• DocumentCode
    751052
  • Title

    Reliability bounds for dependent failures

  • Author

    Parkinson, D.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Liverpool Univ., UK
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    56
  • Abstract
    Upper and lower bounds are obtained for the reliability of a series system with statistically dependent component failures. The method can be applied to series subsystems when these are obtained by decomposing a complex system. Numerical examples illustrate the use of the method
  • Keywords
    reliability theory; lower bounds; reliability; series subsystems; series system; statistically dependent component failures; upper bounds; Failure analysis; Logic; Probability; Reliability theory; Upper bound;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/24.3713
  • Filename
    3713