Chapter 8. Methods of Modeling
In Chapter 1 (Section 1.3) and Chapter 7 (Section 7.1) the limitations of reliability of prediction were emphasized. This chapter describes, in some detail, the methods used.
8.1. Block Diagrams and Repairable Systems
8.1.1. Reliability Block Diagrams
The following is the general approach to block diagram analysis.
8.1.1.1. Establish failure criteria
It is important to define what constitutes a system failure since only then can one determine which failure modes, at the component level, actually cause the system to fail. There may well be more than one type of system failure, in which case a number of predictions giving different reliabilities will be required. This step is absolutely essential if the predictions are ...
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