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Computational Problems With Binomial Failure Rate Model And Incomplete Common Cause Failure Reliability Data, Paul H. Kvam
Computational Problems With Binomial Failure Rate Model And Incomplete Common Cause Failure Reliability Data, Paul H. Kvam
Department of Math & Statistics Faculty Publications
In estimating the reliability of a system of components, it is ordinarily assumed that the component lifetimes are independently distributed. This assumption usually alleviates the difficulty of analyzing complex systems, but it is seldom true that the failure of one component in an interactive system has no effect on the lifetimes of the other components. Often, two or more components will fail simultaneously due to a common cause event. Such an incident is called a common cause failure (CCF), and is now recognized as an important contribution to system failure in various applications of reliability. We examine current methods for …