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WWRC 89-19
Methods for Component Reliability Analysis

Outline

6.1 PROBABILITY CONCEPTS
6.1.1 Random Variable
6.1.2 Statistical Properties of a Random Variable
6.1.3 Fitting a Probability Distribution

6.2 RELIABILITY CONCEPTS
6.2.1 Failure Density Functions
6.2.2 Reliability
6.2.3 Unreliability
6.2.4 Failure Rate

6.3 TIME TO FAILURE ANALYSIS
6.3.1 Mean Time to Failure
6.3.2 Repair Density Function and Probability of Repair
6.3.3 Repair Rate
6.3.4 Mean Time to Repair
6.3.5 Mean Time Between Failures
6.3.6 Mean Time Between Repairs

6.4 AVAILABILITY AND UNAVAILABILITY CONCEPTS
6.4.1 Availability
6.4.2 Unavailability
6.4.3 Conditional Failure Intensity
6.4.4 Unconditional Failure Intensity
6.4.5 Expected Number of Failures
6.4.6 Conditional Repair Intensity
6.4.7 Unconditional Repair Intensity
6.4.8 Expected Number of Repairs

6.5 EXAMPLE CALCULATIONS OF AVAILABILITY AND UNAVAILABILITY

6.6 TIME TO FAILURE ANALYSIS FOR PUMPS

6.7 TIME TO FAILURE ANALYSIS FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPING


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