System Reliability Theory

MARVIN RAUSAND is a Professor in the Department of Production and Quality Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The late ARNLJOT HOYLAND, PhD, was a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Dr. Hoyland died in December 2002 at the age of 78.

Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. 2. Failure Models. 3. Qualitative Systems Analysis. 4. Systems of Independent Components. 5. Component Importance. 6. Dependent Failures. 7. Counting Processes. 8. Markov Models. 9. Reliability of Maintained Systems. 10. Reliability of Safety Systems. 11. Life Data Analysis. 12. Accelerated Life Testing. 13. Bayesian Reliability Analysis. 14. Reliability Data Sources. Appendix A. The Gamma and Beta Functions. Appendix B. Laplace Transforms. Appendix C. Kronecker Products. Appendix D. Distribution Theorems. Appendix E. Maximum Likelihood Estimation. Appendix F. Statistical Tables. Acronyms. Glossary. References. Author Index. Subject Index.