Springer Series in Reliability Engineering
2012
Recent Advances in System ReliabilitySignatures, Multi-state Systems and Statistical InferenceEditors:

• Anatoly Lisnianski,
• Ilia Frenkel
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ISBN: 978-1-4471-2206-7 (Print) 978-1-4471-2207-4  (Online)



Signatures, Multi-state Systems and Statistical Inference

Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering

Lisnianski, Anatoly; Frenkel, Ilia (Eds.)


2012, XV, 319p. 65 illus., 1 illus. in color.

ISBN 978-1-4471-2207-4

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About this book

• Includes practical case studies
•                                         Gives an up-to-date presentation of the recent developments in reliability theory based on a range of theoretical achievements
•                                         Describes engineering applications to a variety of technical problems
  

Recent Advances in System Reliability discusses developments in modern reliability theory such as signatures, multi-state systems and statistical inference. It describes the latest achievements in these fields, and covers the application of these achievements to reliability engineering practice.
The chapters cover a wide range of new theoretical subjects and have been written by leading experts in reliability theory and its applications.  The topics include:

• concepts and different definitions of signatures (D-spectra),  their  properties and applications  to  reliability of coherent systems and network-type structures;
• Lz-transform of Markov stochastic process and its application to multi-state system reliability analysis;
• methods for cost-reliability and cost-availability analysis of multi-state systems;
• optimal replacement and protection strategy; and
• statistical inference.
  

Recent Advances in System Reliability presents many examples to illustrate the theoretical results. Real world multi-state systems, such as power generation and transmission, refrigeration, and production systems, are considered in the form of case studies, making the book a useful resource for researchers and postgraduate students.