networks; Earthquakes; Failure analysis; Floods; Hurricanes; Independent component analysis; Probability; Q measurement; Rain; Reliability;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Conference_Location :
10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
