System and Bayesian reliability : essays in honor of Professor Richard E. Barlow on his 70th birthday /

This volume is a collection of articles on reliability systems and Bayesian reliability analysis. Written by reputable researchers, the articles are self-contained and are linked with literature reviews and new research ideas. The book is dedicated to Emeritus Professor Richard E. Barlow, who is wel...

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Corporate Authors: World Scientific Firm
Group Author: Hayakawa, Yu; Irony, Telba; Xie, M. Min
Published: World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2001.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Series on quality, reliability & engineering statistics ; v. 5
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Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/4891#t=toc
Summary: This volume is a collection of articles on reliability systems and Bayesian reliability analysis. Written by reputable researchers, the articles are self-contained and are linked with literature reviews and new research ideas. The book is dedicated to Emeritus Professor Richard E. Barlow, who is well known for his pioneering research on reliability theory and Bayesian reliability analysis.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxvii,409pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9789812799548
CLC: TB114.3
Contents: pt. 1. System reliability analysis. ch. 1. System reliability analysis / J.-C. Chang, R.-J. Chen and F. K. Hwang -- ch. 2. Bounding system reliability / J. N. Hagstrom and S. M. Ross -- ch. 3. Large excesses for finite-state Markov chains / D. Blackwell -- ch. 4. Hardware-software reliability perspectives / H. Pham -- ch. 5. Inspection-age-replacement policy and system availability / J. Mi and H. Zahedi -- ch. 6. Behavior of failure rates of mixtures and systems / H. W. Block, Y. Li and T. H. Savits -- ch. 7. A general maximal precedence test / N. Balakrishnan and H. K. T. Ng -- ch. 8. Total