TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rausand,Marvin
TI  - Reliability of safety-critical systems: theory and applications 
SN  - 9781118112724 (cloth)
U1  - 620.00452 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New Jersey
PB  - John Wiley
KW  - Reliability (Engineering)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-441) and index; 1 Introduction 1 
2 Concepts and Requirements 25 
3 Failures and Failure Analysis 53 
4 Testing and Maintenance 77 
5 Reliability Quantification 91 
6 Relaiability Data Sources 165 
7 Demand Modes and Performance Measures 175 
8 Average Probability of Failure on Demand 191 
9 Average Frequency of Dangerous Failures 273 
10 Common-Cause Failures 309 
11 Imperfect Proof-Testing 343 
12 Spurious Activation 359 
13 Uncertainty Assessment 381 
14 Closure 393 

Appendix A Elements of Probability Theory 399 
Acronyms 423 
Symbols 427 
Bibliography 431 
Index 443
N2  - Written for designers and operators of safety-critical systems, Reliability of Safety-Critical Systems discusses the importance of the role that people and organizations play in the management, maintenance, modifications, and operations of equipment and also stresses that competence is needed at all levels in the organization
ER  -