DETERMINING AN APPROXIMATE CONSTANT FAILURE RATE FOR A SYSTEM WHOSE COMPONENTS HAVE CONSTANT FAILURE RATES

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Abstract:

It is often necessary to predict the reliability of a system when only the mean lifetimes of its components are known. Questions arise as to when such procedure is precise, and if it is not precise, what constant values for the system failure rate give reasonable approximations for the actual system failure rate function. These questions are answered in the case that components a fail independently and b have constant failure rates.

Author(s):
Esary, J. D. ; Marshall, A. W. ; Proschan, F.
Author Organization(s):
BOEING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LABS SEATTLE WA MATHEMATICS RESEARCH LAB
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD0695122
Pagination:
0020

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Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
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Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
MATHEMATICAL NOTE-617-A, D1-82-0898
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*FAILURE(MECHANICS), *STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS, HAZARDS, MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION, RELIABILITY, SERIES(MATHEMATICS), STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, TRANSFORMATIONS(MATHEMATICS)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Structural Engineering and Building Technology, Mechanics
Report Date:
1969 Sep 01